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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.
Fettercairn 2008, Lady Of The Glen
A little over a week ago I was finally able to organise the family tasting again. Well, I…
Mortlach 14 year old – Sestante
After tasting this beautiful 22 year old Mortlach from My Name Is Whisky a few weeks ago, I…
Berry Bros & Rudd: The Nordic Casks #1
Last month there was the launch of Berry Bros & Rudd’s new range, the Nordic Casks, which was…
Tomintoul Seiridh, batch 2
This Tomintoul Seiridh has been on the market since 2019 and is yearly released as a new batch.…
Highland Single Malt 2010, Thompson Bros
The names of more and more distilleries are no longer allowed to be mentioned on the label of…
Arran 17 year old, Netherlands Exclusive
This 17 year old Arran was recently released and bottled exclusively for the Netherlands. You see these Premium…
Mortlach 1997, My Name Is Whisky
Before reviewing this Mortlach 1997, let me take you back a few years in time. To the year…
Caol Ila 2008, Single Note
There is a whole wave of new bottlers in the Netherlands. We had Torsten Paul Whisky Company and…
Daftmill 2008, winter batch release (2020)
This Daftmill 2008, is the second winter batch release I bought. I liked the previous edition so much…
3x Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail
In the run-up to the launch of the oldest single malt ever bottled, a Glenlivet of no less…
Redbreast 15 year old
I continue my journey in discovering the Redbreast range, with the Redbreast 15 year old. A few years…
3x Smokehead, Ian MacLeod
Smokehead is the Islay single malt from Ian MacLeod Distillers. The company behind the Chieftains label and the…
Dingle Single Malt
And here it is, the very first Dingle Single Malt. Well, actually not the first one, because a…
Bowmore 18 year old, Feis Ile 2020/2021
It has been two years since I made my first and so far only visit to Islay. Just…
Caol Ila 1983, The Whisky Jury
Finally, I had time to sit down with this great sample from The Whisky Jury, a Caol Ila…
Mackmyra Moment Efva
The Mackmyra Moment Efva is a collaboration between the Swedish distillery and jewellery designer Evfa Attling. She designed…
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 4
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 4 was already released a few months ago. So now that the bottle has…
Timorous Beastie, Douglas Laing
In recent months, about all (the standard) blended malts from Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts have been reviewed.…
Secret Speyside 2013, Roger’s Whisky Company
Besides the fact that Roger’s Whisky Company recently released a very nice Ben Nevis, there was also a…
Ardmore 1998 – BYOB-C
Today I’m catching up with a long-overdue review of this Ardmore 1998 from Belgian bottler BYOB-C (Bring Your…