Knockando 1994 18 Year Old

Knockando 1993 12 Year Old

If this was a movie, it would be a Friday night romantic comedy. Easy to watch, well romantic comedies are not easy for everybody but you know what I mean. Easy comedy. This doesn't mean that the taste was ridiculous. I actually enjoyed Knockando's easy going lightness. Referencing to Some Like It Hot doesn't mean that this is a screwball whisky...

Score 85/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

Knockando Distillery was built in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc an Dhu, meaning "Little Black Hill". I do enjoy finding out a bit about the distilleries and like that they each have some quirky fact that makes them unique. In the case of Knockando it is that they were...

Score 82/100

Knockando 18 Year Old distilled 1994

I didn't have particularly high expectations for this. I picked it up in a supermarket in France for €37, thinking I couldn't go much wrong though, and it's actually a pretty decent dram. There is a good bit of sherry influence in this, but it's not at all overpowering. Think Glenfiddich 18 cross with Dalwhinnie 15, and this is pretty much what...

Score 89/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

The nose is filled with old leather and tobacco, with hints of malt, wood and salt. It smells like someone dipped a well-loved pipe-smokers tobacco pouch into a dry savoury whisky. The taste is smooth, gentle and subtle, with continuing notes of leather, tobacco and salt. The finish is mild, warm, and gentle. Notes of well-used leather. Not...

Score 81/100