Whisky Whiskey

Having watched many, many videos of people debating the pros and cons of the popular Whisky colouring agent E150A, I managed to snag myself a bottle to put myself to a blind taste test in two rounds. The first round with coloured tap water and the second with Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt with E150A added. Out of the six possible combinations…how many did I pick correctly? Let’s settle this once and for all…can you actually taste this stuff in your Whisky?

With John Chidgey.

My biggest head to head yet, I pit the mighty Macallan 18 Year Sherry Oak Single Malt against the Glendronach 18 Year Allardice Single Malt. I love them both dearly, but with the Macallan more than double the price, is it truly worth the extra money? This is one for the books and one I’ll never forget.

With John Chidgey.

This episode I do a side-by-side-by-side review of three incredible 15 Year Single Malt Scotches…the Tamdhu, the Glendronach and the GlenAllachie. This review is perhaps the toughest I’ve ever attempted since they are all so very, very close in terms of balance, palete, mouthfeel, nose and finish. It was extremely difficult to pick a winner, but pick one…I did. I also answered the bonus question…if you could only afford to buy two of them, which one wouldn’t you buy? My conclusion may surprise you.

With John Chidgey.

Today I pit the mighty Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak against the upstart of sorts, the GlenAllachie 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky. In the short time they’ve been running, in relative Scotch terms of course, the GlenAllachie have made a name for themselves in making great, Sherried Whiskies. They don’t colour or Chill-filter their Whiskies either and with Billy Walker taking over several years ago have been going from strength to strength. Is it enough to knock the Macallan 12 off it’s perch? Let’s find out…and brace yourself for this one.

With John Chidgey.

With the benefit of many months of tasting experience and a broadened palate, I look again my first Scotch love…the Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak. Is it as good as I remember? And now that I have a rating system…where does it actually sit, as I see it today?

With John Chidgey.