Ardbeg Uigeadail
Ardbeg Uigeadail
54.2% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Oily, earthy peat, wet soil and roots, with sweetness poking through from dried fruits and raisin. A... [Read more]
Blackadder Peat Reek Raw Cask
Blackadder Peat Reek Raw Cask
59.5% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Heavy peat ahead! Malted notes, light orchard fruits, and maritime. Water brings out caramels, grass... [Read more]
Bowmore 10 Dark & Intense
Bowmore 10 Dark & Intense
40% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Red fruits layered with sultanas, ginger spice, and a sweet berry syrup on top with some wood notes.... [Read more]
Bowmore 10 Inspired by the Devil’s Cask
Bowmore 10 Inspired by the Devil’s Cask
46% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: It’s sweet right from the start with dark summer fruits, hard candies (cherry), and juicy raisins. L... [Read more]
Bowmore 10 Tempest VI
Bowmore 10 Tempest VI
54.9% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Distinctively different than the standard range. The smoke here is very light. Caramel and red berry... [Read more]
Bowmore 12
Bowmore 12
40% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Sweet floral notes, baking spice, ginger, and brine all mixing together – the peat is subtle and arr... [Read more]
Bowmore 15 Golden & Elegant
Bowmore 15 Golden & Elegant
43% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: A dusty and musty peat, fresh fruit, citrus, tropical fruits, wood spices, and candied ginger. It’s ... [Read more]
Bowmore 17 White Sands
Bowmore 17 White Sands
46% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: There is a very light smokiness covering some tropical fruits - like cutting open a pineapple, smoke... [Read more]
Bowmore 18 Deep & Complex
Bowmore 18 Deep & Complex
43% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Dark red fruits, nectarine, raisin, and sherry spices. There is a hint of chocolate and caramelized ... [Read more]
Bowmore 18 Vintner's Trilogy Manzanilla Cask
Bowmore 18 Vintner's Trilogy Manzanilla Cask
52.5% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Bowmore like none other. Candied fruit, red fruit, orchard fruits, citrus – and this is all before t... [Read more]
Bowmore 2002 Creative Whisky Co. 10th Anniversary
Bowmore 2002 Creative Whisky Co. 10th Anniversary
55.6% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Light fruits, dustings of smoke, briny air, with background sweet or sugary notes, and a lemon or ci... [Read more]
Bowmore 2002 Exclusive Malts 12-Year
Bowmore 2002 Exclusive Malts 12-Year
56.6% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Instantly the smoke is detectable - more peated that a typical Bowmore; it has sooty elements to it,... [Read more]
Bowmore Vault Edition Second Release
Bowmore Vault Edition Second Release
50.1% ABV - Islay
Nose: Peat smoke! Sweet, partly medicinal or iodine notes, herbal, with light fruits bordering on a floral... [Read more]
Caol Ila 2003 G&M Sassicaia Wood Finish
Caol Ila 2003 G&M Sassicaia Wood Finish
45% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Mineral, very lightly peated – but it’s a dense cloud, some underlying sweetness and lighter florals... [Read more]
Caol Ila 2010/2019 Càrn Mòr Legacy Liquor Store
Caol Ila 2010/2019 Càrn Mòr Legacy Liquor Store
61.2% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Big wafts of diesel and vegetal peat, with white wine and fruits covered up, and some heat or astrin... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Big Peat 10-Year
Douglas Laing Big Peat 10-Year
46% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Up front there is light peat smoke atop diesel, wet root (earthy), slightly vegetal, and marine arom... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2013
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2013
54.9% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Punchy, heavily peated, rubber tires, tar, beach fire,... all the descriptors fitting within that af... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2017
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2017
54.1% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: PEAT! Heavy.. It’s that tarry rope, and that earthiness.. There is also a touch of marine air. It’s ... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2018
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2018
53.9% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: This is MEDICINAL. Heavily peated, heavily smoked. Spices. Distant cola flavours. Emphasis on the wa... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2019
Douglas Laing Big Peat Christmas Edition 2019
53.7% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Heavily peated with waves of medicinal, diesel, and vegetal characteristics. Light fruits, honey, an... [Read more]
Douglas Laing Double Barrel Highland Park & Bowmore 10-Year
Douglas Laing Double Barrel Highland Park & Bowmore 10-Year
46% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Sweet, dried fruits, and light smoke with spices.... [Read more]
Laphroaig 10
Laphroaig 10
40% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Sweet peat smoke, pepper, and green fruits. And there is something mineral – reminds me of wet pavem... [Read more]
Laphroaig 15
Laphroaig 15
43% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: It is initially very light – which is deceiving, because give it a minute in the glass for each year... [Read more]
Laphroaig 1998 Old Malt Cask 12-Year
Laphroaig 1998 Old Malt Cask 12-Year
50% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Sweet, phenolic peat, accompanied by cereal and fresh fruits (almost tropical). The stretch tasting ... [Read more]
Laphroaig 2010 Càrn Mòr Williamson 7-Year
Laphroaig 2010 Càrn Mòr Williamson 7-Year
46% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Heavy peat. While I waited some minutes after pouring, the uncovered glass wafted smoke about the ar... [Read more]
Laphroaig 25-Year 2018 Edition
Laphroaig 25-Year 2018 Edition
52% ABV - Islay
Nose: An explosion of light fruits, peat, and ash. An earthiness with grasses and tropical fruits. There a... [Read more]
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask
51.5% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: I know there is smoke – it’s intense – but what draws me in first is the sweet fruits. Then it leads... [Read more]
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood Cask Strength
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood Cask Strength
59.5% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Sweet candied or jammy fruits with a moderate layer of smoke on it. Some elements of fruitcake, rais... [Read more]
Laphroaig PX Cask
Laphroaig PX Cask
48% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Dark raisins, chocolate off a popsicle stick – woody and sweet, ripe fruits, manuka honey, spices. S... [Read more]
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
48% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: It is slightly phenolic with medicinal peat smoke – okay, maybe more than “slightly”, aromas of roas... [Read more]
Laphroaig Select
Laphroaig Select
40% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Peat! My old friend! This has a lighter and sweeter peat than most of Laphroaig’s official bottlings... [Read more]
Laphroaig The 1815 Legacy Edition
Laphroaig The 1815 Legacy Edition
48% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Peat smoke, charred plant material (wood, bark), and a slight background sweetness that gets stronge... [Read more]
Macaloney’s Twa Cask (Bunnahabhain & Caol Ila)
Macaloney’s Twa Cask (Bunnahabhain & Caol Ila)
46% ABV - Blended, Scotland
Nose: There are lots of light flavours like melon, floral notes, and traces of apple. An underlying vegeta... [Read more]
Port Charlotte MC:01 2009
Port Charlotte MC:01 2009
56.3% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: The first thing I detect is fruits - ripe peach and pear? An interesting burnt or caramelized sugar ... [Read more]