Deanston 12 yo, 46.3%
Review #51 (2015) I´ve tasted this some years ago, and then I wasn’t too happy about it. But that was before and my taste has changed, so I was a…
North Port 1974/1993, G&M – Connoisseurs Choice, 40%
Review #640 (2018) This is a 1974 vintage from Gordon & MacPhail’s “Connoisseurs Choice” series. Light and fruity in the smell. Yet in packs some flavours. Crisp apples and sweet…
North Port 25 yo (1981/2006), DT – Rarest of the Rare, 54.3%
Review #641 (2018) This is from the series Rarest of the Rare from Duncan Taylor. It is a historic collection of cask strength single cask whiskies from distilleries which no…
FEW Rye Cask Strength, 60.57%
Review #722 This is the cask strength version of the Rye from FEW, produced in Evanston, Illinois. For a whisky above 60%, I ain’t getting much in the smell to…
Balcones, Texas Single Malt Whisky – Classic Edition, 53%
Review #861 (2021) The Scottish distilleries don’t use it anymore, but Balcones have made this single malt from the classic Golden Promise barley. Over ripe plums (a bit too ripe!)…
Balcones, Texas Pot Still Bourbon, 46%
Review #860 (2021) This is made purely from pot stills and is a straight Bourbon whisky. Even though it is 46%, it is quite mild on the nose. Corn, white…
Balcones, Baby Blue – Corn Whisky, 46%
Review #859 (2021) This Texan corn whisky, is made from roasted blue corn. Vanilla and a lot of citrusy notes in the smell. It is not hiding its youthfulness… A…
Strathisla 11 yo (2006/2017), SMWS 58.20, 58.8%
Review #603 (2018) This whisky is named ”Seriously Scrumptious”. It states on the bottle it is from a Virgin Oak Hogshead, but on the text on the bottle, it also…
Inchgower 9 yo (2008/2018), James Eadie – Small Batch, 46%
Review #706 (2018) This is from a first fill ex-Bourbon barrel – or two to be precise – with the cask numbers 808846 & 808851. Only 552 bottles were made.…
Karuizawa 11 yo, Asama, 46%
Review #138 (2015) This 11 year old is from 2 vintages. 1999 and 2000. I saw this by a coincidence in Drum Bar in Malmö (Sweden). The smell is very…