Highland distillery Glengoyne has released a new 15-year-old single malt whisky that is destined to become a permanent addition to the Glengoyne’s range. Glengoyne 15 Year Old was matured in both first-fill bourbon and sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, cinnamon, citrus, rosehip […]
Highland distillery Tomatin has released The Portuguese Collection – a limited edition series finished in wine casks from Portugal. Tomatin’s The Portuguese Collection consists of The Port Edition, The Moscatel Edition and The Madeira Edition – all of which were bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and all of which were matured in […]
Highland distillery The GlenDronach has released a 28-year-old single malt, The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 11. The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 11 was matured in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 48.9% alcohol by volume [97.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of black cherry, manuka honey, roasted almond and walnut. The GlenDronach […]
Highland distillery Glenmorangie has released A Tale of the Forest – their first whisky made from barley kilned with woodland botanicals – which included birch bark, heather flowers and juniper berries. Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest was aged in bourbon barrels, including many refill casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and […]
Highland-based Badachro Distillery has introduced a pair of limited edition single malt whiskies – a Madeira cask and Ruby Port finish – to their Bad na h-Achlaise series. The Badachro Bad na h-Achlaise Madeira Cask single malt is said to contain notes of bitter chocolate, red cherries and strawberry sherbet. The Badachro Bad na h-Achlaise […]
Johnnie Walker has released a new limited edition blended Scotch whisky – Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish. Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Finish is a blend of whiskies from four regions – Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside – which was aged for 12 years before being finished in sherry-seasoned barrels from Jerez, Spain, then […]
My favourite of the tasting – I guess no surprises there! I guess like the whole range I felt this was a bit safe and unchallenging. I’d prefer a bit more strength or depth to some of the finishing flavours – but perhaps that’s just my palate and predi…
Revisiting the Tullibardine 228, albeit in it’s revised packaging I was slightly underwhelmed with this expression compared to my first experience. Perhaps it was due to following the sweetness of the 225? I didn’t feel this had quite as much of the re…
from Tullibardine’s spirit. This one seems quite light on the impact of the finishing cask and I found myself wishing it went a little further, the end result is a sweeter and fruitier dram with a touch more woody spices too. 81/100
Good texture and rounded with a good balance between fruit and oak wood before drier and spicier elements add interest. Perhaps a shade of spirit nature belies the youthfulness on the palate. 80/100
