Deeply moving and very beautiful, this fragile whisky offers smoked buttercream, salty spikes, old raki, smoked ham and stale white pepper.
Pinpoint salty exotic fruits are absolutely magnificent, with peppery, smoky maracuja, pink grapefruit and a medicinal, camphory finish.
Aberlour Triple Cask
Absolutely excellent and easy-going, this Japanese malt balances orange blossom honey, subtle smoke, citrus fruits and orange marmalade with elegant cedarwood…
An excellent young whisky with pretty fruitiness, apples, vanilla, quince, meadow honey and beeswax, finishing long, clean and citrusy.
A palate of candied orange, Corinth raisins and chilli gives way to a long finish of walnuts with honeyed and lemony touches.
A sheer delight of fresh resinous woods, vanilla, gentle mint and grapefruit, with candied lemon, fir buds and honey on the palate.
An intelligently restrained blend with candle wax, white bread, kirsch, pear eau-de-vie, and sauvignon-blanc-like notes, it’s extremely good despite its obvious…
A fresh, lemony, razor-sharp whisky with barley and green tea, praised for its ultra-precise, clean style and restrained vanilla.
Pepper, peat, candied orange and raisins dominate, while the reviewer praises this whisky as an excellent exception to the usual peat-and-PX pairing.
Superb and slightly peppery, with fir buds, cedarwood, candied citron and mandarin, balancing freshness and depth with lovely woody, tea and tobacco notes.
Fresh, lemony and full of green apples, this Glen Grant grows richer on the palate, with barley, pear eau-de-vie and a precise, mineral finish.
A beautifully mature whisky, unfurling from cedarwood and pencil shavings into dark chocolate, black coffee, bitter oranges and cassis, with a perfectly judged…
A chocolate-led sherry profile brings raisins, fruitcake and dried apricots, while dark chocolate and coffee add balance to its opulent, drier style.
Rich, woodsy sherry notes shine through, with rum-and-raisin chocolate, bitter orange, earthiness, tobacco and leather on a long finish.
An unusual whisky that transforms from onion soup, petrol and paraffin into mango, honey and fruit salad, becoming magnificently fruity despite a few charming…
A splendidly fresh and refined Talisker, with oysters, citrus, soft pepper, smoky oil and a remarkable sense of oneness.
