Batch 111
The new Ardbeg An Oa, Glenmorangie Astar plus four Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels.
The new Ardbeg An Oa, Glenmorangie Astar plus four Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels.
A Speyside special featuring Glenlivet, GlenAllachie, Glen Elgin, Benromach, Tamdhu and Benrinnes.
Dave Broom tries spirits from the opposite ends of the age spectrum in this week’s reviews.
A quartet of revamped Dalmores, Kilkerran goes to secondary school and Cù Bòcan re-emerges.
A Speyside-themed selection this week, including Braeval, Linkwood and Tormore.
Another investigation of a single malt at varying ages. This time, it’s Glenrothes’ turn.
A venerable Benromach, two unusual Cù Bòcans and Glenmorangie’s new travel retail range.
A concatenation of Caol Ilas with a couple of neighbours thrown in for good measure.
Glendronach, Laphroaig, Macallan and Springbank – they’re all included in the latest new releases.
New year, new whiskies, including a 23-year-old Ardbeg and a trio aged in Ukrainian wine casks.
Gordon & MacPhail’s 1956 Linkwood, plus Tomintoul and an intriguing quartet of blended malts.
Getting to grips with GlenAllachie’s new core range, as well as two stunners from Asta Morris.
North British’s first commercial release, plus whiskies from Arran, Glenfarclas and Linkwood.
Four Annandale single casks lead a James Eadie Aultmore and acacia-matured Bushmills.
An old Benromach, a blended malt and Daftmill’s Winter Release surround a trio of Tomatins.
Compass Box’s Calvados-Scotch blend, plus the first releases from the Whisky Sponge.
This week is split between two trios, as venerable G&Ms meet experimental Bruichladdichs.
Age and time is the theme this week, with Ghost and Rare, Linkwood and a quartet of old Longmorns.
Johnnie Walker’s White Walker and 2018’s Flaming Heart are joined by a gaggle of grains.
Glenmorangie Allta, Arbikie rye, Kingsbarns’ first release plus two Cardrona hatchlings.
New whiskies include Douglas Laing’s Big Peat 2017 Fèis Ìle bottling and a trio of Strathmill malts.
A Laddie-fest as four Bruichladdichs are tasted, plus a Fettercairn and the latest Highland Park.
Only two distilleries this week: Ardbeg Grooves Committee bottling and the new Jura range.
Jameson Bow Street 18, Jura One For You, Method & Madness Hungarian Oak and Wolfburn Langskip.
Pitting Master of Malt against Gordon & MacPhail as both bottlers take on Chivas distilleries.
Dave Broom stops by Speyside for indie gems from Thompson Bros., Càrn Mòr and Cadenhead.
A barrage of Highland Parks bound for duty free, plus the milestone Benromach Cask No 1.
A sextet of Bruichladdichs come calling this week, including a trio of new Octomores.
Independent bottlings for the Islay Festival, including Bowmore, Bunnahabhain and Laphroaig.
Teeling’s first release, Red Spot, Prince Charles’ Royal Lochnagar and that Amazon Bowmore.
Our editor, Becky Paskin, selects her top three Scotch whiskies tasted in 2015.
From the sublime to the downright disgusting, three rare whiskies from the ’60s and ’70s.
A royal pair – Highland Queen and King's Ransom – are attended by a millennium blended malt.
A Karuizawa triptych illustrates the enduring excellence of this cult Japanese single malt.
A rollercoaster ride with a duty free Aberlour, a beautiful Brora and a disappointing Talisker.
Two cult brand bottlings plus an often overlooked malt have surfaced from the archives for tasting.
An early Aberlour bottled for the Italian market, plus ‘ghost’ malts from Brora and Lochside.