After the Thompson Bro.s SRV5, today I review another fruit-forward blended malt, Compass Box Orchard House. A whisky geek favourite, this Clyneliesh and Linkwood heavy blend won an OSWA in 2022. That bodes well for another great quality/price ratio.
Blended Malts are a minor category, but one where great value can be found. After a little blending experiment of my own, it is time to look at Blended Malt Scotch Whiskies. Starting with a review of the Thompson Bro.s SRV5.
I started writing this article a while back struggling to find the motivation to stick to my plan for this blog. I quickly realised fatigue can hit anyone. Sharing how I overcome fatigue is also an excuse to write about something I am enjoying a lot – home blending
If you have been following this series on funky whisky, you will not be surprised to see that the final chapter in the series is dedicated to the distillery at the top of most whisky lover’s list. Today is finally the time to review the Springbank 10 year old.
As I get closer to the end of this leg of the whisky journey focusing on funky malts, the hulking reputation of everything Campbeltown and Springbank-related looms large. Before getting to the obvious concluding highlight, today I review the Kilkerran 12, a whisky that has become one of my favourites.
After a couple of days break it’s time to dive back into funk. In my next three reviews, I will sample the entry-level original bottlings of Campbeltown’s famous distilleries. We start with today’s review of the Glen Scotia Double Cask.
Today marks a Road to Dram first. Not the blind tasting part. I have used blind tastings to close each section of my whisky journey a few times, the last… Read More »Peated blind & first pancakes: 8 entry-level whiskies compared
Ask the average whisky fan what flavour profile they associate with Speyside, and funk is very unlikely to make the list. And yet I am reviewing the Craigellachie 13, another funky Speysider. A popular malt with the OSWA’s voters, I might have found my Goldilocks daily sipper.
The third stop in this exploration of funky whisky brings me to the shores of Scotland’s largest lake to review the Loch Lomond 12 year old. Considering I tend to have a spot for outliers, and how different Loch Lomond is from the stereotype of a distillery, this one should be right up my street!
After the Benromach 10, I take another step into the funky whisky realm with this review of the Ben Nevis 10 year old. It is fair to say that Ben Nevis is a cult distillery with a loyal fan base who swear by it.