Lindores New Make
Once again I’m impressed with the quality of Lindores new make with it’s lovely mixture of fruit and cereal and nutty aromas and flavours.
Lowland
Lochlea Unveils Ploughing Edition Peated Single Malt
Lowland distillery Lochlea has released Ploughing Edition – their first peated single malt. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition joins Sowing Edition [March 2022], Harvest Edition [September 2022] and Fallow Edition [November 2022] and completes their First Crop Series. Lochlea’s Ploughing Edition was matured in a combination of ex-Islay barrels and peated quarter casks, bottled at 46% alcohol […]
Lindores MCDXCIV
Pleasant with some presence of distillery character and plenty of oak wood influence. The cask variety adds to a multitude of flavours and aromas also. 82/100
Glasgow 1770 Golden Beer Cask Finish
Really loving this one, there is still hints of sherry influence but also plenty of beer notes too coming through. This has added some depth and variety to Glasgow’s fruity spirit nature. 88/100
Glasgow 1770 Tokaji Cask Finish
Glasgow 1770 Tokaji cask finish I’m enjoying this one much more with a healthy sploosh of water which this one takes very well 😉 84/100
Glasgow 1770 The Original
As described Fresh and Fruity, lovely distillate notes shine through with just a hint of perhaps too much virgin oak (pencil shavings) but otherwise a very enjoyable dram. 82/100
Ian MacLeod Goes Back To School For New Whisky
Ian Macleod Distillers has released a limited edition blended Scotch whisky created in a collaboration with a team of four students at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling – the Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release. Ian MacLeod Blending Room 01: Heriot-Watt Release is a three-year-old blended Scotch whisky – 45% […]
Borders Malt & Rye
A robust and entertaining blended scotch whisky using both malt and rye derived components in great balance. I suspect a portion of the sweetness here derives from the fresh bourbon cask too but this whisky hasn’t been in these casks long enough to bec…
Diageo Unveils 2022 Eight Elusive Expressions
Spirits industry giant Diageo has released the 2022 version of their Elusive Expressions Special Releases whisky collection – comprised of eight aged whiskies hand selected by master blender Dr. Craig Wilson. The 2022 Elusive Expression Special Releases are: Mortlach (Speyside, 57.8% alcohol by volume – 115.6 proof – $270 per bottle) Talisker 11-Year-Old (Isle of […]
Johnnie Walker Walks Up Black Label Sherry Finish
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 […]