Old Fettercairn 1997 6 Year Old

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 22 Year Old 1990 Malts of Scotland

Another new one. Malts of Scotland has never before bottled a Fettercairn. I myself have only tasted two so far. Exciting! The Old Fettercairn distillery, built in 1824, is the property of United Spirits of the Indian Vijay Mallaya who purchased it, along with Whyte & Mackay, Jura and Dalmore, in 2007. Fettercairn has recently been...

Score 85/100

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 1824 12 Year Old

I was hoping to write a review similar to my last one about a Glengoyne when I tried this Fettercairn, that it was fairly easy to get hold off and that it should not be overlooked. However after working my way through the bottle, I don’t hold it in as high a regard. It’s not a complicated whisky, but I couldn’t get to grips with it really. It’s a...

Score 64/100