Aberlour 1976
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 A little more roundness would have been appreciated.

J & B Rare
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 6 Some very enjoyable flavours, but lacking in dimension for me. I'll try it again at bedtime.

Glenfiddich 40 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.60% 9 This is an urbane whisky that will not easily reveal itself. Take your time with it. Enjoy its company.

Port Ellen 25 Years Old, Special Release 2005
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.40% 8 Old, intense and busting for an olifactory fight. Complex and grizzly, like Clint Eastwood in The Unforgiven.

Whisky Fair Glen Scotia 'Heavily peated'
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.70% 7 This is just too odd.

The Antiquary 1977 Rare Old Blended
- Scotland - 46.00% 7 Great balance and a real surprise in the mouth...and it's green.

Highland Park Earl Haakon
Single Malt - Scotland - 54.90% 7 That whisky definitely needs water. But it lacks balance and charm. The alcohol is not mastered.

Glenfarclas 43 Years Old, Cognac Cask
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.70% 9 Incredibly “alive” for a 43 Years Old whisky. Absolutely wonderful. Fully matured or just finished in a cognac cask ? Whatever, it worked superbly.

The Macallan Select Oak
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Very easy drinking,but holds the interest with its various layers.

Evan Williams 1992 (Bottled 2001)
Bourbon - U.S.A. - 43.30% Solidly built and huge. A different style.

Evan Williams 1998 (Bottled 2007)
Bourbon - U.S.A. - 43.30% The bigger fatter ones like this and the ‘92 are slightly less expressive.

Sazerac 18 Years Old Bottled Fall 2007
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00% 8 More of a sipper than a cocktail rye.

Cragganmore Distillers Edition 1993 Port Wine
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00% The finish accentuates elements which are already in the whisky without dominating and obscuring the distillery character.