Fettercairn 13 Year Old 1991 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Fettercairn 40 Year Old

Having not had a single dram in a week (due to throat issues and Antibiotics) i was looking at my old tasting notes, and found this one. in desperate need of publication… A few months back (January 20th, to be more exact) i posted my notes on the Fettercairn ‘Fior’ which was a very good and enjoyable dram. I promised to review the entire range,...

Score 92/100

Fettercairn 12 Year Old 2008 The Whisky Mercenary

The newest releases from The Whisky Mercenary are bottled in the so-called Draconological Series. WTF is that? LOL. The labels show a nice cartoon of a dragon. Anyway, Jürgen has good taste, that’s for sure. Wonderfully fresh and creamy nose with nice candy-like notes joined by banana and peach, while buttercups appear in the background. Vanilla...

Score 86/100

Fettercairn Fior

About 5 years ago Fettercairn repositioned the brand as (self proclaimed) premium and in fairness it is well presented. This is my first Fettercairn expression but that’s not surprising considering 95% of the spirit produced goes into Whyte & Mackay blends. Bottled at 42% and the colour is dark amber. The nose is earthy, dried leather, a...

Score 88/100

Fettercairn 28 Year Old 1988 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

A 28 years old Fettercairn! This was distilled in the year yours truly became of age. I had actually tried this before in the 2018 edition of the Proefolympics (Dutch tasting competition), thinking it was a Braeval. Anyway, I got hold of another sample and will gladly give it another go. Ha! This really is a good nose, albeit a bit weird at the...

Score 86/100