GlenDronach ‘Cask Strength’ (55,2%, OB 2013, batch #2) – 88/100

Teaninich 40 yo 1973 (42%, The Whisky Agency ‘Faces’ 2013, refill sherry hogshead, 213 btl.) – 89/100

Teaninich 39 yo 1973 (41,8%, Malts of Scotland 2012, bourbon hogshead, MoS 13011, 198 btl.) – 89/100

Glencadam 39 yo 1973 (44,1%, The Whisky Agency ‘Perfect Dram’ 2013, bourbon hogshead, 221 btl.) – 89/100

Brora 19 yo 1982 (50%, Silver Seal 2001, sherry cask, First bottling, 240 btl.) – 90/100

Dalmore ‘Tweed Dram’ (40%, OB 2012, Rivers Collection, Season 2012) – 75/100

Ben Nevis 26 yo 1968 (54,6%, OB 1994, 213 btl.) – 87/100

Tomatin 36 yo 1976 (50,7%, Maltbarn 2012, sherry butt, 102 btl.) – 90/100

GlenDronach 19 yo 1993 (53,7%, OB for LMdW & The Nectar 2012, oloroso sherry butt #12, 623 btl.) – 87/100

Brora 25 yo (56,3%, OB 2008, 7th Edition, 3000 btl.) – 90/100

GlenDronach 17 yo 1995 (56,6%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2013, Pedro Ximenez puncheon #4682, 631 btl.) – 85/100

Ardmore 21 yo 1992 ‘See me, drink me’ (49,7%, The Whiskyman 2013, 175 btl.) – 87/100

GlenDronach ‘Cask strength’ (54,8%, OB 2012) – 90/100

Clynelish 14 yo 1998 (49,5%, Maltbarn 2012, bourbon barrel, 123 btl.) – 88/100

Glengoyne 17 yo (43%, OB 2009) – 81/100

Clynelish 33 yo 1973 (54,5%, Signatory Vintage 2007, refill butt #8915, 399 btl.) – 92/100

Old Pulteney 40 yo (51,3%, OB 2012, 493 btl.) – 93/100

Ardmore 20 yo 1992 (49,5%, Whisky-Doris 2012, bourbon barrel #4768, 134 btl.) – 88/100

Old Pulteney 1974 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail 2009) – 88/100

Ben Nevis 21 yo 1990 ‘Red Berry Cream’ (40%, Wemyss Malts 2011, 865 btl.) – 76/100

Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB 2009) – 75/100

Tomatin 34 yo 1976 (46%, Mo Òr Collection 2011, sherry butt #4, 954 btl.) – 91/100

Brora 35 years old (48,1%, OB 2012, refill American oak, 11th Annual release, 1566 btl.) – 94/100

Glengoyne 40 yo 1972 (55,5%, Malts of Scotland 2012, sherry hogshead, ref. MoS 12044, 254 btl.) – 94/100

Tullibardine 18 yo 1990 (59,1%, A.D. Rattray 2009, bourbon cask #6105, 300 btl.) – 75/100

Tullibardine 44 yo 1965 (48,8%, Mo Òr Collection 2009, oloroso sherry butt #959, 197 btl.) – 91/100

Tomatin 36 yo 1965 (49,7%, Douglas Laing 2001, 216 btl.) – 85/100

Clynelish 22yo 1989 (52,5%, The First Editions 2012, refill bourbon hogshead, ref. ES 009/02, 241 btl.) – 90/100

Clynelish 1997 (55,7%, The Bonding Dram 2012, hogshead #5733) – 90/100

Glen Garioch 20 yo 1991 “The Whiskyman’s Dram” (52,6%, Liquid Sun 2012, refill hogshead, 177 btl.) – 84/100

Balblair 1990 (55,1%, OB 2012, Islay cask #1463, +/- 150 btl.) – 90/100

Glen Garioch 21 yo 1990 (48,8%, Master of Malt 2012) – 83/100

Glenturret 34 yo 1977 (48,4%, Maltbarn 2012, bourbon barrel, 249 btl.) – 91/100

Dalmore 12 yo 2000 (53,4%, Malts of Scotland 2012, sherry hogshead, MoS 12035, 290 btl.) – 86/100

