Macallan 1824 Collection 2011 Release

Speyside 12 Year Old

I write this review not to tell you how bad this whisky is (and it is bad . . . very bad), but to illustrate my personal range of scores. This is the worst whisky I have ever scored. Now, I have my only crazy scoring system: five categories (nose, taste, finish, balance/complexity, and aesthetic experience). These categories are scored from .5...

Score 67/100

Speyside Region 19 Year Old 1998 Liquid Art

If I’m not mistaken, Glashelder is a whisky club in Belgium. They joined forces with Liquid Art to bottle this 19 years old Speyside malt. It’s another one of those where the distillery is kept secret. Suprisingly green and umami nose with all kinds of herbal aromas such as plant roots, maggi mix broth, chicken spices and bacon on the barbecue....

Score 86/100

Speyside A Splendid Speyside Surprise 17 Year Old 1995 Anam na h-Alba

Anam na h-Alba means as much as ‘the soul of Scotland’ and is a German independent bottler, run by Tom Skowronek. Tom only bottles at cask strength and without chill filtration. This 17 years old ‘secret’ Speyside malt was launched in 2012 with only 60 bottles. It was one of Tom’s first releases. The sweet nose offers butter, honey, beeswax and...

Score 86/100

Speyside Spey Tenné

The Tenné from the Speyside Distillery is een Speyside (doh!) whisky that first matured for 8 years on ex-bourbon casks before receiving a 6 month finish is port cask, which explains its salmon pink color. Tenné is Gaelic for ‘tawny’, referring to the red/brown hue of the port wine. The port casks come from the Quinto do Filoco bodega, a family...

Score 74/100