These pages are dedicated to the collection and appreciation of single malt scotch whisky. To that end, I have assembled tasting notes for adults of legal drinking age where they live. I have put together a glossary of scotch tasting terms to help.
Please follow any of the links below to view tasting notes.
Single Malt Scotch Whisky I have owned
Islay
Ardbeg
10 year old “TEN”, 46% abv
17 year old, 43% abv
1975, 43% abv
1978, 43% abv
8 year old 1991/1999, 43% abv, Signatory
“The Ardbeggeddon” 29 year old 1972/2001, 48.4% abv, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, private bottling for The PLOWED Society
Bowmore
10 year old, 43% abv
17 year old, 43% abv
1984 Vintage, 58.8% abv
22 year old, ceramic decanter, 43% abv
30 year old ceramic “Sea Dragon” decanter, 43% abv
“Bicentenary” (bottled 1979), 43% abv
“Claret”, 56% abv
“Darkest”, 43% abv
“Dawn”, 51.5% abv
“Dusk”, 50% abv
“Surf”, 40% abv
“Voyage”, 56% abv
12 year old “Summer Distillation”, 43% abv, The McGibbon’s Provenance
13 year old 1990/2003, 40% abv, Duncan Taylor bottling for Trader Joe’s
15 year old 1981/1996, 57.7% abv, Glenhaven
16 year old 1984 sherry, 60% abv, James MacArthur’s
32 year old 1968, 46% abv, Signatory Vintage
Bruichladdich
10 year old (Pre-McEwan bottling), 43% abv
31 year old 1970, 44.2% abv
7 year old 1993/2000, 43% abv, Blackadder
14 year old 1986, 55% abv, Scott’s Selection
Bunnahabhain
39 year old 1960, 43.4% abv, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask
Caol Ila
15 year old, 43% abv
10 year old 1989/1999, 43% abv, Signatory
11 year old 1988, Calvados wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail, 40% abv
11 year old 1988, Claret wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
11 year old 1988, Cognac wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
19 year old 1979/1999, 43% abv, Cooper’s Choice
Lagavulin
16 year old, 43% abv
19 year old 1981 “Distiller’s Edition” (finished in Pedro Ximénez casks), 43% abv
“Islay”, 5 year old, 40% abv, Signatory Vintage
Laphroaig
10 year old, 43% abv
10 year old, 57.3% abv
15 year old, 43% abv
Port Ellen
13 year old 1982/1996, 43% abv, Hart Brothers
16 year old 1981/1997, 62.1% abv, Cadenhead
16 year old 1980/1997, 59.3% abv, Signatory
Unknown Origination
Other Islands
Highland Park
12 year old, 43% abv
“2000″ 12 year old, 55.7% abv
18 year old, 43% abv
25 year old, 53.5% abv
“The Old Man of Hoy”, 10 year old 1990/2000, 43% abv, Blackadder
10 year old 1988/1999, 57.6% abv, Hart Brothers
11 year old 1989/2000, 43%, Blackadder
22 year old 1975/1997, 50.3%, Signatory
22 year old 1962/1984, 46%, Cadenhead
Isle of Jura
Ledaig
“Mull”, 7 year old, 40% abv, Signatory Vintage
Talisker
10 year old, 45.6% abv
12 year old, 43.4% abv
Tobermory
10 year old, 40% abv
Speyside
Aberlour
10 year old, 43% abv
21 year old, 43% abv
“100″, 57.1% abv
“a’bunadh”, European bottling, 59.6% abv
1989 “Millennium”, Contract No. 003/345, 43% abv
10 year old, 40% abv, Trader Joe’s private label
10 year old 1993/2003, Duncan Taylor bottling for Trader Joe’s
21 year old 1974/1995, 55.5% abv, Signatory
Aultmore
13 year old 1983/1997, 43% abv, Cooper’s Choice
The Balvenie
12 year old “Doublewood”, 43% abv
25 year old “Single Barrel” 1974, 46.9% abv
31 year old “Vintage Cask” 1966/1997, 45.5% abv
Cragganmore
Glenburgie
8 year old, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
Glen Deveron
The Glendronach
15 year old “Sherry Cask”, 40% abv
Glendullan
18 year old 1978/1997, 43% abv, Cooper’s Choice
Glenfarclas
10 year old, 40% abv
“105″, 60% abv
24 year old 1969, 56.5% abv, Whyte & Whyte
Glenfiddich
12 year old “Special Reserve”, 40% abv
Glen Grant
33 year old, 40% abv, Gordon & Macphail (sold)
Glen Keith
10 year old, 43% abv
The Glenlivet
12 year old, 40% abv
12 year old (Smith’s), 70° proof
12 year old (Smith’s), 43% abv
12 year old “American White Oak” finish, 40% abv
18 year old, 43% abv
21 year old, Leather case, 43% abv
“Archive”, 43% abv
Glen Mhor
8 year old, 70° proof
Glen Moray
12 year old, Chenin Blanc finish, 40% abv
16 year old, 40% abv
Glenrothes
“Lismore” (a vatting of 6 and 8 year old Glenrothes, undeclared on label), 40% abv
32 year old 1968, 50.5% abv, Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve
Imperial
9 year old 1990, Calvados wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
9 year old 1990, Claret wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
9 year old 1990, Cognac wood finish, 40% abv, Gordon & MacPhail
Linkwood
11 year old 1984/1996, 59.5% abv, Glenhaven
Loch Dhu
10 year old (Mannochmore distillery), 40% abv
Longmorn
29 year old 1971/2000, 52.3% abv, Scott’s Selection
The Macallan
12 year old, 43% abv
18 year old 1979, 43% abv
10 year old bourbon casked, 40% abv, Trader Joe’s private label
Mortlach
