The Best Highland Scotch By Distillery
All Scotch whisky must be produced in Scotland, be aged in oak casks for 3 years or more, and have a minimum bottling ABV of 40%. Despite these requirements, Scotch whisky isn’t all the same. Instead, …
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The Best Lowland Scotch Distilleries
Scotch whisky is much more varied than it first seems. We’re not just talking about blends versus single malts or peated versus non-peated. Instead, Scotland is home to five main whisky regions, each …
The Best Peaty Scotch You’ll Ever Experience
If you’re a fan, peaty whisky can be heavenly. To the smoky whiskey lover, the best peaty Scotch is can be simply mind blowing. Peaty Scotch is created by burning dried peat burned under malted …
The Best Islay Scotch Distilleries And Expressions
Scotch whisky is diverse. First, there is a variety of different styles of the whisky, including single malt, single grain, blended, blended malt, and blended grain. These styles all have their own …
The Best Speyside Scotch Distilleries
If you’re a whisky lover, you’ve probably tried at least a few Scotch whisky expressions. You might have even signed up for a Scotch whisky of the month club. But, did you know that there are five …
Lagavulin 16 Review
Lagavulin 16 was mentioned in the Lagavulin 8 review as a whisky you might prefer to try instead. There are many reasons for this, which were all covered in the previous review, which means all that …
Ardbeg Corryvreckan Review
The Ardbeg Corryvreckan heads up the Ardbeg range as the highest price of their core offering. It is an uncolored, non-chill-filtered whisky much like the Ardbeg 10 and it is considered the premium …
Ardbeg Uigeadail Review
Ardbeg Uigeadail, pronounced (Oo-gah-darl), is a whisky from the award-winning Ardbeg distillery and it is the high strength offering. Uigeadail takes its name from a loch that is north of the Ardbeg …
Laphroaig Lore Review
Laphroaig is a leading distillery on Islay and one of the signature flavors of Islay scotch. Laphroaig Lore is no different, bringing the same classic Laphroaig craftsmanship and adding a few …
Highland Park 12 Review
When it comes to scotch whiskies, there are a few brands that stand out in terms of quality. Highland Park should always be considered at the very top of the tree in terms of the absolute quality that …
Laphroaig Triple Wood Review
In the last ten years or so, Laphroaig has undergone a few changes, including a complete re-work of their core offering. Gone are the lower age statement whiskies that are expensive to produce and …
Laphroaig Quarter Cask Review
The Laphroaig Quarter Cask is a relatively new scotch whisky made by Laphroaig in replacement of the Laphroaig 10-year-old. In small circles, the Laphroaig 10-year-old was a much-loved dram, but …
Bowmore 12 Review
In the whisky world, Bowmore 12 has a bit of a rocky time of it. Considered to not be peaty enough to be classed as a young Islay whisky, and not being good enough to be a standalone whisky, it often …
Bruichladdich Octomore Review
If you thought the Bruichladdich Black Art was an unusual whisky, then wait till you read about the Octomore in this Bruichladdich Octomore review. With the Bruichladdich Octomore, Bruichladdich has …
Caol Ila 18 Review
After reviewing the Caol Ila 12, it seemed logical to move onto its older companion and complete a Caol Ila 18 review. The Caol Ila 18 asks an important question; what do an additional six years in …
Bruichladdich Black Art Review
Bruichladdich (pronounced Bru-ick Ladd-ick) Black Art is an Islay single malt whisky that is produced by the Bruichladdich distillery. The distillery is held in high esteem by both whisky enthusiasts …
Bunnahabhain 18 Review
The Bunnahabhain 18 (pronounced Boon-ahavan) is a longer aged whisky from the Bunnahabhain distillery. It frequently features on must-try Islay lists and is a top ten Islay whisky for most single malt …
Lagavulin 8 Review
Lagavulin recently (2016) celebrated its 200-year anniversary since the distillery first opened in 1816. To celebrate they released an anniversary edition of their highly popular whisky, the Lagavulin …
Bunnahabhain 12 Review
The Bunnahabhain 12 (pronounced Boon-ahavan) is the entry-level offering from the Bunnahabhain distillery. It also represents a really big change in the direction of Islay scotch whiskies as this …
Best Islay Scotches 2021
Islay is a large island that makes up part of a group of islands known as the Hebrides that border mainland Scotland. To the north of Islay is another whisky-making island called Jura and together …
Islay Scotch vs Other Scotch Regions
This article will no doubt serve as an introduction to some about the characteristics of Islay scotch vs traditional scotch. First, before going into some of the comparisons, we will look at some …
Caol Ila 12 Review
Caol Ila (pronounced ‘cull eela’) is a distillery name with Gaelic origins meaning the sound of Islay. The Caol Ila is a 12 twelve year old whisky from the Islay whisky region, and specifically the …
Kilchoman Machir Bay Review
Kilchoman is a unique distillery on Islay for a few reasons. First, they are the only Islay distillery to not be situated immediately on the coastline and their distillery is actually a bit further …
Laphroaig 10 Review
The Laphroaig 10 (pronounced Laf-roig) is a heavily peated, extremely smoky whisky produced by the Laphroaig distillery. The bottle is their entry-level single malt with an attractive price point and …