Glenturret 34 yo 1977 (47,9%, Master of Malt 2012, refill sherry hogshead, 247 btl.) – 91/100

Clynelish 32 yo 1974 (58,6%, The Whisky Fair 2006, bourbon hogshead, 266 btl.) – 94/100

Aberfeldy 16 yo 1994 (46%, Mo Òr 2011, bourbon hogshead #4016, 460 btl.) – 87/100

Old Pulteney 1997 (57%, Gordon & MacPhail for Alain Verspecht, first fill bourbon barrel #1199, 224 btl.) – 85/100

Lochside 44 yo 1967 (41,7%, Malts of Scotland 2012, bourbon hogshead, MoS 12016, 115 btl.) – 89/100

Glenturret 34 yo 1977 (46,7%, The Whisky Agency & The Nectar 2012, refill hogshead, 256 btl.) – 91/100

Deanston 35 yo 1977 (40,4%, The Whisky Agency & The Nectar 2012, refill hogshead, 253 btl.)

Ben Nevis 42 yo 1969 (47,8%, Clan Denny for Limburg Whisky Fair 2012, refill bourbon hogshead, DL 8148)

Balblair distillery visit – 10/05/2012
Balblair 2001 (46%, OB 2011, 1st release)
Balblair 1989 (46%, OB 2012, 3rd release)
Balblair 1978 (46%, OB 2008)

Old Pulteney distillery visit – 09/05/2012

Old Pulteney 23 yo ‘Sherry casks’ (43%, OB 2008)

Balblair 1973 (40%, G&M Centenary Reserve 1995)

Glenlochy 27 yo 1980 (58,3%, Part des Anges ‘Closed Distilleries’ 2007, cask #2826, 231 btl.)

Clynelish 22 yo 1989 (53,5%, Thosop 2012, bourbon barrel, 138 btl.) – 92/100

Clynelish 15 yo 1997 (53,5%, The Whiskyman 2012, refill sherry hogshead, 180 btl.) – 89/100

GlenDronach 43 yo 1968 (48,3%, cask #1, distillery sample) – 94/100

Clynelish 15 yo 1997 (53,5%, Whisky in Leiden 2012, refill sherry hogshead, 180 btl.) – 89/100

Old Pulteney 30 yo (40,5%, OB 2011) – 87/100

Clynelish 22 yo 1989 (53,2%, Malts of Scotland 2012, bourbon hogshead MoS 12012, 235 btl.) – 91/100

Glenturret 31 yo 1980 (42,5%, Malts of Scotland 2012, bourbon hogshead MoS 12008, 192 btl.) – 87/100

Glenturret 34 yo 1977 (47,4%, Malts of Scotland 2012, bourbon hogshead MoS 12007, 222 btl.) – 90/100

Macduff 11 yo 2000 (54,8%, Whisky-Doris 2011, sherry butt, 246 btl.) – 81/100

Glen Garioch 21 yo 1990 (54%, Archives 2012, hogshead #252, 267 btl.) – 81/100

Clynelish 14 yo 1997 (53,9%, Archives 2011, bourbon hogshead #4634, 160 btl.) – 85/100

Ardmore 20 yo 1992 ‘Peat fighting man’ (49,9%, The Whiskyman 2012, 146 btl.) – 90/100

Tomatin 34yo 1976 (49,5%, Whisky-Doris 2011, dark sherry hogshead #9, 139 btl.) – 90/100

Old Pulteney 12 yo (40%, OB 2010) – 78/100

Clynelish 22 yo 1989 (50,9%, The Whisky Agency ‘Moody Lions’ 2011, ex-bourbon cask, 267 btl.) – 91/100

