Indri Dru Cask Strength
Official bottling
Single malt - Piccadily
Amber
57.2% ABV
Dram
Nose: New plastic, rye bread, black pepper, lemon zest, surgical spirit, hints of orange peel. With water, orange peel, honey, hints of surgical spirit.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, mouth coating, volatile, hot.
Tasting: Sweet sour. Orange peel, white grapes, honey, vanilla, black pepper, malted grains, fresh baked bread. With water, honey, raisins, black pepper, hints of surgical spirit.
Finish: Medium. White grapes, orange peel, raisins, honey.
Comments:
Feinty to the point of plasticky, but has some caraway, seedy notes. The strength doesn’t contribute much in my view, just alcohol burn. Water brings out some more spirity notes.
Verdict:
I like this.
Friday, 4 September 2026
Einar’s Distillery 5yo
Einar’s Distillery 5yo
Official bottling
Single malt - Nordoyar
Straw
47% ABV
Dram
Nose: Raisins, malted grains, pears, fresh cut grass, eucalyptus, honey.
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens slightly, mouth coating, slightly oily.
Official bottling
Single malt - Nordoyar
Straw
47% ABV
Dram
Nose: Raisins, malted grains, pears, fresh cut grass, eucalyptus, honey.
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens slightly, mouth coating, slightly oily.
Tasting: Sweet. Malted grains, raisins, pears, caramel, menthol, fresh cut grass, lemon zest.
Finish: Long. Honey, pears, fresh cut grass, lemon zest, hints of eucalyptus.
Comments:
Grassy and mentholly, with herbal notes. There’s a smidgen of peat in this, but it’s very light, grassy rather than earthy. The natural sweetness of the whisky stands out.
Verdict:
I like this.
Finish: Long. Honey, pears, fresh cut grass, lemon zest, hints of eucalyptus.
Comments:
Grassy and mentholly, with herbal notes. There’s a smidgen of peat in this, but it’s very light, grassy rather than earthy. The natural sweetness of the whisky stands out.
Verdict:
I like this.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Blackwater 5yo 2019/2024 PMD II: Return of the Dragon
Blackwater 5yo 2019/2024 PMD II: Return of the Dragon
Official bottling
Single malt - Munster
Golden
59.2% ABV
Dram
Nose: Limes, pears, leather, white grapes, honeydew melons, mint. With water, dried pears, dried pineapples, honeydew melons.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, volatile, loosens, tingly.
Tasting: Sour. Honeydew melons, white grapes, peat, leather, lemon zest, pears, hints of smoke. With water, malted grains, white grapes, pears, hints of new plastic.
Finish: Medium. Fresh cut grass, mint, pears, white grapes, hints of smoke.
Comments:
Official bottling
Single malt - Munster
Golden
59.2% ABV
Dram
Nose: Limes, pears, leather, white grapes, honeydew melons, mint. With water, dried pears, dried pineapples, honeydew melons.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, volatile, loosens, tingly.
Tasting: Sour. Honeydew melons, white grapes, peat, leather, lemon zest, pears, hints of smoke. With water, malted grains, white grapes, pears, hints of new plastic.
Finish: Medium. Fresh cut grass, mint, pears, white grapes, hints of smoke.
Comments:
Barrel BBL000052. Really quite fruity and flavourful for a young whisky. Irish whisky usually uses some pot still make to achieve this effect but there’s no hint of that here. Well made and delicious.
Verdict:
I like this.
Verdict:
I like this.
Bonnington 5yo 2020/2025
Bonnington 5yo 2020/2025
Fruitful Spirits
Single malt - Lowlands
Amber
63.5% ABV
Dram
Nose: Tires, honey, apricots, smoke, peat, limes, farmyard, hints of fresh cut grass. With water, smoke, peat, charcoal ash.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, mouth coating, volatile, expands.
Tasting: Bitter sour. Tires, farmyard, malted grains, honey, burnt sugar, smoke, peat. With water, limes, smoke, peat, malted grains.
Finish: Medium. Limes, fresh cut grass, smoke, peat.
Comments:
Unbalanced and sulphurous, quite grassy but also with a suspicious-tasting farmyard note. Water improves it, brings out some zesty citrus and a little ashy note that is more typical of peated whisky.
Verdict:
I like this.
Fruitful Spirits
Single malt - Lowlands
Amber
63.5% ABV
Dram
Nose: Tires, honey, apricots, smoke, peat, limes, farmyard, hints of fresh cut grass. With water, smoke, peat, charcoal ash.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, mouth coating, volatile, expands.
Tasting: Bitter sour. Tires, farmyard, malted grains, honey, burnt sugar, smoke, peat. With water, limes, smoke, peat, malted grains.
Finish: Medium. Limes, fresh cut grass, smoke, peat.
Comments:
Unbalanced and sulphurous, quite grassy but also with a suspicious-tasting farmyard note. Water improves it, brings out some zesty citrus and a little ashy note that is more typical of peated whisky.
Verdict:
I like this.
Glenfarclas 190th Anniversary
Glenfarclas 190th Anniversary
Official bottling
Single malt - Speyside
Dark amber
51.4% ABV
Dram
Nose: Raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, strawberry sweets, black pepper, cloves. With water, dark chocolate, raisins, honey.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, tingly, astringent.
Tasting: Sweet. Honey, coffee, black pepper, strawberry sweets, nutmeg, raisins, hints of pomeloes. With water, nutmeg, dark chocolate, raisins, honey.
Finish: Medium. Honey, coffee, black pepper, raisins, dark chocolate.
Comments:
Quintessential Speyside whisky, very representative of Glenfarclas, yet has a distinct strawberry flavour of its own. Well crafted and excellent dram.
Verdict:
I like this a lot.
Official bottling
Single malt - Speyside
Dark amber
51.4% ABV
Dram
Nose: Raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, strawberry sweets, black pepper, cloves. With water, dark chocolate, raisins, honey.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, tingly, astringent.
Tasting: Sweet. Honey, coffee, black pepper, strawberry sweets, nutmeg, raisins, hints of pomeloes. With water, nutmeg, dark chocolate, raisins, honey.
Finish: Medium. Honey, coffee, black pepper, raisins, dark chocolate.
Comments:
Quintessential Speyside whisky, very representative of Glenfarclas, yet has a distinct strawberry flavour of its own. Well crafted and excellent dram.
Verdict:
I like this a lot.