By Richard Thomas Rating: B Highland Park has made a good move in revamping the look of their line of single malt whiskies. One thing to keep in mind is that line still has a divide between the age statement expressions, which were in clear glass bottles, and the no age statement (NAS) expressions, which are in opaque, black glass. ...
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The Deveron 18 Year Old Scotch Review
By Kurt Maitland Rating: B- There is no Glen Deveron Distillery… or maybe there is. This relatively young distillery has been alternately called Macduff or Glen Deveron more than a few times each. Regardless of the name, that is the home of The Deveron release we review today. The Deveron is one of Dewar’s “Last Great Malts” series, showcasing five ...
Read More »Laphroaig 27 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Last year Laphroaig made single malt lovers swoon by reintroducing its 25 Year Old expression. This year the distillery caught most observers off guard with the launch of a 27 Year Old, something few if any were expecting. One might wonder how much of a difference just two years of extra aging might make in ...
Read More »Berry Bros. To Release Daftmill’s First Single Malt Next Year
Famed wine and spirits merchants Berry Brothers & Rudd are releasing the whisky made by one of Scotland’s newest and smallest producers, Daftmill. Francis and Ian Cuthbert founded the distillery on the family farm near Fife in 2005, and is an early example of the growing “single estate” distillery. “Single Estates” are a throwback to the model that was prevalent ...
Read More »Kilchoman Sanaig Scotch Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: B Kilchoman Sanaig is named after a rocky inlet northwest of the Islay distillery. According to the distillery manager, John MacLellan, “Sanaig is a bold marriage of sherry and bourbon cask maturation. It is both a continuation of the classic Kilchoman style people know and love as well as a development fans of Kilchoman have ...
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