Not all single casks are great, and not all blended mats are mediocre. A saying I just invented, but it’s true. I’ve been tasting quite […]
SMWS 5.29 – ‘Freesias crushed by an escaping car’–Auchentoshan 11 yo
Category: SMWS
Tasting SMWS 7.65 ‘A Balm for the Soul’–Longmorn 21 yo
So, A Longmorn with a very enticing name : “A balm for the soul”. here’s to it delivering that promise… 2nd fill Sherry butt, and […]
Tasting SMWS 35.51, Glen Moray “Every Flavour Beans”
My Second Glen Moray tasting note on the blog (the first was a Duncan Taylor), and the fourth from the SMWS bottle share series. distilled […]
Tasting SMWS 29.102 : Laphraoig, Cowboys campfire dram
A few days ago I heard a bad yearning for a sherried peat smoke and ash monster and I immediately thought of this one. I […]
Mortlach SMWS, 76.83 ‘Cocktails after Rugby’ 15 yo vintage 1995
Another one of the SMWS bottle share by the good old Sjoerd from NL. Time to go through that bunch, methinks. And today : A […]
SMWS 93.50–Glen Scotia 20yo–“Hot embers at the gate of hell”
Another SMWS bottling this time from the Region of Campbletown which once was one of the biggest whisky regions and is now reduced to only […]
SMWS 33.109 (Ardbeg 11 yo) – Delightful intensity of sherry and smoke
Well, time to kick start some SMWS bottling tasting notes. All those are part of the SMWS bottle share organized earlier this year by my […]
Tasting SMWS G6.1- Port Dundas 28 yo ‘Spicy Cologne’
Port Dundas is not a well known distillery, and lacks prestige as one of diageo’s grain producing distilleries. It’s located not far from Glasgow, and […]
Tasting SMWS 31.18 – Jura 20 yo – ‘Manly, masculine dram’
Taking a short break from the Kintra Single Casks (One to go), and back to the well known line of SMWS. This time it’s a […]
SMWS Ardbeg , 33.70 , “Keith Richards Meets Socrates Classics”
The Second tasting notes of SMWS bottling, as promised. This time an Ardbeg, aged in Sherry casks (Sherry Gorda) for 10 years. A sherry Ardbeg […]