Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings, Tasting Notes & Buying Advice

5237 reviews found

The Macallan 18 Year Old Review (Purple Box)

The Macallan 18 Year Old Review (Purple Box) from The Macallan presents a well-crafted Scotch that rewards careful atten...

Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.3 Review

Bourbon

Ballechin 2006 / 18 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 2 Highland Whisky

Ballechin's 18-year-old cask strength Batch 2 is a peated Highland malt that punches well above its £135 price tag — ful...

Buy £125.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.4 Review

Blended Malt

Compass Box The Last Vatted Malt / Gift Box Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

Compass Box's 35-year-old cask strength farewell to the 'vatted malt' designation is a bold, historically significant bl...

Buy £1250.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

7.7 Review

Single Malt

Linkwood 12 Year Old / Flora & Fauna Speyside Whisky

Linkwood 12 Year Old from the Flora & Fauna series is a quietly confident Speyside single malt that rewards curiosity — ...

Buy £62.95 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.5 Review

Single Malt

Islay Single Malt 1990 / 30 Year Old / Whisky Jury Island Whisky

A thirty-year-old Islay single malt bottled at cask strength by Whisky Jury — uncompromised, well-aged island whisky tha...

Buy £750.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.5 Review

Islay

Ardbeg 1976 / 25 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Drumlanrig Islay Whisky

A rare cask-strength sherry-matured Ardbeg from 1976, bottled at 25 years old under the Drumlanrig label. Pre-revival Is...

Buy £3750.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.5 Review

Speyside

Glen Spey 1981 / 15 Year Old / Cadenhead's Speyside Whisky

A rare 1981 vintage Speyside single malt bottled at cask strength by Cadenhead's — Glen Spey at its most compelling, and...

Buy £325.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.6 Review

Lowland

Inverleven 1985 / 38 Year Old / Cask #563 / Connoisseurs Choice Lowland Whisky

A 38-year-old cask strength Lowland rarity from the Connoisseurs Choice series, Inverleven 1985 Cask #563 is a composed ...

Buy £1950.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8 Review

Speyside

Glenlivet 2007 / 12 Year Old / Signatory for The Whisky Exchange Speyside Whisky

A cask strength Glenlivet 2007 bottled by Signatory for The Whisky Exchange at a commanding 66.3% ABV. Twelve years old ...

Buy £175.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

7.7 Review

Single Malt

Jaar Bourbon Cask Single Malt Romanian Whisky Single Whisky

A bourbon cask single malt from Romania that punches well above its modest price tag. Jaar is an honest, well-made whisk...

Buy £31.25 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.1 Review

Single Malt

Glenmorangie 1971 / USA Release Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A vintage-dated 1971 Highland single malt from Glenmorangie, released exclusively for the US market — genuinely rare, el...

Buy £1350.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026

8.5 Review

Speyside

Glenfarclas 1959 / 35 Year Old / Dark Sherry / Signatory Speyside Whisky

A 1959 vintage Speyside from dark sherry wood, bottled by Signatory at cask strength after 35 years. A rare and compelli...

Buy £5000.00 Review

Joe Whitfield February 28, 2026