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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.
Blue Spot 7 year old (2020)
It’s Blue Monday ladies and gentlemen! The most depressing day of the year “for some”. At least according…
Miltonduff 1998, Chapter 7
This Miltonduff 1998 was my first acquaintance with indie bottler Chapter 7 and that was certainly not a…
Dornoch Distillery 2017, cask 001
2020 was surely the year of the inaugural releases. We had Waterford, Nc’Nean, Ardnamurchan and Raasay, among others.…
Jura Winter Edition
I was just scrolling through my reviews looking for Jura tasting notes, because I’m about to review the…
Ichiro’s Malt & Grain (2020), World Blended Whisky
I’m a big fan of Chichibu, as most of you know by now. But what I’ve always overlooked…
Ardnamurchan AD/09.20:01
I’ve been a little more absent than usual on social media over the past month and here on…
Cardhu 11 year old, Diageo Special Releases 2020
This Cardhu 11 year old is the second from the Diageo Special Releases 2020 series that I am…
Mortlach 1995, Le Gus’t
The French importer and bottler Le Gus’t recently delivered another beautiful bottling. This time they bottled a Mortlach…
The Gauldrons, batch no. 5, Douglas Laing
Continuing to discover Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Region Malts and after the whisky regions Islay and Speyside, we are…
Starward Nova
Are you already familiar with Australian whisky? Well, actually, I am not. But that’s why it’s all the…
Arran 1999, Gordon & MacPhail
Arran has never really been high on my list of whiskies to try. It was never really my…
Springbank 17 year old Madeira Wood
And yes still in my Campbeltown bubble, it never ends. 😉 But I really don’t mind, hopefully, you…
Hazelburn 13 year old, Oloroso cask matured
Right, it looks like I’ve been in a bit of a Campbeltown bubble lately when it comes to…
Rosebank 30 year old
When you receive an invitation for an online tasting with the new Rosebank 30 year old, you don’t…
Glengoyne 12 year old
Last Friday we closed the week with a 12 year old Irish whiskey and now we start the…
Redbreast 12 year old
It has been a few months ago that I reviewed the Redbreast 12 Cask Strength and that made…
3x Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited
Not only a change in ownership but also a new name (Morrison & Mackay will become Morrison Scotch…
Kilkerran Heavily Peated, batch 3
I arrived a little late at this relatively new “Peat in Progress’ party because the Kilkerran Heavily Peated…
Dalmore 12 year old Sherry Cask Select
Dalmore is not a brand I would buy myself very often. That doesn’t mean that it is bad…
Glenrothes 23 year old, Cadenhead
This year seems to be the year of rebranding in the whisky world. Many brands have received a…