The Speyside 8 Year Old

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 1996/2014 Douglas Laing

Mostly known for its painfully generic name and not for the quality of its products, the Speyside distillery is a piece of work. Or should I say “was” a piece of work, ever since new management took over, I’ve heard great things about the current owners, plans for expansion and increasingly positive reviews. Who knows, this relatively young...

Score 89/100

Speyside 18 Year Old 1996 Smoking Buffalo 6

The series of Smoking Buffalo is always a peaty whisky in honor of KAA Gent, a Belgian football club that celebrates its 150th birthday this year. To celebrate, Belgian bottlers The Bonding Dram and Whisky Import Belux released this 6th edition of the Smoking Buffalo. Something special, to be sure, as it is a peaty version of an 18 Year Old from...

Score 89/100