Speyburn 25 Year Old New Presentation

Speyside Spey 18 Year Old

The 18 year old whisky from the Speyside Distillery, simply Spey 18, matured on fresh sherry casks and was bottled at a drinking strength of 46%. Only 1.500 bottles were launched. I am told it is very popular in Taiwan. Well, it is not like I ever go there. Ha, that is more like it! Good nose on all kinds of fruit. A real salad of fresh fruit...

Score 83/100

Speyside Drumguish Single Malt

Drumwhat? Never heard of it? No worries, it is not surprising. This is a young malt from the Speyside distillery, named after a small village nearby. It does not have a grand reputation. The first spirit only ran from father and son Christie’s stills in 1990 and in 1993 this single malt could already be found on the shelves. It has the same allure...

Score 75/100

Speyside Region Very Old Selection Sansibar

The German Sansibar bottled this ‘secret’ Speyside ‘Very Old Selection’ for the Dutch Whisky Association. As I understand it, it’s a blended malt, but all malts are from Speyside, obviously. No age statement, merely the mention ‘Very Old Selection’ which makes one presume some malts of respectable age were used. Lovely label, by the way. Oh, this...

Score 86/100

Speyside Royal Choice

Do you really think the Royal Family selected this whisky from the warehouses of the Speyside Distillery? I do not think so. It is a combination of the oldest sherry casks they still had (which can be up to a quarter century, considering that the first spirit flowed from the stills in 1990). Round, fruity and feisty nose filled with toffee,...

Score 85/100