Secret Orkney 1999 20 Years (Michiel Wigman)
There’ve been sooooo many undisclosed Highland Park whiskies in recent years. To be honest, I quite quickly grew bored with them. Sure, they were good, but never great. And they were all pretty similar. So I haven’t reviewed one for twelve months, consciously avoiding them actually. Until now, because Michiel Wigman was kind enough to
Benromach 21 Years (2020)
The Benromach 21 Years shows an entire new side, bringing the distillery even closer to that old school flavour profile.
Waterford Ballymorgan 1.1 (2020)
Time for the first Waterford review of 2021, although the Ballymorgan 1.1 was bottled last year of course.
Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Edition (2020)
Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Edition is a good value whisky that compares favourably to many big name Speysiders in the same price range.
Caol Ila 2008 12 Years (Roger’s & Torsten Paul Whisky Company)
Torsten Paul Whisky Company has teamed up with Roger’s Whisky Company for a collaboration slash showdown between the two of them. This is a battle between two octave matured Caol Ila.
Tomatin 2011, Miltonduff 2008 & Ledaig 2009 (Double-V)
A closer look at three releases from a young independent bottler from Belgium, Double-V.
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