Ben Nevis 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 A well-balanced dram. Sherry signs it but not in an assertive way.

Berry's Best Orkney, 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 Intense salt. Very slight iodine.

Cadenhead's Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.60% 7 Firm, dry, confident. Not quite as expressive as the best bottlings.

Caol Ila 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.30% 7 The palate does not have the nose delicacy. Water tones the alcohol down but brings out astringency. A Caol Ila? I would never have guessed.

Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 The most rounded of this Clynelish threesome. The fuller gold colour suggests more contribution from the wood.

Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 Full of flavour. Full of interest. A good, complex bottling.

Clynelish 14 Years old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% Great balance and feel.

Cooper's Choice Caol Ila 1990, 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 A middleweight Islay malt.

Dewar Rattray Ben Nevis 1992 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.20% 7 I find it a little grubby.

Dewar Rattray Benrinnes 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.30% 7 Nose and palate are a bit agressive with a lingering sourness which is disturbing. A prickly character. Water smooths the flavours over but this is not enough.

Dewar Rattray Bowmore 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.80% 8 A beautiful Islay malt in a sherry refill dressing. Rich aromatic development, great combination of strength and sweetness.

Dewar Rattray Bowmore 1991, 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.60% 7 Old Bowmore is fascinating: it either becomes light and tropical with no smoke or reduces into this anchovy like concentration.

Dewar Rattray Longmorn 1990 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30% 7 I loved the aroma. After that the stern, impenetrable palate was frustrating but in keeping with the mood. A good, old-fashioned Speysider.

Dewar Rattray The Macallan 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.60% 7 A very odd Macallan. Perhaps a very odd cask.

Douglas Laing Benrinnes 1990 14 Years Old, Single Cask Sherry Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00% 7 Beautifully full flavoured whisky. Manages to be both elegant and robustly expressive. Very appetising.

Glen Garioch (A Rare Find) 1998 14 Years Old Cask 663
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.30% 8 ?An enticing “whispering” whisky which makes me think of a fresh watercolour. Or a Schubert “moment sonata.” Definitely a springtime dram.

Glen Grant 14 Years Old, Cask Strength
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30% 7 A midsummer's night dream dram. So delicate, so rich but without ostentation.

Glencadam 14 Years Old Sherrywood
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 On the surface all smiles and amenability but like a David Lynch film there's darkness lurking underneath.

Glendronach 14 Years Old Virgin Oak
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 Full and rich.

Glenturret 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.70% 8 Only 14. I'm amazed. A must try.

Harris Whisky Macduff 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.70% 7 No great complexity and a little green.

Harris Whisky Tamdhu 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.50% 7 More interesting without water. But then, alcohol prevails. The nose is appealing.

Inchgower 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 7 A bit restrained initially, then unveils a charming vibrant sweetness. Well-balanced.

James MacArthur 14 Years Old Islay Blended Malt
Blended - Scotland - 58.30% 8 Alcohol is so well tamed. A fully Islay vatted malt. Vatted, really? More a single than a vatted. Or an Ardbeg vatted with a Laphroaig?

Longrow 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 Far more interesting than the 10 Years Old versions. It has the freshness and vibrancy of a crisp cold and rainy morning.

Mortlach 1998 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.50% 7 A pleasant light aromatic profile but this whisky has not matured in very active casks.

Nikka Coffey Grain 1995 14 Years Old
Single Grain - Japan - 60.00% 7 A grainy profile enriched by fruity flavours. I'd happily try it chilled.

Oban 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 7 Classic, gentle and pleasing. A consensual malt. Good match with salmon and light seafood dishes.

Old Masters Glentauchers 1990 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.80% 7 Serve as an aperitif. Chilled?

Old Masters Glenturret 14 Years Old
- Scotland - 56.90% 7 Absolutely no cask interaction, making this the polar opposite of the last quartet. In a way this is a very instructive tasting.

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

Scapa 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 8 Good integration of wood and malt. A very decent dram.

Selected by Berry's Clynelish 1997 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 An excellent everyday summer dram. Sweet without excess, with an aerial texture. Fresh and fragrant.

Signatory Glen Garioch 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00% 7 The cask was too tired to give roundness to that elegantly grassy malt. Alcohol needs to be tamed by water but still…

Single Malts of Scotland Rosebank 14 Years Old, Bourbon Barrel
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 A surprising character. A light aromatic profile with a heavy mouthfeel. A touch of water keeps the balance right.

The Balvenie Roasted malt Aged 14 Years
Single Malt - Scotland - 47.10% 8 Give this time and you'll find a delicious dram.

The Balvenie Rumwood 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 47.10% 8 A rich whisky which has taken some exotic and sensuous notes from the rum. Stiffens up on the finish.

The Dalmore Single Cask
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.50% 7 Decent enough but a little underwhelming.

Tomintoul 1995 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 A charmer and well done Tomintoul for taking the non-chill filtered,no colouring route. Have as a summer time aperitif.

Tyrconnell 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 46.00% 7 A decent drink, but the port finish is the winner out of the trio.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Honey Comb 14 Years Old 1994
Single Malt - Scotland - 60.00% 7 A sweet and frisky dram. Clean,Straightforward. Refreshing.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Salt & Pepper 1997
Blended - Scotland - 56.20% 7 Has good balance and decent complexity.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Spiced Apples 14 Years Old 1995
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 7 The nose promised more sweetness than the palate delivered. A little disappointing. Needs time to open.

Wemyss Vintage Malts Vanilla Summer 1997
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 A wee charmer.