Spicy power and intense sherry, with drying leather, orange peel, walnuts and wood spice; it shows a certain elegance despite its modern oak influence.
A rich, dessert-style whisky with apricots, honey and syrupy citrus, but its jammy sweetness is challenged by astringency on the finish.
Scottish oak lends this whisky a strikingly Japanese character, with green spices, pine resin, green oranges, lemongrass and bergamot.
Sweet toffee, dried fruit and oak spice lead to a long, nutty finish, but Swedish oak casts a shadow over Highland Park’s character.
A coastal, smoky Bowmore with ashes, smoked lemons, brine and seaweed, delivering above-average peat character at the expense of fruitiness.
A rugged Highland Park with sherry character, offering dried apricot, charred pineapple, minty smoke, leafy notes and a long, earthy finish.
Highly drinkable, with unique fruity notes, balanced dryness and a lovely grapey touch; rather excellent overall.
A punchy, flavour-packed whisky with orchard fruits, coconut, vanilla cake and peach, balanced by citrus, ginger, oak spice and a long, tangy finish.
Bright orchard fruits, peach and pineapple meet grassy, mineral and grapefruit notes, creating a vibrant whisky with a sweet yet sharply green balance.
A dazzling assortment of citrus fruits meets saline bitters, oily texture and a smoky finish with shellfish, preserved lemons, tobacco and unripe mango.
Extraordinarily fresh, with almond and hazelnut creams, prunes in Armagnac, coffee chocolate, walnut wine and a long, fruity finish.
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.
