Gordon & MacPhail Mortlach 1971
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00% 8 Magnificent in every way, especially the finish.

Caskstrength & Carry On Benriach 1996 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.20% 8 Sherry and Bourbon goodness, quite unusual for Benriach. Perfect for these autumnal evenings.

Lagavulin 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.00% 8 Very easy to drink at this strength. A fabulous, deep and smoky whisky.

Port Ellen 32 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.50% 8 Complex with a good balance of fruit and peat.

Talisker Talisker 35 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 54.60% 8 Very pleasant and moreish, lighter than I thought it would be for its age.

Brora Brora 35 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 48.10% 7 The oak dominates a bit too much for me.

Compass Box Flaming Heart 10th Anniversary
Blended - Scotland - 48.90% 7 Well put together, with a nice display of spice and peat.

Compass Box The Entertainer
Blended - Scotland - 46.00% 8 Despite its almost saccharine sweetness, it's hard not to enjoy this as a belting peaty dram. Just remember to brush your teeth after each glass.

Dalwhinnie Dalwhinnie 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.10% 7 A decent well balanced dram.

Dimensions Strathmill 1990
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.00% 7 A very dry dram, with some interesting fruity moments.

Elements of Islay Elements of Islay PL1
Single Malt - Scotland - 60.00% 8 With water, this shows signs of popping its head over to the other side, but only fleetingly.

Glen Garioch Glen Garioch 1995
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30% 7 Solid and drinkable.

Master of Malt Aberlour 1995 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00% 8 Balanced, fresh and fruity – a fine opening dram for the evening.

Master of Malt Glen Garioch 1990 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 48.80% 8 Approaching its twilight years, but still with a definite spring in its step. Very nicely balanced indeed.

Scott's Selection Inchmurrin 1997
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30% 7 A strangely closed nose, with a very vibrant, fruit driven palate.

Scott's Selection The Speyside 1993
Single Malt - Scotland - 61.50% 7 The touches of rubber are a little disappointment, but the other notes make up for any indiscretions.

Scott's Selection Tomatin 1993
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00% 7 Quite a limited palate, but really pleasant enough.

Selected by Berry's Bunnahabhain 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 53.10% 8 A bold statement, this one. If you like heavily sherried drams, this will appeal, if not, perhaps time to reconsider.

Selected by Berry's Longmorn 1992 19 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 This has some characterful notes, but not enough to raise it into the echelons of other whiskies of comparable age.

The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 Some intriguing spice and fruit here, with a backbone of oak.

The Maltman Glenlossie 19 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00% 8 At 19 years, this has reached a harmonious conclusion. Very good indeed.

The Royal British Legion Glendullan 1999 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.80% 8 Time to start stocking up for your Burns' Night toast, me thinks.

The Whisky Exchange Spirit of Asama
Single Malt - Japan - 55.00% 7 Unfortunately, very one-dimensional.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Lemon Smoke 1996 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00% 8 Solid and distinctly ‘Islay' in character.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Sugared Almonds 1982 30 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 The persistence of time has been kind to this, up to a point. Some lovely fruity creaminess if you can get past the oak.

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel
Single Malt - Japan - 48.00% 8 It pulls in a number of directions, but each one is equally interesting and exciting. Terrific stuff.

Yamazaki Mizunara
Single Malt - Japan - 48.00% 8 Nice balance of aromas and flavours here, with some unusual aromatic notes to boot.

Yamazaki Puncheon
Single Malt - Japan - 48.00% 7 A continuation from the previous, in terms of style, with definite notes of citrus and pleasant oak.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask
Single Malt - Japan - 48.00% 8 Bold and rich, but with no signs of being overpowered.