This is medium-light on the nose and fairly airy, the smell redolent of shredded wheat and, rather oddly, a little bit of kiwi fruit. Taste-wise it hits the tip of the tongue immediately with its spiciness, threatening to be a sprightly dancer of a dram, but then it collapses leaving a big mouthful of [...]

The nose here is dark and ominous, very rubbery. You can’t sniff too much of it without knocking your nose out of action – be careful! Hints of lavender and hot days with a high pollen count.
The taste can’t be described as flavoursome. Bracing rather. It burns the tongue and is salty, [...]

Had this whisky for a while now. It’s a strange one: sometimes it tastes great, sometimes horrible. Definitely worth approaching this one with an open mind. You need to think about this dram to appreciate it. I know that sounds strange, but it’s true. If you drink this without thinking you [...]

It’s summertime, and summer wouldn’t be complete without a bottle of Cardhu. This whisky reminds me of times spent on terraces in Northern Spain, sometimes with company, sometimes with a book as dinner was prepared indoors, feet kicked up as I watched people go by highlighted by the crisp distinct rays of a sun [...]

This is finished in rum casks but the taste is far from piratey. The nose gives stripped bark and a hint of mint. The taste is very smooth and woody, with all the balance you would expect from a Glenfiddich. You can detect some influence from the rum, but in all honesty [...]

A very light, airy, fizzy dram with remarkable complexity.It hits your tongue like a cool blast of air on a winter’s day, settling on the end of your tongue and fizzing like a sugar coated cola bottle sweetie.  The nose is like just ripe fruit sitting in the kitchen on a summers day.
This whisky is [...]

This is like an Islay.  The nose is strong rather than complex.  There is a darkness to the taste and a slowly released warmth.  Peaty but not so much to distract you from the flavour which is a bit like chewing tobacco, if chewing tobacco was made by Wrigley’s.  Nonjatta claims that it leaves “a [...]

I would like to describe this dram as balanced and in a certain way it is, but then in a certain way it isn’t.  As promised by the SMWS, the nose does contain raisins and syrup. Indeed on closer inspection it resembles the mixtures of raisins, nuts and chocolate chips that you often see being [...]

A good Speyside dram to drink while you work. A very airy nose so you stay alert and up to the tasks ahead. An unusually unified taste without water a - watered down amontillado sherry taste with very little kick. It has been described as tasting of rhubarb and I'm inclined to agree (having had  a [...]