Tasting 80 – 4th November 2024

We Tasted

Glengoyne 12: Range (6.5 - 8.5)        Avge 7.59

GlenDronach 12: Range (6.5 - 8.8)   Avge 7.7

GlenDronach Peated: Range (7 - 8.7)             Avge 7.6

Caol Ila 12 (Blind): Range (7.5-9)    Avge 8.04

Tasting 79 - 7th October 2024

We Tasted

Isle of Raasay  NV   Range (5 – 8.5)                Avge 7.31

An Orkney 6  Cadenhead Bottling   Range  (7 - 8.5)  Avge 7.73

Talisker 10   Range (6 – 8.5)                             Avge 7.4

Ardbeg 10   Range (5 – 9)                                   Avge 7.69

Tomatin 12 (blind) Range  (7 – 9)                   Avge 7.88

Tasting 78. - 1st July 2024

We Tasted

Glen Elgin 13 (The Whisky Cellar) Range (7 -9.1)     Avge 8.4

Glenmorangie Nectar D'or Range (7.5 – 9.2)               Avge 8.39

Ardbeg Anthology 13 Range (8.5 – 9.8)      Avge 9.22

Glen Grant Arboralis (blind) Range (6 – 8.7)               Avge 7.7 

Tasting 77 - 22nd April 2024

We Tasted

Aberlour 12 (current)  Range (7 – 8.5)       Avge 7.85

Aberlour Abunadh  Range (7 – 8)                  Avge 7.78

Aberlour 12 (pre 1986)  Range (7.2 – 9)    Avge 8.53

Glenlivet 12 (blind)  Range (7 – 8.5)             Avge 7.71

Tasting 76 -25th March 2024

We Tasted

Bushmills 10   Range  (6.5 – 8.8)                 Avge 7.15

Glengassaugh Sanden NAS (&.5 – 8.7)      Avge 7.95

Scarbarus (Islay - Hunter Laing Bottling) Range  (7 – 9)         Avge 8.39

Bunnahabhain 12 (blind) Range (7 – 8.5)                Avge 7.79

Tasting 75 – 4 November 2023

We Tasted

Isle of Jura 10       Range (7 – 8.3) Avge 7.38

Murray McDavid - Croftengea Marsala Wine Barique (2 – 8.5)    Range  Avge 6.67

Ardbeg Anamorphic          Range (3 – 9)  Avge 8.05

Clynelish 14 (blind)           Range (7.5 – 9)   Avge 8.08

Tasting 74 – 28 August 2023

We Tasted

 

