Black Barrel
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 The name does not imply a dark whisky – the colour is a good full gold – but the barrel may have been well-charred. There is plenty of juicy wood-extract there.

Black Bottle 10 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 9 A delicious, appetising, new expression of Black Bottle. As a blend, it is a star.

Black Bottle 10 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 8 An uncompromising Islay blend. Washes along sea fragrances. But reveals a sweet nature on the palate. Grain and malt are well married. A good cure for Islay-sickness.

Black Bush
Blended - Ireland - 43.00% 8 Long one of my great favourites. In composition, it is the the simplest of blends, yet it demonstrates how malt can someimes be enhanced by a leavening of grain.

Ledaig
Single Malt - Scotland - 42.00% 6 Nothing to cheer up tastebuds. Water saves the nose but does not help palate. A pale image of Ledaig.

Ledaig 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 7 Another that's growing in character. I'm looking forward to the 12 Years Old.

Ledaig 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.30% 7 Not exactly refined, but a bit of rough does you no harm and certainly a big improvement. There's just something about the wood that isn't quite right.

Ledaig 7 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 That wasn't breakfast toast after all. It was melba toast, with a game pate. Or better still, a mousseline.

Ledaig 7 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 42.00% 7 Quite an unusual profile. A comforting malt to enjoy while camping in the wilderness.

Ledaig Sherry Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 42.00% 7 Quite a rich and complex malt. Needs a long aeration to release it all.

Old Masters Ledaig 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.10% 7 The aroma promises more than the whisky delivers.

Scottish Leader 12 Years Old Blend
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Very mild, but a blend assembled with great skill and subtlety.

Scottish Leader 15 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 More subtlety sophistication and elegance than the Platinum.

Scottish Leader Platinum Seal
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Remarkably fruity, but in a lively interplay with all the other elements.