Elegant and restrained, this Longmorn combines vanilla chestnut cream, praline, salted caramel, milk chocolate and ripe orchard fruits.
This definitely feels like it would have been better at high abv. The taste is a little too mellow - I want more of it.
Fresh, precise, taut, citrusy and tarry, this whisky impresses most with its remarkable combination of thickness and freshness.
Fresh, precise and resinous, this Ardbeg balances tarry peat with oysters, seaweed and lemons, finishing refreshingly with salted mint and aniseed.
The cask left a clear imprint on the whisky's texture, but adding water improves things considerably; overall, it is pleasant and entertaining.
A highly complex, mature whisky with seaweed, tobacco, faded ashy smoke, brine, pepper, old leather and earthy tar notes.
A very clean and direct Raasay with an impressive waxy texture, focused freshness and a nice industrial touch.
Thick and oily, with leafy coastal peat, lemon, bready notes and a saline edge, though its youthful, slightly dirty character makes it challenging.
Mineral and saline notes mingle with candied cherries, citrus, gingerbread and caramel, making this decent whisky despite being an atypical Clynelish.
A syrupy, fruity Inchmurrin with raspberries, lychee and jammy apricots, balanced by salty nuts, though the sherry influence could be better integrated.
A delightful, quintessential single malt with waxy, fruity notes of quince, green pineapple and apricot, though it stops just short of excellence.
Tropical mango and passion fruit mingle with elegant smoke and subtle florals, leading to a long, fruity finish with lingering iodine.
A fuller-bodied, waxy Bowmore with coastal saltwater, seaweed and citrus, balanced by tropical mango and syrupy passion fruit.
Immaculate Bowmore with a bright, elegant profile of citrus, tropical fruit, minerals and sea air, finishing delicate yet perfectly balanced.
A gigantic arrival of wet chalk, thick beeswax, citron and mandarin, with a long, resolutely coastal finish of salt, wax, citrus peel and chalk.
A magnificent finish of liquorice wood and mint gives way to bitter orange and fresh walnuts polished with wax.
Tropical mango, passion fruit and pineapple mingle with zesty citrus, mint, wet rocks and coastal smoke in this fruity yet maritime Bowmore.
Generous fruitiness balances the oak, with vibrant apricot, muscat grapes and yellow plums leading to a beautiful character.
