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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.
Talisker 8 year old, Diageo Special Releases 2020
After two years, Diageo has again released a Talisker 8 year old in the Special Releases. I loved…
Fettercairn 16 year old
Despite being one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland, Fettercairn has never been a popular whisky. Not…
Teeling Renaissance no.2, 18 year old
With all the attention that went mainly to the new peated Blackpitts from Teeling, we would almost forget…
Springbank 26 year old, Virtual Open Day 2020
And so we are here, the final day of the Virtual Open days and we have been spoilt…
A Speyside Distillery 18 year old, Virtual Open Day 2020
We are past halfway and are approaching the end of the Virtual Open Days because tomorrow is already…
Longrow 10 year old, Virtual Open Day 2020
We have arrived on day 3 of the Virtual Open Days and after a beautiful Hazelburn and Kilkerran,…
Kilkerran 14 year old, Virtual Open Day 2020
For years, Campbeltown was the whisky capital of the world. And in its heyday, there were as many…
Hazelburn 18 year old, Virtual Open Day 2020
In a world that looks very different now than we could ever imagine last year, one of the…
Glengoyne Cask Strength, Batch no. 007
The Glengoyne Cask Strength has been around for many years now, first launched in 2012 and not long…
Blair Athol 15 year old – Manager’s Dram
This Blair Athol 15 year old Manager’s Dram was one that I promised you a review of months…
Waterford Organic Gaia 1.1
After releasing a whole host of Single Farm Origins around the world, Waterford now has released something different,…
Glen Moray 2007, Thompson Bros
In the coming weeks, I will also be posting some reviews on Sunday. So that means 4 posts…
Longmorn 2002, Signatory Vintage for TWE
This Longmorn 2002 from Signatory Vintage is the last of the trio single malts that have been specially…
Chichibu Paris Edition 2020
After about a year and a half, it is finally time for another Chichibu review! The Chichibu Paris…
Teeling Blackpitts
We had to wait a long time for it, but Teeling has finally unveiled its second release which…
Big Peat Feis Ile 2020
A while ago I tasted a Big Peat for the first time and partly because of that asked…
Port Askaig 45 year old
This Port Askaig 45 year old was part of an online tasting a few months ago, but this…
Caol Ila 18 year old
Lately, I’ve been trying to review some more original bottlings, in order to get a nice mix of…
Mortlach 2008, Signatory Vintage for TWE
A few weeks ago I received three samples from The Whisky Exchange of a bunch of new Signatory…
Ardbeg 1975, Connoisseurs Choice, Gordon & MacPhail
It’s time for Ardbeg again today! After a few recent official releases, such as the Wee Beastie and…