A very fine nose of toasted hazelnuts, butter cake and walnut liqueur leads to green walnut liqueur, pepper and dark chocolate on the palate.
Citrus, sweet sherry, grapefruit and red fruits lead to tropical fruit, nutmeg and toffee, with late spices and peppermint in the finish.
Honey wax, pears and marzipan lead to a mellow, fruity palate, but the short, stingy finish and one-sided balance hold it back.
Apple cake, lemon juice and porridge lead to a consistent finish, with a slight dry Grillo character; overall, it is really rather good.
A magnificent and rather explosive fruitiness, with ripe mango, passion fruit, blood orange and unexpected saline notes.
A top European peater with precise peat, olives, smoked almonds and a maritime rush of oysters, whelks and seaweed.
A fine mix of lemon and pepper leads on the palate, while adding water brings out the rye and makes the whisky lovely and more streamlined.
A very young malt, light yet very well made, balancing fruity sweets and earthy barley with lingering pear.
Its purity stands out, with fresh pear, lemon, almond milk, earth and chalk leading to a lively, mountain-like finish.
A vibrant mix of melon, apricot, peach and guava leads to a pure, barley-driven malt with wax, lemon, mango and a long, refreshing finish.
Lemony and lively, with wee pears, green apples, lime, green pepper and a hint of coconut, this is an elemental malt in the noblest sense.
A lively, sharp whisky with massive chalk, concentrated lemon and green pepper, finishing long, taut and ultra-precise.
A complex, unusual whisky pairing green walnut, black pepper, bitter orange and bay leaves, with pepper ultimately stealing the show.
Peat and sherry work wonders here, with leather, tobacco, candied citrus and pepper, though the reviewer finds the bourbon influence more precise.
Sweet vanilla, mango and banana coat this taut, salty whisky, but the palate is excellent, becoming rootier with water and finishing long, fresh and pure.
Immaculate, pure and mineral, with elegant smoke; the palate is a chiselled blade of peat, lemon, pepper and oysters, finishing long and saline.
A very corpulent and explosive whisky, bursting with used matches, bitter orange, walnut liqueur, salt, camphor and a long smoky finish.
Green, austere and dry at first, this whisky becomes much prettier and very pleasant with water, revealing herbal, cedar and woody notes.
