The Whiskyphiles

That Boutique-Y Whisky Company

  • Aberlour 9 Years Old Batch 7

    Typical Aberlour, punchy fresh apples and pears, soft cereals and some woody oak, what more could you want? 83/100 Continue reading

    Aberlour 9 Years Old Batch 7

  • Kyrö 4 Year Old Batch 1

    A spicy rye expression with some really wild flavours but quite enjoyable once it relaxes in the glass a little. 83/100 Continue reading

    Kyrö 4 Year Old Batch 1

  • Slyrs 3 Years Old Batch 3

    Quite oaky and tannic a touch like sherry or a good red wine, plenty of woody sugars and quite fragrant too. 85/100 Continue reading

    Slyrs 3 Years Old Batch 3

  • HighGlen 3 Years Old Batch 1

    Quite delicate nose and palate on this expression, biscuity and lemon-infused with the addition of ginger and thyme in places. Quite dessert-like and syrupy. Surprised this doesn’t feel like it is only 3 years old this one is more mature… Continue reading

    HighGlen 3 Years Old Batch 1

  • Broger 6 Years Old Batch 1

    Oddly solventy, but past that this was really quite interesting and it took some time before I realised the underlying Rauchbier similarity and connection (I do like a rauchbier!) 85/100 Continue reading

  • Fary Lochan 6 Years Old Batch 1

    Powerful at cask strength, the PX cask has worked wonders here with lots of dried fruit, nut and fruit cake however a little of the malt spirit comes through and some menthol/ herbal smoke appears in the finish. Plenty of… Continue reading

  • Eddu 14 Years Old Batch 1

    Delicious, redolent of cereal and husks from the Buckwheat this also has some sweet and mineralic nature, perhaps a trace of something metallic later on but doesn’t detract. 87/100 Continue reading

  • Black Gate 3 Years Old Batch 2

    Luscious, thick and voluminous on the palate, some odd rummy and woody dunnage warehouse feel and plenty of spices. Adding water moves the spice more into the finish, plenty of thick black fruits and sugars throughout. 85/100 Continue reading

  • Islay #1 10 Years Old Batch 3

    Basic but delicious Islay malt, an oddly unsalted sweet and smoky combo. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Jura 20 Years Old Batch 5

    A rather relaxed old Jura, I’m thinking refill casks here as the spirit still shines through with lime zest, lime pickle and soft coffee notes, coastal salts and barley cereals, Yum yum. 86/100 Continue reading