Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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Middle of the road Glentauchers in the glass Glentauchers is one of the main contributors to the Ballentine’s blended Scotch, and several other brands I am sure. As a single malt, it has quite the reputation as well, making a very decent albeit somewhat modest spirit. Especially at an older age, the whisky reveals a…
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Highland Park Heather: the smoky soul of Orkney Brace yourself guys! I know it is still early in the new year, but this next bottling might well be a contender for freshest and most impactful new releases in 2026. It fits the scheme that we have seen at other “big name” distilleries/brands like The Macallan…
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Two single malts from Arran matured on refill bourbon We gathered samples coming from distilleries on the Isle of Arran. With the arrival of Lagg Distillery a few years ago, the number of sites doubled to two, with the Lochranza Distillery already producing for 30 years. While Lagg is still in its infancy, the bottlings…
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Tasting the Springbank Sherry Wood Fino expression We have arrived at the penultimate release of the Springbank 10 years old in the sherry series. The most recent instalment is a Fino matured expression. Now we also know the Manzanilla will be the closing act of the series. I recall attending a Springbank Society tasting in…
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Glenfiddich 12 years old: a proud flagship malt My birthday cake was crowned with a mini of the Glenfiddich 12 years old. This bottle probably belongs to the top 5 of most sold single malt whisky in the whole wide world. Indeed, the original parent to all official distillery released expressions. Let us revisit this…
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Checking on immaculate Isle of Raasay malt It has been a while since I tasted anything from the Isle of Raasay. I owned their very first release and downed quite a few glasses from that, back in the day. But we have moved on, the year is 2026, and today we find two samples on…
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The English Whisky at 8 years old by Cadenhead’s The landscape for English single malt whisky has drastically changed over the past two decades, with numerous initiatives coming up. We see the brands more often, and some of them have made quite a name for themselves, like Cotswolds, Finlay Bay and of course Bimber in…
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Mystery Malt Glen Grant: elegant at 26 years of age The Thompson Brothers are rapidly becoming everybody’s favourite independent bottler, and a batch of releases most of us look forward to are the Mystery Malt bottles. You get a black bottle with a big white question mark on it, and then you just have to…
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One more red nightmare – Caol Ila on Australian wine Any lovers of the classic progressive rock band King Crimson here? When I poured the sample of today in my glass, I could not help but think about a song by them: “One More Red Nightmare”. Kind people keep on giving me samples of whisky…
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Virgin oak on a malt from Glasgow Distillery The Thompson Brothers are rapidly becoming everybody’s favourite independent bottler, and a batch of releases most of us look forward to are the Mystery Malt bottles. You get a black bottle with a big white question mark on it, and then you just have to unwrap the…