Cù Bòcan has released two limited edition Highland single malt whiskies as part of their Creation series – appropriately dubbed Creation #3 and Creation #4 – both of which were distilled at the Tomatin Distillery. Cù Bòcan Creation #3 was matured in Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon as well as North American rye casks, bottled at 46% […]
Highland-based The GlenDronach Distillery has released a 50-year-old single malt whisky – their oldest to date. The GlenDronach Aged 50 Years was matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Spain’s Jerez bodegas in Andalucía, then combined and placed into a single Pedro Ximénez cask before being bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 […]
Highland-based single malt Scotch whisky producer Glenfarclas has collaborated with delivery platform The Drinks Drop to announce a pair of pre-mixed cocktails to celebrate Burns Night – the annual celebration of the Scottish poet – on January 25, 2022. The two Glenfarclas cocktail creations are: Coffee & Cacao Bobby Burns and Strawberry & Balsamic Rob […]
A very sweet and dessert-like expression from Teaninich, still a touch spirity and feisty but this adds a little interest to the palate and to the overall enjoyment. 82/100
Entertaining, nice sweet and herbal quality, very volatile in the glass, phenolic – that touch of peat is very present and prominent. Green fruits and waxy pine and herb leaves. 83/100
On its own this is a fairly basic single malt. Perfect for mixing but also drinkable in its own right. Their are traces of youthful spirit and a touch of sulphur but also a lovely minerality proving a distinct character that does carry though into long…
Very sherried, I suspect a 1st fill perhaps? This one is actually a little too intense at cask strength but with water this releases a lot of dark fruits and relaxes the tannins on the palate. 85/100
Highland Scotch distillery Nc’nean has released Annabel – named after distillery founder, Annabel Thomas – from a new whisky series they are naming Quiet Rebels. Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel was aged in both ex-Tokaji barrels and ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 48.5% alcohol by volume [97 proof] and is said to contain notes of coconut, tropical […]
Another complex and cask driven creation but building on Dalmores solid foundations, my favourite of the tasting. 85/100
Highland Scotch whisky producer Glenmorangie is already preparing for the arrival of the winter season with the release of Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter – a limited edition 13-year-old single malt. Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter was matured in ex-bourbon barrels, finished in ex-Marsala casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is […]
