Reviews

In our upcoming issue of Whiskeria, Gavin D Smith explores the new Isle of Skye distillery, Torabhaig. We asked the whisky connoisseurs who run our shops up and down the country to review their signature dram and our new customer favourite: Torabhaig Allt Gleann Legacy. They had some very high praise for this new kid on the block.

Whiskeria's Charlie MacLean gives us his thoughts on the oldest Glen Scotia to grace his - or indeed, anybody's - tasting glass.

Whiskeria's Charlie Maclean transports his tastebuds to the Highland coast with a rare 50-year-old Glenglassaugh.

A worthy whisky to toast his newly appointed MBE; Charlie MacLean gives us his thoughts on the oldest Glengoyne to grace his glass.

Love 'em or loathe 'em, Natalie McLaughlin takes a closer look at the sherry bomb phenomenon that has exploded onto the whisky scene.

Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve has been described variously as “more a folk tale than a whiskey”, “a unicorn” and “the most hyped bourbon ever,” all on account of its rarity.

Bob Christine, manager of Dalwhinnie Distillery when this whisky was made, once told me he could tell whether his malt had been distilled in the winter or the summer months… Dalwhinnie is a viscous, slightly waxy, whisky - largely on account of having worm tubs (more about these later) – and its viscosity increases when the worms are cold.

This is the second batch of the third edition in Glenfiddich’s Experimental Series, begun in September 2016 with IPA and Project XX.

Benromach Distillery was founded in 1898 on Alexander Edward's Sanquhar Estate near Forres but did not go into production until 1909. The reason for the delay is interesting.

Read Charles McLean's Talisker 41 year old review, discussing the history of Talisker and of course, tasting notes.