GlenDronach 39 yo 1972 (49,9%, OB 2011, oloroso cask #712, 466 btl.) – 93/100

Glencadam 37 yo 1974 (41,5%, Whisky-Fässle 2011, refill sherry, joint bottling with Whiskybase) – 90/100

Clynelish 28 yo 1982 (53,7%, Malts of Scotland 2011, MoS 11015, 275 btl.) – 91/100

Clynelish 28 yo 1982 (43,1%, Single Malts of Scotland 2011, hogshead #3985, 175 btl.) – 89/100

Glen Garioch 1971 (43,9%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2011, cask #2038, 194 btl.) – 91/100

Brora 32 yo (54,7%, OB 2011, refill American oak & refill European oak, 10th Annual release, 1500 btl.) – 94/100

Clynelish 14 yo 1997 ‘All you need is whisky’ (50,5%, The Whiskyman 2011, ex-bourbon, 160 btl.) – 89/100

Clynelish 13yo 1998 (51,7%, The Whisky Agency ‘Liquid Library’ 2011, ex-bourbon hogshead, 214 btl.) – 83/100

Ben Nevis 14 yo 1992 (46%, OB 2007, sherry cask #2623, 815 btl.) – 87/100

GlenDronach 40 yo 1971 (48,5%, OB 2011, PX sherry puncheon #1436, 583 btl.) – 83/100

Clynelish 31 yo 1972 (57,8%, SMWS 2004, 26.33) – 92/100

GlenDronach 19 yo 1991 (50,4%, OB 2011, Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon #3181, 624 btl.) – 89/100

GlenDronach 17 yo 1994 (60,1%, OB 2011, oloroso butt #97, 617 btl.) – 77/100

GlenDronach 19 yo 1992 (59,2%, OB 2011, oloroso butt #161, 500 btl.) – 90/100

GlenDronach 20 yo 1990 (50,1%, OB 2011, PX sherry puncheon #1032, 728 btl.) – 84/100

GlenDronach 21 yo 1989 (54,1%, OB 2011, PX sherry puncheon #2917, 618 btl.) – 86/100

Dalmore 14 yo 1996 (55,5%, Master of Malt 2011) – 78/100

Teaninich 28 yo 1982 (50,5%, Liquid Sun 2011, bourbon hogshead, 114 btl.) – 85/100

GlenDronach 8 yo 2002 (55%, OB for Cask in a Van III 2011, PX sherry butt #2009, 660 btl.) – 86/100

Clynelish 13 yo 1997 (48,9%, The Whisky Fair 2011, bourbon hogshead, 170 btl.) – 86/100

Tomatin 34 yo 1976 (48,7%, Liquid Sun 2011, sherry butt, 366 btl.) – 91/100

Glenury Royal 37 yo 1973 (43%, The Whisky Agency & The Nectar 2011, bourbon hogshead, 146 btl.) – 91/100

Brora 29 yo 1972 (59,5%, Douglas Laing Platinum 2002, 240 btl.) – 94/100

Glen Ord 30 yo (58,7%, OB 2005, 6000 btl.) – 88/100

North Port 24 yo 1980 (58%, Scott’s Selection 2004) – 70/100

Clynelish 15 yo 1995 (52,7%, Nectar of the Daily Drams for Germany 2010, ex-bourbon) – 86/100

Tomatin 34 yo 1976 (51,3%, The Whisky Agency ‘Grotesque Crocs’ 2011, refill sherry butt, 309 btl.) – 91/100

Ben Nevis 42 yo 1966 (40,6%, Alchemist 2008) – 90/100

Glenugie 32 yo 1977 ‘Deoch an Doras’ (55,48%, OB 2010, 500 btl.) – 92/100

Ardmore 18 yo 1992 (49,4%, Malts of Scotland 2010, bourbon barrel 5014, 185 btl.) – 85/100

Ardmore 18 yo 1992 (47%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 87/100

Glencadam 20 yo 1990 (58,1%, A.D. Rattray 2011, bourbon cask 5987, 290 btl.) – 85/100

