Blends From Old Times Part 4
We continue our series of reviewing blends from old times with three more: James Martin’s V.VO (70s), Clan Campbell (60s) and Langside (60/70s).
Bottlers
Reviews of whiskies from independent bottlers
Four Macallan 12 yo and a 20 yo Speymalt
We review four Macallan 12-Year-Old Sherry Oak Cask from different eras (1980s vs 2020s) and markets (Europe vs USA) and a 20 yo Macallan ‘Speymalt’ from Gordon & Macphail.
Two Bowmore 2005 The Whisky Agency
We review two Bowmore 2005 The Whisky Agency, bottled from sister casks with the age and type of cask. Will they differ or be similar?
Auchroisk 1975 / Flora & Fauna / Chorlton
Auchroisk is a ‘young’ distillery from the 1970s, and we review an official 1975 ‘The Singleton’, the 10yo Flora & Fauna, and a 14yo bottled by Chorlton in 2025.
3 Old Fettercairn: 80s, 90s & 2008
Fettercairn is a quite distinctive distillery with water cooled stills. We review two official from the 80s & 90s, and an indy 2008 from Douglas Laing.
5 Blair Athol From the 1970s to 2020s
We review two old 8-year-old Blair Athol bottled in the 1970s and late ’80s, the 12-year-old Flora & Fauna, a 2010 single cask from Elixir Distillers and a 35-year-old 1988 Blair Athol bottled by Signatory Vintage for their 35th anniversary.
Dalwhinnie 15-Year-Old vs 2008 NSS
Dalwhinnie 15-year-old has been a staple of pubs and whisky amateurs’ cabinet, so we review it against an indy 2008 from North Star Spirits.
Five Glen Moray To Reach My 100th
We review 5 indy Glen Moray from The Whisky Cask, High Spirits, Archives, Asta Morris and Celtic Whisky Distillerie, reaching our 100th ever Glen Moray tasted.
5 Loch Lomond: Glenshiel / Inchmurrin / Decadent Drinks
Loch Lomond is a wonderful and odd distillery whose output resists tidy categories. We try 5 of them: a Glenshiel, and 4 Inchmurrin, official and Decadent Drinks.
Three BenRiach: 1996 Single Cask / Whiskyland / Authenticus
We take a look at BenRiach with two official bottlings from the 2010s, with a 1996 single cask and the 25yo Authenticus, and a 33-year-old from Whiskyland.
4 Rums: Breizh’Cool / Hampden / Caroni
We’ve reviewed rums only twice. I have a few samples accumulating, so let’s have four today, from Breizh’Cool, Hampden and Caroni.
Five Glenrothes (Official / Boutique-y / Cadenhead / Signatory)
We take a look at five Glenrothes today: two official bottlings and three independent, from That Boutique-y Whisky, Cadenhead and Signatory.