Something a bit different today as we look at some Danish whisky. Sall Whisky x Whisky Watcher Single Cask #29 Region: Denmark ABV: 61.1% Price: £85 (745 DKK) for 500ml The first independently bottled release from Sall Whisky is a 3-year-old expression distilled in August 2020. It was matured in an ex-bourbon cask from Garrison Brothers until November 2023, when it was bottled exclusively for the Whisky Watcher. A total of 159 500ml bottles were released. Nose Initially, the nose offers honey, a hint of yeast, lime cordial, peanuts, crushed almonds, stone-baked bread, charred wood, ch ..read more

We're back with the May outturn review. The preview tasting this month featured 21 new bottles. Unfortunately a fair few of the first Friday release are missing, but in their place are a number of festival bottlings including a 25 year old 29.   As usual check out our social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) to get an updates on any missing bottles and heads up on our other reviews. The scores below are based on our initial impressions. For full disclosure, we won't spend as much time with a dram as we usually do for a full review, but we hope you'll find the scores useful. 10 ..read more

Today we're looking at two intriguing releases by indie bottler Thompson Bros. Thompson Bros Nc Noch Region: Highlands ABV: 48.5% Price: £70.00 First up is a 5yo blend that is a mix of 80% Nc'Nean and 20% Dornoch. Nose The nose opens with a burst of tropical fruits, apricot brandy, tinned pineapple slices, lemon butter, alongside pink lady apples and light peach aromas too. It's a very fruit-forward nose, light and subtle yet enough aromas to keep you coming back. Time and air brings out orange and almond cake, some apple cider and fabric softener. The alcohol is relatively well ..read more

We've got an interesting experiment from the gentlemen at James Eadie, a Daftmill and grain whisky blend. James Eadie 15yo Fife Blend Region: Lowlands ABV: 56.3% Price: £135.00 This bottling released at this years Fife Whisky Festival, and is a blend of 15 year old bourbon matured Daftmill and a 25 year old marsala-finished Cameronbridge Nose Initially, the nose shows toffee apples, warm cinnamon spice, creamy vanilla custard, with a bit of a sweet varnish aroma giving away the grain component of this blend. There's also a bit of grated ginger, poached pears and baked banana appe ..read more

We're looking at two single cask, peated Kilkerrans, bottled by Scotland's oldest independent bottler, Cadenheads. Cadenheads Kilkerran Heavily Peated 8yo Region: Campbeltown ABV: 59.6% Price: £70.00 First up is a 8yo Kilkerran that was distilled in 2015 and matured in an oloroso Butt until April 2024. Nose The nose opens with a buffet of barbecued meats, ribs, ham, brisket, alongside a smoked fruit salad consisting of cherries, raspberries and strawberries. The sherry influence makes itself known in a mellow yet prominent way, sitting in the background giving light red fruit, da ..read more

We've got a couple of younger single casks from Glen Ord, bottled by Danish independent bottler, WhiskyPeter. These sister casks were bottled two years apart, showcasing the difference that a few years can make during maturation. Whiskypeter Glen Ord 8 Cask #800184 Region: Highlands ABV: 59.2% Price: 499 DKK (£57) This was distilled on 19th December 2012 and matured in a 1st fill bourbon barrel until 3rd March 2021, at which point it was bottled. Nose On the nose, we're finding lots of upfront apple, sour green apple mostly, a mixture of the skin of the fresh fruit alongside some ..read more

This Wednesday, we're taking it easy by reviewing something we're relatively confident will be good. Hazelburn Duty Paid Sample Warehouse 5 Rotation 53 14yo Fresh Sherry Region: Campbeltown ABV: 54.4% Price: £80.00  We’ve been planning to review more "cage bottles" especially now that they’ve effectively become single cask releases and are more readily available. This 14-year-old fresh sherry release, distilled on the 10th of June 2008, seems like an excellent place to start. Nose Initially, the nose presents toffee fudge ice cream, dry wood, ash, tobacco, raspberry, and a hint o ..read more

We're kicking the week off with a few older Highland releases from Berry Brothers & Rudd. Berry Brothers & Rudd Glencadam 2011 Cask #800216 Region: Highlands ABV: 59.7% Price: £82.90 First up we have a 2011 vintage Glencadam that was bottled in 2023 after a finishing period in a Muscat cask. 255 bottles were released. Nose On the nose, we're finding an abundance of syrupy tinned fruit.. mangoes, pineapple alongside some tangerine segments. We're also finding the peel and pith of a navel orange, some candied almonds and brandy snaps. Even though there are prominent fruit aromas ..read more

We're looking at a couple of peated GlenAllachie's today from the distilleries' Meikle Tòir series. Meikle Tòir The Sherry One Region: Speyside ABV: 48.0% Price: £41.00 The Sherry One is a peated whisky produced at the GlenAllachie Distillery, utilising mainland peat sourced from St. Fergus. The spirit boasts a peating level of 35ppm, that underwent a fermentation period of 160 hours. Its initial maturation took place in American oak bourbon barrels, followed by a finishing period in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons. Nose Upon first nosing, there's a charred sweetness remini ..read more

Today we’re looking at two releases from another of the “New Wave” of distilleries, Ballindalloch. Ballindalloch 2016 Cask #235 Region: Speyside ABV: 61.1% Price: £103.00 The first release featured is from a 1st fill bourbon barrel, distilled on 28th April 2016 and bottled on 31st January 2024. A total of 228 bottles were produced, exclusively for the UK market. Nose The nose opens with heaps of tropical fruits, pineapple, dried mango, icing sugar, light caramel, green apple skin and effervescent Albariño wine. There’s also some fresh lemon juice, whipped vanilla cream and some light ..read more