The Whiskyphiles

Bourbon Cask

  • Tullibardine Sovereign

    Good texture and rounded with a good balance between fruit and oak wood before drier and spicier elements add interest. Perhaps a shade of spirit nature belies the youthfulness on the palate. 80/100 Continue reading

  • Spey Fumare Cask Strength Batch #2

    A fire-breathing beast of a dram from Spey which manages to capture everything from the light fruity apple nature of Spey’s distillate and plenty of Bourbon cask classic flavours too. Perfect at CS or with a healthy sploosh of water,… Continue reading

  • Spey Trutina

    A cleaner expression which is still remarkably fruity with tonnes of apples and pears across the nose and palate. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Kavalan ex-Bourbon Oak

    Very polished and smooth, Highland toffee, buttery caramel and creamy vanilla, some fruit and woody notes make this one a very easy drinker. 85/100 Continue reading

  • Fettercairn 12 Years Old 2009 Bourbon Cask

    Soft fruity and vanillic, actually really good, I think I like this single cask more than the standard Fettercairn 12 Years Old – I suspect Greg picked out one of the best of the bunch? 84/100 Continue reading

    Fettercairn 12 Years Old 2009 Bourbon Cask

  • Fettercairn Warehouse 2 Batch No.002

    Considering I find the standard 12 a little spicy in the tail I was a little apprehensive of the Rye maturation used here. It really accentuates other facets of Fettercairn’s spirit but surreptitious use of sweet and vanillic ex-Bourbon casks… Continue reading

    Fettercairn Warehouse 2 Batch No.002

  • Fettercairn 12 Years Old

    Relatively easy going, everything is quite soft and smooth initially. There is that characteristic leafy green note to Fettercairn that seems much more integrated here than I remember previously, gets a little too spicy and drying at the end for… Continue reading

    Fettercairn 12 Years Old

  • Glen Grant 10 Years Old

    Again light, fresh and zesty with a touch of florality, this aged expression seems much more mealy with cereal and husk notes, another very well presented single malt from Glen Grant. Continue reading

  • Glen Grant The Major’s Reserve

    Light, creamy and buttery, full of fresh apples, lemon, vanilla and hazelnut – does exactly what it says on the tin. A delicious light Speyside single malt at a bargain price. Continue reading

  • Torabhaig Allt Gleann

    A little sweeter with more fruit and a touch more spirity perhaps than the Legacy release, plenty of flavour here with sweet barley, smoky & peppery peat and salty coastal influences. Continue reading