Review of Compass Box Secrets of Smoke, a blended malt from Compass Box, which consists of spirit from Laphroaig, Ardmore, ...

Review of the Islay 1990, a 34 year old undisclosed Laphroaig single malt bottled by Signatory Vintage for the Wu Dram Clan.

Review of the Bowmore ARC-54, a 54 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Islay. It is a 1968 vintage, bottled with Aston ...

Nose: plenty of waxy notes – great. Lemon tea with a dollop of honey, along with unripe nectarine, tangerines, green plums and hints of mango. Then light mineral hints and subtle dried herbs, as well ...

Review of the Blended Scotch 40 Years, a whisky bottled by the new independent bottler Living Souls. A well made blend but ...

Nose: on the bright side with lots of fruity notes. Damsons, mirabelles, oranges and pink grapefruits. Precious woods with just a hint of eucalyptus and potpourri in the background, as well as ...

First review on this website of Thompson Brothers releases – I have to say I was quite excited to try them. Phil and Simpon are doing great things at the Dornoch distillery but until they can present ...

Nose: how nice! Beautiful polished oak, superb tobacco notes and rosewood. Red berries, juicy plums, raspberry ganache and blackcurrant. A dollop of rustic cognac rancio, as well as soft hints of ...

The latest release from WhiskySponge is a Jura 1991, part of a Patersponge Collection (the other one being a Dalmore from the same vintage). Both were selected from the Signatory Vintage stocks. It ...

Nose: very aromatic and elegant. Indeed, much like the 1985 this shows a lot of furniture polish, light tobacco and fragrant jasmine, along with lots of juicy fruits. Nectarines and white peaches, ...

Malternative Belgium was recently in the spotlight with two new bottlings. One is an undisclosed cognac for a Dutch retailer, and the other was their own release. The first is a Lot 74 from a ...