A quality blend with pleasant sherry influence, offering milk chocolate, red berries, orange oil and toasted wood, though the malt component could be more…
An excellent, powerful spirit with peppermint, juniper and citrus, balanced by floral, herbal and subtly funky rum-cask notes.
Silky and creamy, with vibrant green apple, banana and peach, candied lemon peel, fresh oak spice and a long sandalwood-citrus finish.
A pleasant, relatively polished nose leads to an oily, peppery palate with dark caramel, burnt toast and subtle sulphur notes.
Luscious ripe fruits, especially apples, yellow plums and peaches, give this Glenlossie a fruity, floral character that elevates it beyond the Cadenhead’s.
A satisfying, clean Glenlossie with an oily texture, tart green apples, white currants, gentle herbs and a medium finish of barley sugar and spice.
A comforting mix of gooseberries, stewed rhubarb, white chocolate and custard, with pink grapefruit adding a lively touch and fresh apple on the finish.
Pleasant but rustic, this light whisky leans heavily into beer and malt, with ripe apples, vanilla, stout notes and a short herbal finish.
Tropical mango, pineapple and apricot meet menthol, charcoal and toasted wood in this bold, unusual whisky that goes in different directions.
A well-composed whisky with toasted hazelnuts, praline, apricot and mirabelle jams, followed by a pleasant walnut, orange-cookie and peppery coffee finish.
A challenging but rewarding whisky that improves with water, revealing cherry, blackcurrant, praline and a more balanced, coherent finish.
A pretty superb whisky, with sherry, walnut cake, chocolate and citrus leading to a long, pleasantly bitter finish.
A hyper-exotic whisky bursting with pink banana, mango, papaya and passion fruit, remaining balanced and rather wonderful despite its age.
A very beautiful, unusual and elegant Tomatin, with floral aromatics, lively apple and lemon, herbal notes, green walnuts and a long, precise peppery finish.
Pear, agave, sugarcane and lime juices give way to green apple, with a long herbal finish; the reviewer calls it a charming little creature worth engaging with.
A very lovely, ultra-classic Tomatin: lively, lemony and chalky, with a fresh, pure finish and a Champagne-like character.
A lovely, unadorned whisky with notes of bread, barley, chalk, pear, apple and lemon, followed by a slightly herbal palate and a long, consistent finish.
A robust, deeply smoky whisky with punchy peat, ashes, tar and salt liquorice, though it lacks some sweetness and body.