16 year old, 43% abv, Flora & Fauna
39 year old 1961/2000, 40.8% abv, Scott’s Selection
Royal Lochnagar
12 year old, 40% abv
The Singleton of Auchroisk
10 year old 1981/1993, 43% abv
The Speyside
10 year old, 43% abv
Tomatin
12 year old, 43% abv
12 year old, 43% abv (angular bottle)
Highlands
Aberfeldy
17 year old 1978/1995, 59.8% abv, Glenhavan
Banff
31 year old 1966, 50% abv, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask
Ben Nevis
Brora
“Brorageddon” 30 year old 1972/2003, 50.8% abv, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, private bottling for The PLOWED Society
Clynelish
11 year old 1989/2000, 60.8% abv, Blackadder
Dalmore
12 year old, 40% abv
“Cigar Malt”, 43% abv
10 year old, 59.5% abv, Blackadder Raw Cask
22 year old 1962/1986, 46% abv, Cadenhead
Dalwhinnie
Glen Garioch
8 year old, 43% abv
8 year old 1984, 43% abv
12 year old, 43% abv
Glenmorangie
12 year old “Madeira Wood Finish”, 43% abv
12 year old “Port Wood Finish”, 43% abv
“Fino Sherry Finish”, 43% abv
25 year old 1975 “Côte De Nuits Wood Finish”, 43% abv
25 year old 1975 “Malaga Wood Finish”, 43% abv
“Cellar 13″, 43% abv
“Traditional”, 57.2% abv
Glenturret
20 year old 1980/2000, 52.8% abv, Blackadder
North Port
13 year old 1982/1996, 64% abv, Glenhaven
Oban
Old Pulteney
12 year old, 43% abv
Campbeltown
Glen Scotia
12 year old, 43% abv
14 year old, 43% abv
“Campbeltown”, 8 year old, 40% abv, Signatory
Longrow (from stills at Springbank)
10 year old (Limited), 46% abv
10 year old Sherry (Limited), 46% abv
Springbank
10 year old, 46% abv
12 year old 175th Anniversary, 46% abv
12 year old 1989 Rum Wood, 54.6% abv
21 year old, 46% abv
25 year old, 46% abv
“CV”, 46% abv
32 year old 1966 “Local Barley”, 52.3% abv
7 year old 1992 “Da Mhile” Organic Scotch, 46% abv, Murray McDavid
34 year old 1965, 40.6% abv, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask
Lowlands
Auchentoshan
“Lowland”, 6 year old, 40% abv, Signatory Vintage
Glenkinchie
10 year old, 43% abv
Littlemill
8 year old, 43% abv
17 year old, 43% abv
8 year old 1989/1997, 63.9% abv, Cadenhead
10 year old 1990/2000, 43% abv, Signatory
11 year old 1989/2000, 61.6% abv, Cadenhead
11 year old 1992/2003, 46% abv, Whisky Galore
32 year old 1965, 49.1% abv, Signatory 10th Anniversary
33 year old 1965, 58.9% abv, Scott’s Selection
Rosebank
12 year old, 43% abv, Flora & Fauna
8 year old 1989/1999, 43% abv, Signatory
10 year old, 56.2% abv, Signatory Silent Stills
11 year old 1980/1992, 60.1% abv, Cadenhead
Other Whisky
Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Strathmore 37 year old 1963/2000 “North of Scotland”, 53% abv, Scott’s Selection (also technically a single malt)
Cambus 31 year old 1963/1994, 53.2% abv, Cadenheads
Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Bushmills Millennium Malt 1975, 43% abv
Connemara, 40% abv
Knappogue Castle 7 year old 1992, 40% abv
Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker “Green Label” 15 year old Pure Malt Scotch Whisky, 43% abv (empty, because I broke it :-/ )
Michel Couvreur Unfiltered 12 year old, 43% abv
Whitfield’s Campbeltown, 40% abv
Whitfield’s Islay, 40% abv
Blended Scotch
Black and White, 43.4% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Campbeltown Loch 25 year old, 40% abv
Dewar’s White Label, Centennial Flagon Limited Edition, 43.4% abv
The Famous Grouse, 40% abv
Glen Rosa, 40% abv
Johnnie Walker Black Label, 40% abv
King George IV, 40% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Mitchell’s 12 year old (Springbank-based), 43% abv
Scoresby, 40% abv
White Horse, 43% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
White Horse, 40% abv
Japanese Malt Whisky
Nikka 15 year old Pure Malt “Kitagenshu”, 43% abv
Japanese Blended Whisky
Suntory Old Whisky, 40% abv
Booker’s True Barrel Bourbon 7 years 3 months old, 63.25% abv
Daviess County 4 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, 43% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Evan Williams 7 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 45% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Ezra Brooks 7 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 45% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Harley Davidson 10 year old Bourbon (old bottle)
Knob Creek 9 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 50% abv
Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 45% abv
Old Charter 10 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 43% abv (old bottle with tax stamp)
Van Winkle 13 year old Family Reserve Rye, 47.8% abv
Wild Turkey “101″, 50.5% abv
Wild Turkey “Kentucky Spirit” Single Barrel Bourbon, 50.5% abv
Whisky Liqueurs
Celtic Crossing, 30% abv
Drambuie, 40% abv
Hebridean Whisky Liqueur, 20% abv
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