Tomatin 12. Range (7 – 8.2)  Avge 7.89

Laphroaig 10. Range (7 – 8.2)  Avge 7.93

Laphroaig Sherry Finish. Range (8.2 – 9.7)   Avge 8.85

Ardbeg An Oa (blind)  Range (7.5 - .9)   Avge 8.25 

Tasting 73 – 24 July 2023

We Tasted

Ben Nevis 10        Range (6 – 8)      Avge 7.29

Camborne - Brandy Cask (Angoves SA) 46.3 Range (6 - 8.2)  Avge 7.45

St Agnes - Bartenders Cut 6 Brandy (Angoves SA), Range (5 - 8.5)  Avge 7.08

GlenDronach 12 (blind), Range  (7-9)   Avge 8.03

Tasting 72 - 3 April 2023

 We Tasted

Springbank 9 2004/2013            Range 7.7 9.5   Avge  8.44

Hazelburn 15  2006/2022           Range 8.2 - 10   Avge  8.8

Glenfarclas 20 EOZ Bottling 85/2005   Range  7-10    Avge 8.43

Old Pulteney 12 (blind)              Range 6-8.6  Average 7.44

Tasting 71 - 6 February 2023

We Tasted

Ardbeg 8 'Committee' bottling, Range 6 - 8, Avge 7.11

Lagavulin 8, Range 6.5 - 9, Average 7.72

Tamdhu 15 Olorosa Cask, Range 7 - 9, Avge 8.1

Bunnahabhain (blind), Range 7 - 9, Avge 7.98

Tasting 70 - 5 December 2022

 We Tasted

Cotswold (England), Range 6.5 to 8, Avge 7.42

Westward (USA), Range 6 to 8.5, Average 7.37

Morris of Rutherglen - Signature (Aus), Range 6-7.2, Avge 6.75

Glenmorangie 10 Original (blind), Range 6.5 - 8.5, Avge 7.75

Tasting 69 - 24 October 2022

 We Tasted

Cadenhead Caol Ila 12yo 46%, Range 8-9.2, Avge 8.54

Firkin Caol Ila 9yo Marsala cask 48.9%, Range 8.5 -10, Avge  8.84 

Morrison Glenrothes 9yo Sherry cask 47.5%            , Range 8 - 9, Avge 8.43 

Ingelred Ben Nevis 16yo Port cask 52%, Range 8.5 - 9.7, Avge  9.19 

Aberlour 12 (Blind), Range 6.5 - 8.7, Avge 7.49 

Tasting 68 - 5 September 2022

 We Tasted

Peat's Beast - Range 6-9, Average 7.35

Laphroaig 'Lore' - Range 7.3 - 9.5, Avge 8.6

Ardbeg 16 - Duthies bottling - Range 7.5 - 9.5, Avge 8.34

Laphroaig 10 (blind) - Range 7-9 , Avge 7.98

Tasting 67 - 27 June 2022

 We Tasted

GlenDronach 12 'Original', Range 7 - 8.5, Avge 7.87

GlenDronach 15 Revival, Range 7.4- 9, Avge 8.36

GlenDronach 18 Allardice, Range 8-9.6, Avge 8.9

Balvenie Doublewood 12 (Blind), Range 7-8, Avge 7.48

Tasting 66 - 11/5/22

 We Tasted

Glengoyne 10, Range 8 - 9.5, Avge 8.38

Talisker 10, Range 6.5 - 8.7, Avge 7.81

Puff Adder - Blackadder blended Malt, Range 7 - 8.5, Avge  7.57

Glenkinchie 12 (blind), Range 6.5 - 9.5, Avge 7.81

Tasting 65 - 29/11/21

We Tasted

Raasay 'While we Wait' (blind), Range 6.5 - 8, Avge 7.42

Glenfarclas 8 (blind), Range 6 - 8.5, Avge 7.52

Highland Park 12 (blind), Range 6 - 8.5, Avge 7.66

Lagavulin 8 (blind), Range  6 - 9, Avge 7.98

Tasting 64 - 30/08/21

 We Tasted

Bowmore #1, Range 6-9, Avge 7.53

Caol Ila Provenance 6yo, Range 5-9, Avge 7.46

Ardbeg AnOa, Range 7-8.8, Avge 7.9

Lagavulin 8 (blind), Range 7.4 -10, Avge 8.34

Tasting 63- July 2021

 We Tasted

Arran 10yo - Range 7-8.5, Average 7.6

Arran Amarone Cask - Range 7-8.5, Avge 7.9

Arran Machrie Moor (Peated 20ppm) - Range 7.5 - 9, Avge 8.23

Aberlour 12 (blind) - Range 7.2-9, Avge 8.1

A full report is being prepared

Tasting 62 - May 2021

We Tasted

Raasay "While We Wait" Range - 6.5 - 8.5, Avge 7.37

Kilchoman "Machir Bay" 2012 - Range 5.5 - 9, Avge 7.47

Talisker 10 - Range 7 - 8.5, Average 7.64

Bruichladdich "Classic Laddie" (blind) - Range 6.5 - 8.5 Avge 7.61

A full report is being prepared

Tasting 61 - March 2021

 We Tasted

Auchentoshan NAS - Range 5.5 - 8.9, Avge 7.51

Caol Ila 12 - Range 6 - 9.5, Average 7.51

Caol Ila 7 (Carn Mor Bottling) - Range 5 - 9, Avge 7.61

Glen Grant 'Arboralis' NAS - Range 7.2 - 8.1, Avge 7.78

A full report is being prepared

Tasting 60 - July 2020

We tasted

Roof Rye - Warenghem - Range 4 - 8.5, Avge 7.41
Armorik Dervern - Warenghem - Range 7 - 9, Avge 7.96
Armorik 10 - Warenghem - Range 6 - 8.5, Avge 7.51
Jura 'Superstition' (blind) - Range 4 - 8.5, Avge 7.18

A full report is being prepared

Tasting 59 - November 2019

We Tasted

Auchentoshan 12 - Range 7-8.3, Avge 7.61
Springbank 10 - Range 7- 8, Avge 7.66
Glenrothes - Glenlivet 17 (W Cadenhead) - Range 7-8.8, Avge 8.13
Bunnahabhain 12 (blind) - Range 7-9, Avge 8.04

A full report is being prepared

Tasting 58 - September 2019

We Tasted

Johnny Walker Black - Range 6-9, Avge 6.84
Johnny Walker Green 15 - Range 6-8, Avge 7.11
Johnny Walker Blue - Range 6-9, Avge 7.43
Oban 14 (blind) - Range 5-9, Avge 7.91

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 57 - June 2019

We Tasted

Talisker 10 - Range 6 - 8.5, Avge 7.31
Talisker Storm - Range 7.5 - 8.3, Avge 7.94
Talisker 18 - Range 2 - 9.5, Avge 7.86
Glendronach 12 (blind) - Range 7.5 - 9 Avge 8.41

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 56 - May 2019

We Tasted

The Australian Whiskey Single Malt 2 yo - Avge 4.6
Glenrothes 8 (G McPhail) - Avge 6.8
Lagavulin 8 - Average 7.74
Ardbeg 10 (blind) - Average 8.4

Full report is being prepared.

Tasting 55 - December 2018

We Tasted

Ledaig 10 (blind) - Average 7.14
Aberlour 12 (blind) - Average 7.66
Highland Park 12 (blind) - Avge 8.02
Glenmorangie Original 10 (blind) - Avge 7.46

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 54 - September 2018

We tasted

Bowmore 12 - Average 7.53
Bowmore Darkest 15 - Avge 8.51
Bowmore 18 - Average 8.2
Ledaig 10 (blind) - Avge 7.62

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 53 - June 2018

We tasted

Glengoyne 12 - Avge 7.83
Glenfarclas 20 - Earls of Zetland Club - Avge 8.19
Call Ila 12 - Distillers Edition - Avge 7.07
Dalwhinnie 15 (blind) -Avge 7.19

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 52 - May 2018

We tasted

anCnoc 12 - average 7.56
Bunnahabhain 12 - average 7.72
Strathmill 19 (Duthies bottling) - average 8.27
Ardbeg 10 (blind) - average 7.71

Full report is being prepared

Tasting 51 - March 2018

We tasted

Teeling (Irish) - average 6.91
Limeburners Barrel M93 (Australian) - average 7.24
Lost Spirits ‘Abomination’ (American) - average 6.01
Highland Park 12 (blind) - average 7.63

Full report being prepared