Browsing Category
Tasting Notes
478 posts
Whisky tasting notes, all are my personal tasting notes based the standard way of tasting whisky; nose, taste, finish. I also take into account the price / value ratio in these of whisky tastings notes. Every week new whisky tasting notes available, but don’t expect me to come up with new words to identify a smell or taste. I might be creative but no poet.
Tasting notes: Clynelish 1989 – Adelphi
Let me set the scene for a moment. The Dornoch Whisky Festival 2017 Gala was drawing to a…
Tasting notes: Glenlivet (Minmore) 1988 – Cadenhead
A Glenlivet (Minmore) 1988 from Cadenhead on the menu today. As you probably know I’m not a fan…
Tasting notes: Tormore batch 1 – The Boutique-y Whisky Company
If you are not a regular reader of Malt-review.com (I can’t imagine why 🙂 ), the brand Tormore may not…
Tasting notes: Glenglassaugh 1978
The single cask releases from the Glenglassaugh Distillery received some great reviews from the well-known blogs out there.…
Tasting notes: Benromach 15 year old
The Benromach 15 year old was added to the core range in 2015. It has matured in a…
Tasting notes: Caperdonich 1992 – Càrn Mòr
Time for another Caperdonich 1992! This one is bottled by Morrison & MacKay for the Càrn Mòr Celebration Of…
Tasting notes: Caol Ila 2010 53.242 – SMWS
Today we have a Caol Ila 2010 53.242 on the menu, bottled by the Scotch malt Whisky Society. The…
Tasting notes: Clynelish 22 yo – Manager’s cask sample
This Clynelish 22 year old cask sample is one of the Manager’s Cask Samples, a relatively new thing…
Tasting notes: Springbank 21 yo 2016 (single cask for UK)
A long overdue review of this Springbank 21 year old, as this should have been online a long…
Tasting notes: Craigellachie 21 year old – Douglas Laing
Craigellachie is a brand that I still need to discover a bit more. So far I have only reviewed…
Tasting notes: Ben Bracken 40 year old
This Ben Bracken 40 year old was released by Lidl Germany and was for sale for only €189,-.…
Tasting notes: Aberlour 1988 – Archives (for Taiwan)
It will not be a secret that I have a soft spot for Aberlour. I love the distillery…
Tasting notes: Lagavulin 1995 Distillers Edition
This Lagavulin 1995 is one of the popular Distillers Edition series. All of the releases are very similar…
Tasting notes: Speyside region 1977 – Whisky Fässle
Another undisclosed Speysider, with the name Speyside Region 1977. Yes they keep coming! There are so many of…
Tasting notes: Glen Elgin 1995 – CWC
Today I sit down with a Glen Elgin 1995 from the Creative Whisky Company. It is a bit…
Tasting notes: Teaninich 1973 – The Whisky Agency
This mighty Teaninich 1973 was one of the festival bottlings for the Whisky Fair Takao in Taiwan and…
Tasting notes: Convalmore 1977 – Cadenhead
After reviewing the fantastic Caperdonich 1977 a few weeks ago, it is now finally time for that Convalmore…
Tasting notes: Springbank Local Barley 10 year old
The new Springbank Local Barley 10 has just been released and I am very curious about this one…
Tasting notes: Speyside 1973 – Archives
After two very good releases last summer, Whiskybase thought it would be a good idea to come back…
Tasting notes: Glengoyne 40 yo – Elixir Distillers
Another whisky with an impressive age on the menu today, this time a Glengoyne 40 yo. It’s bottled…