By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Vatted scotch, or all-malt whiskey blended scotch, is all the rage these days, but the concept is nothing new. The Sheep Dip label is testament to this example of how all things new are really old, as it was the best-selling whiskey on the shelves of Harrod’s in the 1980s.… Continue reading Sheep Dip Scotch Review
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Wemyss Spice King 12 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The interesting thing about the vatted malt line from Wemyss Malts is how different expressions under the same label can sometimes have substantially different characters. In one of those things that turns the conventional wisdom of “older whiskey is better whiskey” on its head, I liked the Peat Chimney 8… Continue reading Wemyss Spice King 12 Year Old Scotch Review
Compass Box Flaming Heart Scotch Review (2012)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Flaming Heart is a key limited edition series from those innovative whiskey-makers at Compass Box. Every few years, Compass Box comes into sufficient malt scotch with the appropriate characteristics to make this stuff, and August 2012 saw the 4th bottling in The Flaming Heart Series. Past installments of Flaming Heart… Continue reading Compass Box Flaming Heart Scotch Review (2012)
Wemyss The Hive 12 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Each label in Wemyss’s bread and butter line of vatted malts points straight to its own particular emphasis, whether it be the smoky Peat Chimney or something sweeter, like The Hive. While I have yet to encounter a product coming out of Wemyss that I didn’t like, I think sometimes… Continue reading Wemyss The Hive 12 Year Old Scotch Review
Wemyss Malts Spice King 8 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Vatted malts made by small artisans are one of the many trendy fixtures of international whiskey today, alongside high-end, no-aging statement single malts; wine and port barrel-finished bourbon; American malts; and micro-distilleries. These are sometimes referred to as “blended malts,” but I prefer the old terminology, as it emphasizes the… Continue reading Wemyss Malts Spice King 8 Year Old Scotch Review