Batch 150
Tasting Gordon & MacPhail’s new Discovery range, plus maiden releases from Daftmill and Eden Mill.
Tasting Gordon & MacPhail’s new Discovery range, plus maiden releases from Daftmill and Eden Mill.
A Gordon & MacPhail quartet, GlenDronach’s Boynsmill and Highland Park’s Twisted Tattoo.
A collection of young Caol Ila bottlings meets Peat Chimney blended malt from Wemyss.
Dave Broom stops by Speyside for indie gems from Thompson Bros., Càrn Mòr and Cadenhead.
Auchroisk, Brora, Cambus, Caol Ila, Glenkinchie, Lagavulin, Linkwood, Port Ellen and more.
Bushmills and Redbreast from Ireland, plus Glenmorangie, Glen Scotia and Jura from Scotland.
The new Ardbeg An Oa, Glenmorangie Astar plus four Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels.
Pitting Master of Malt against Gordon & MacPhail as both bottlers take on Chivas distilleries.
The second batch of festival bottlings: Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Port Charlotte.
Johnnie Walker’s White Walker and 2018’s Flaming Heart are joined by a gaggle of grains.
A sextet of Bruichladdichs come calling this week, including a trio of new Octomores.
A quartet of indie-bottled Caol Ilas, a spooky Macduff and Arran's oldest core release yet.
A round-up of 2019’s official Islay Festival whiskies, including Ardbeg, Bowmore and Octomore.
It’s a feast this week with Octomore 10, Rosebank Jealousy and a Sherried single grain.
Five blended malts and one blend do battle as Dave Broom leaves single malts behind for a week.
A series of show-stopper Scotch whiskies this week from Compass Box, Glenfarclas and Loch Lomond.
A concatenation of Caol Ilas with a couple of neighbours thrown in for good measure.
Starting with Ardbeg Twenty Something, Dave Broom gets immersed in Scotland’s island whiskies.
Indie bottlers Cadenhead and Asta Morris duke it out with Tomatin and Writers’ Tears.
This week is split between two trios, as venerable G&Ms meet experimental Bruichladdichs.
New whiskies including Highland Park Valkyrie and a trio of bargain-priced Lidl single malts.
A gaggle of Glenrothes vie for attention this week, plus Johnnie Walker’s Midnight Blend.
Our magazine editor chooses his whisky highlights from 2015, including two bargain Speyside malts.
A rollercoaster ride with a duty free Aberlour, a beautiful Brora and a disappointing Talisker.
Angus MacRaild finds solace in three affordable vatted malts from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.
An impressive, well-matured 1960s trio of single malts from Jura, Springbank and Tamdhu.
Three more rare Moon Import whiskies from Dalmore, Glen Garioch and North British.
Dusting off three rare Signatory bottlings of Craigduff, Kinclaith and Rare Ayrshire/Ladyburn.
Tripping on fruity old Glenugie, fragrant 1960s Glenlochy and a flabby 1940s blend.
Some well-aged drams from Bruichladdich, Dalmore and Deanston are plucked from the vaults.
A ‘thrilling’ 1980s Dailuaine joins a ‘60s Bruichladdich and an unusual Caperdonich.
A trio of Islay whiskies from Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Port Ellen impress Angus MacRaild.
Three accessible old whiskies, including Bruichladdich, Pride of Strathspey and a Reliance blend.
A high-octane tasting of Auld Niblick, Macallan ‘As We Get It’ and MacPhail’s Pure Malt.
A trio of Gordon & MacPhail gems distilled around the time of the Second World War.
Three ‘70s whiskies from Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection: Allt-a-Bhainne, Auchroisk and Imperial
Three modern-era ‘legends’ are reviewed, from Balblair, Bunnahabhain and Springbank.
A 1940s White Horse bottled for the US joins a rare Aultmore and an ‘austere’ Clynelish.
Two Scotch and one Japanese, featuring a 1971 North of Scotland, 1949 Strathisla and 1979 Yamazaki.
Three of the somewhat less heralded ‘Glens’ this time: Glen Garioch, Glen Elgin and Glengoyne.
Three cracking whiskies here – if you can find them – from Glenury Royal, Caol Ila and Glen Grant.
A delve into the Islay vaults nets a 1980s Bruichladdich, a recent Bowmore and a quirky Port Ellen.
Two peated treats from Port Ellen and Talisker, plus a ‘funky’ but fine Glen Grant.