Scallywag blended malt whisky review: More fuller flavoured than I remember and much more complex too. Still quite fruity in nature and just a little more spice and wood than I prefer but a decent blended malt nonetheless. I guess my reservation lies in the surreptitious use of sherry casks in this blend which perhaps represents the dichotomy of Speysides’ output today but I don’t feel is indicative of the regions flavour profile in general. 78/100
Rock Oyster Cask Strength Batch 2 whisky review: A powerful addition or alternative to the standard Rock Oyster blend well worth a try. 85/100
Rock Oyster 18 Years Old whisky review: At the time of tasting I found it hard to separate this in preference from the power of the standard blend. With time, both maturation and time in the glass and on the palate, this 18 year old edition reveals more subtleties and complexity and so now just pips the standard by a point in my book. For the price differential however it is hard to pass by the standard Rock Oyster blend. 86/100
Rock Oyster whisky review: On revisit I’m still very impressed with this Island blend from Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts range of blended malt whisky. If anything this sample seemed a little smoother and more tame with a twist of some sharper citric elements added into it which works really well with the salt and smoke. 85/100
Syndicate 58/6 12 Years Old Whisky Review Category: Blended Scotch Whisky Origin: Undisclosed 18 malt and 4 grain distilleries Bottling: Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd. ABV: 40% Cost: £30.24 What they say: […]
The Epicurean Whisky Review Category: Lowland blended malt scotch whisky Origin: Lowland distilleries Bottling: Douglas Laing; Remarkable Regional Malts ABV: 46.2% Cost: £34.30 What they say: A dram described as “city born […]
Rock Oyster Whisky Review Category: Blended Island Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Various distilleries Bottling: Douglas Laing ABV: 46.8% Cost: £37.84 What they say: Paying homage the sea, Douglas Laing’s Rock Oyster is […]
Big Peat Christmas 2014 Edition Blended malt scotch whisky 55.7% ABV, £45.83 for 70cl Score: 90/100 What they say: Big Peat – small batch Islay blended malt scotch whisky A shovelful of […]
Scallywag Speyside Blended Malt Whisky (Douglas Laing) 46% ABV, £36.49 from specialist whisky shops Score: 70/100 What they say: Scotland (28th October, 2013) – With over 65 years of ‘pedigree’ in the […]