Lochside 29 yo 1981 (57,5%, The Whisky Exchange 2010, oloroso cask) – 90/100

Tomatin 34 yo 1976 (51%, Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010, sherry butt) – 92/100

Clynelish 38 yo 1972 (46,2%, Whisky-Fässle 2010) – 91/100

Lochside 29 yo 1981 (58,8%, Whisky-Doris 2010, fino butt #960, 403 btl.) – 89/100

Lochside 29 yo 1981 (52,7%, Whisky Agency ‘Still Lifes’ 2010, fino hogshead, 275 btl.) – 87/100

Royal Brackla 25 yo 1975 (55,4%, Signatory Vintage 2001, cask #5413) – 80/100

Tomatin 21 yo 1988 (55,2%, A.D. Rattray 2010, cask #1088, 213 btl.) – 86/100

Old Pulteney 17 yo (46%, OB 2010) – 86/100

Old Pulteney WK209 ‘Good Hope’ (46%, OB 2010, travel retail, 100cl) – 77/100

Macduff 25 yo 1984 (55%, Kintra 2009, cask CM143, 60 btl.) – 86/100

Balblair 2000 (43%, OB 2010) – 81/100

Glencadam 35 yo 1974 (48,9%, Malts of Scotland 2010, cask #3214, 216 btl.) – 87/100

Clynelish 16 yo 1991 (46%, High Spirits 2008, Valentino Zagatti’s Personal Choice) – 79/100

Old Pulteney 21 yo (46%, OB 2010) – 84/100

Ardmore 20 yo 1990 (61,6%, Signatory Vintage 2010, cask #30118, 355 btl.) – 80/100

Glengoyne 13 yo 1997 ‘English Merchants’ Choice’ (54,6%, OB 2010, cask #2716, 291 btl.) – 89/100

Dalmore 1980 (40%, OB 2009) – 89/100

Glen Garioch 32 yo 1971 (44,6%, OB, hogshead #2041 for Taiwan) – 93/100

Glengoyne 13 yo 1997 (46%, Whisky-Doris 2010, sherry butt, 120 btl.) – 86/100

Old Pulteney WK499 ‘Isabella Fortuna’ (52%, OB 2010, 18.000 btl., travel retail, 100cl) – 85/100

Tomatin 26 yo 1966 (43%, Signatory Vintage 1992, cask #14362 / 14363, 1200 btl.) – 87/100

Old Pulteney 1990 (57,4%, OB 2010, cask #5253, distillery only) – 87/100

Deanston 33 yo 1977 (43%, Thosop Import 2010, 205 btl.) – 87/100

Banff 32 yo 1975 (48,7%, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 2008, DL ref. 3971, 164 btl.) – 88/100

Lochside 1981 (50,5%, Thosop 2010, refill sherry, 206 btl.) – 90/100

Dalwhinnie 21 yo 1970 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1991, 70 cl.) – 86/100

Glenury Royal 36 yo 1968 (51,2%, OB 2005, 2100 btl.) – 91/100

Glenturret 18 yo 1990 (46%, Chieftain’s Choice 2009, cask #91781, 312 btl.) – 69/100

Brora 28 yo 1981 (57,4%, Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum 2009, 93 bottles) – 91/100

Oban 1992/2006 – Distiller’s Edition (43%, OB 2006, ref. OD 155.FR) – 83/100

Dalmore Mackenzie 1992 (46%, OB 2010, port finish, 3000 btl.) – 85/100

Glen Ord 11 yo 1999 (54,5%, Malts of Scotland 2010, cask #31212, 289 btl.) – 82/100

Edradour 11 yo 1997 Sauternes finish (56,6%, OB 2009, 451 btl. 50 cl.) – 66/100

Glengoyne 37yo 1973 (50,4%, Malts of Scotland 2010, cask #678, 97 btl.) – 92/100

Glengoyne 37 yo 1972 (52%, Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 91/100

