Whisky Reviews

Here you'll find honest opinions, thoughtful analysis and the occasional disagreement, because no two palates are quite the same. We review widely, score reluctantly and remain convinced that whisky is far more interesting than the numbers attached to it.

Agreement is optional; curiosity is encouraged.

Scotch Whisky Fergus Mackay Scotch Whisky Fergus Mackay

Bunnahabhain 6yo Peated SMoS

It turns out Fergie has a fear - of lightening strikes. His childhood story of why makes it understandable. But during a recent storm he found a distraction, an antidote; a Bunnahabhain from Single Malts of Scotland.

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Scotch Whisky Mason Mack Scotch Whisky Mason Mack

Edradour 10yo PX Small Batch

Palate fatigue. Mason is convinced it’s a thing. And so, he resolves to seek out things to switch up his sipping experiences. How about the stuff he likes less? Like full maturation PX? An Edradour 10 fits the bill.

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Scotch Whisky Ally Mann Scotch Whisky Ally Mann

Glasgow Golden Beer Cask

With a difficult-to-ignore desire to study more, Ally asks where his motivations lie in seeking whisky qualifications that will never be used. A classic Glasgow Small Batch is the subject of study for today.

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Scotch Whisky Mason Mack Scotch Whisky Mason Mack

Mortlach 11yo 2012

Mason brings a small batch release from Signatory to the table as he considers how something so beautiful can be presented in a vessel so ugly, that he loves it. This one calls for poetry.

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Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal

SV Speyside (M) 2011

It’s not like our Doog to forget his decorum, but a new year’s faux pas leaves him reeling with shame; has he become a whisky snob? He makes good with a Signatory 100 Proof Maybe-Macallan.

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Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal

Glasgow 1770 Small Batch Duo

Dougie takes another look at Glasgow 1770 with two releases: their Unpeated Cognac Cask Finish and Manzanilla Sherry Cask Fully Matured. In them he finds how a few key decisions made well can swing the opinion of many.

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Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw

Signatory Vintage Strathmill 12yo

In what seems to have become something of a theme, in life Ogilvie mirrors his approach to whisky by uprooting and heading off top new horizons. As he says “there’s something in the water cooler at Dramface HQ” is it this Strathmill?

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