The Whisky Viking

Review #917 (2022) Caisteal Chamuis means Castle Camus and is a heavily peated blended Island malt whisky. There are three stages to the maturation. The first being full 12 years…

Review #916 (2022) Caisteal Chamuis means Castle Camus and is a heavily peated blended Island malt whisky. There are three stages to the maturation. The first being maturation in refill…

Review #915 (2022) This is the ninth release in the Cask Strength series. It is made of one third first-fill Oloroso sherry, two thirds refill casks and a bit of…

Review #914 (2022) This is the third release in the Legacy series. It is matured in hand selected refill Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks. A mix of dried fruits, baked fruits…

Review #913 (2022) This is the first release in the Legacy series. It is matured in 1st fill Oloroso, refill casks and ex-Bourbon barrels. Dried fruits, honey roasted almonds and…

Review #643 (2018) This is matured in Bourbon barrels and only 348 bottles were made. Very light in flavours in the smell, even though it packs 52,5%! Grass and vanilla…

Review #912 (2022) Strata is a reference to the rocks Islay stands on. Complex and layered, as this whisky, which is matured in Bourbon and Sherry casks. Mellow peat on…

Review #911 A Blended Malt from Old Perth, with no added colour and non-chill filtered. It’s a mix of single malt whiskies from distilleries in the Glenlivet region in Speyside,…

Review #723 (2018) This is a single cask from the Entomology Series. It has matured in an ex-Bourbon barrel. Dessert bomb in the smell. Vanilla, caramel and apple pie. Do…

Review #522 (2017) From Douglas Laing comes this refill hogshead with the cask number DL11061. Only 224 bottles were made. Light white fruits towards the exotics in the smell. Sweet…