Words Of Whisky – Reviews, News & Distillery Visits

8.4

Aultmore 11 Years Exceptional Cask Series

3 min read

First Aultmore was one of the Last Great Malts of Scotland. Now this release is part of the Exceptional Cask Series. That's a lot of hyperbole.

8.1

Fary Lochan 2014 – The Nordic Casks (Berry Bros & Rudd)

9

High Coast 2013 – The Nordic Casks (Berry Bros & Rudd)

I tasted Martin Foley’s new make spirit back in

With @whiskyfun’s recent high praise of the Spri

The branding leaves no doubt, Smokehead Single Mal

The Allt Gleann is a wonderfully impressive second

You’ve probably already seen Berry Bros & Rudd’s new bottle design, but I wanted to share this very special, personalized bottle of Bunnahabhain 1989. A way too generous gift that’s obviously very much appreciated. I’ll be sure to let as many friends as possible share in Berry Bros’ kindness.

New acquisition: a (hopefully) delicious Benrinnes

Tasting notes

8.6

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Glen Scotia 2010 Heavy Charred Finish (2021)

3 min read

8.9

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Secret Speyside 1993 26 Years (Michiel Wigman)

2 min read

8.2

Timorous Beastie Small Batch (2021)

1 min read

Interviews

Manager Keith Cruickshank on the success of Benromach

7 min read

Whisky Interview: Erik Molenaar of Indie Bottler Kintra

4 min read

Dornoch Distillery: A Whisky Geek’s Wet Dream

5 min read

Distillery Visits

Check out some of my travels over the years...

Visiting Glentauchers Distillery, Chivas’ Centre of Excellence

A closer look at Glentauchers, Chivas' training distillery, during the Spirit of Speyside Festival 2019.

Visiting “Nutty” Inchgower Distillery

A rare opportunity to see Inchgower from the inside, and to learn about their efforts to give the new make as much of a nutty character as possible.

Distillery Visit: Clynelish Is Back On Track

The re-opening of neighbour Brora was the biggest whisky news of 2017. Far less people know that the current Clynelish distillery was actually closed for a large part of the same year, and re-opened halfway through 2017.

8.4

Aultmore 11 Years Exceptional Cask Series

3 min read

First Aultmore was one of the Last Great Malts of Scotland. Now this release is part of the Exceptional Cask Series. That's a lot of hyperbole.

8.1

Kingsbarns Bell Rock (2021)

1 min read

Made from barley grown in Fife, is the Bell Rock Kingsbarns version of the Springbank Local Barley?

8.8

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Fary Lochan 2014 – The Nordic Casks (Berry Bros & Rudd)

3 min read

One of the more curious single malts I've had in a while: a nettle smoked whisky from Fary Lochan in Denmark. (And it's really good!)

9

Springbank 10 Years (2020)

1 min read

I've consistently overlooked the very affordable and highly praised youngster from this distillery's core range, the Springbank 10 Years. That mistake is now rectified.

8.3

Miyagikyo Single Malt (2021)

3 min read

What does the current Japanese whisky industry has to offer the average consumer? I'm not so sure. Also, a review of the Miyagikyo Single Malt.

Distillery Visits

Visiting Two Campbeltown-distilleries: Springbank and Glengyle

5 min read

Just a couple of weeks ago I visited two of the three Campbeltown distilleries. Although Glengyle was nice to see, Springbank is definitely one of the must-see distilleries in Scotland.