Glenugie 31 yo 1977 (58,1%, Signatory Vintage 2009, cask #7, 577 btl.) – 87/100

Ben Nevis 13 yo 1996 (57,1%, OB 2010, sherry cask #1466, 258 btl.) – 83/100

Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or (46%, OB 2008, Sauternes finish) – 85/100

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (46%, OB 2008, Port finish) – 80/100

Glenmorangie Lasanta (46%, OB 2008, Oloroso sherry finish) – 83/100

Glenmorangie 10 yo Original (40%, OB 2008) – 77/100

Glenesk 25 yo 1983 (55,7%, Duncan Taylor 2009, sherry cask #4931, 294 btl.) – 65/100

Clynelish 14 yo 1995 (46%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 87/100

Glen Albyn 33 yo 1974 (58,9%, Clydesdale 2008, cask #0016/1601, 248 btl.) – 90/100

Brora 30yo (55,7%, OB 2007, 6th Edition, 2958 btl.) – 94/100

Tomatin 1980 (47,4%, OB 2008, cask #994, 172 btl.) – 89/100

Macduff 25 yo 1984 (54,9%, Thosop 2009, Bourbon cask, 120 btl.) – 86/100

Glen Garioch 20 yo 1988 ‘Old Grandad Whisky’ (53,4%, SMWS 2009, 19.44, 251 btl.) – 81/100

Tomatin 19 yo 1989 (57,6%, Master of Malt 2008) – 86/100

Brora 21 yo 1977 (56,9%, Rare Malts 1998) – 91/100

Brora 20 yo 1982 (58,1%, Rare Malts 2003) – 90/100

Glenury Royal 23 yo 1971 (61,3%, Rare Malts 1995) – 90/100

Brora 30 yo 1976 (55,1%, Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum 2007, 104 btl.) – 95/100

Ben Nevis 34 yo 1975 (63%, Prestonfield for LMdW 2009, cask #7439, 146 btl.) – 92/100

Tobermory 1994 (46%, Carn Mor 2009, sherry butt #5125, 2744 btl.) – 45/100

Glen Garioch ‘Glaring Echo’ 18yo 1991 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 85/100

Brora 30yo (53,2%, OB 2009, 8th Edition, 2652 btl.) – 90/100

Clynelish 27 yo 1982 (53,9%, Whisky Agency 2009, 240 btl.) – 90/100

Clynelish ‘Synch Elli’ 27yo 1982 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 89/100

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX (46%, OB 2009) – 89/100

Tomatin 43yo 1965 (48,2%, Whisky-Doris 2009, cask #20950, 194 btl.) – 88/100

Dalwhinnie 15yo (43%, OB 2007) – 84/100

Royal Lochnagar 19yo 1990 (54,6%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2009, cask #356, 259 btl.) – 88/100

Glengoyne 11yo 1998 (54,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry hogshead #1130, 292 btl.) – 89/100

Glengoyne 36yo 1973 (55,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #677, 138 btl.) – 91/100

Glengoyne 36yo 1972 (52,8%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #3195, 305 btl.) – 90/100

Clynelish 16yo 1992 (46%, SMOS 2009, cask #5871, 293 btl.) – 85/100

The Dalmore ‘Gran Reserva’ (40%, OB 2008) – 81/100

Balblair 1997 (43%, OB 2008) – 81/100

Tomatin 31y 1976 (49,6%, Scotch Single Malt Circle 2008, cask #19085, 336 btl.) – 90/100

Hillside 25y 1970 (60,1%, OB 1996) – 78/100

Clynelish 12yo 1996 (58,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #8245, 304 btl.) – 90/100

Tomatin 1965 ‘Oat Mint’ (48,1%, Daily Dram 2009, 210 btl.) – 90/100

WhiskyNotes is 6 months old now, and still a few well-known brands never appeared (simply bad luck of course, every whisky deserves a review). Time to feature Orkney-based Highland Park, a distillery with many fans. Highland Park had a major restyling in 2006, and the brand was supposed to become a top 10 single malt [...]

Fettercairn 33y 1975 (58,3%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Perfect Dram I, 143 btl.) – 82/100