23 June 2026

Very peaty & smoky, good nose; slightly creamy

Definitely taste like a young whisky, very punchy & aggressive, the sweet dominates the mouth but there’s definitely peat towards the end, does get slightly hot as expected from a 6yo whisky

Long dry finish, balance of sweet & slightly bitter, coating aftertaste

A bit too sweet, one-dimensional

Beautiful floral & fruity nose, creamy, although it does get slightly hot towards the end

Very sweet & grapey, almost cognac-like, definitely packs a punch & a very full body as expected from a 61% dram

Long floral finish, slightly dry & bitter aftertaste

Floral, fresh fruits, slightly grassy

Very sweet, honey, beeswax With water it gets more enjoyable but the bitterness remains

Slightly bitter & dry finish, oaky aftertaste

Mesmerizing meaty smoky nose

Very peaty smoky body, slightly sweet & hot but the smokiness is overwhelming, like an open campfire BBQ, salty, the meatiest PE I’ve ever drank, almost zero sea-saltiness

Long smoky finish, the smokiness lingers accompanied by a slight sweetness

Typical sherried & slightly smoky nose

Body is much more tame than the 59,8% ABV suggests, definitely sweet - heavy cask influence, I don’t think sherry & Clynelish is a good mix as the sherry overwhelms the Clynelish profile, taste young (prob would blind guess in the 20yo range)

Long sweet finish

Old sherry nose, dried fruits, raisins, plums, sweet

Taste exactly like the nose, super sweet & dried fruits, 70s old sherry whisky style like 1972 Tobermory or old Longmorn/Glendronachs but without the oaky bitterness

Long dry finish with a hint of floral fruitiness at the end

On the nose its more fruity and sweet than peaty & smoky, which is somewhat expected from the color, a very light elegant coastal smoke

Honey, caramel, slightly meaty, full bodied, waxy & coating, definitely more punchy than the 46% ABV would suggest With water the sweetness becomes more pronounced, the smokiness only appears toward the end

Long, slightly bitter finish

Iodine, salty, smoky, banana

Slightly bitter but still enjoyable, more peaty than sweet, ash, tar, cigarettes

Good finish, excellent value for money for a 30yo Secret Laphroaig (~200£)

Beautiful nose, an almost perfect balance between peat smoke & sherry, does not get overwhelmingly peaty or sweet, sea smoke, salty

A very good 8yo whisky, definitely the best 8yo Islay whisky I have ever drank, very smoky but not in an overwhelming way but more like lingering in your mouth and leaving a lasting impression, with a hint of caramel honey sweetness

Long finish with zero bitterness or oakiness

Floral fruity elegant nose, sweet, dill, fresh, pinetree,

Honey, sweet, coating, slightly waxy, bitter towards the end

Long finish, slightly dry, still sweet but gets bitter

My first peated Irish, an interesting nose with a mixture of peaty smoke & fresh grassiness

Intense full body, sweet, fresh, peaty

Long finish, the smoke dies down and the sweetness takes over

Floral, fragnant, beautiful fresh fruity nose

Nice full body for a 40% dram, slightly soapy but not as much nor as overwhelming as 80s Bowmore; the body is not as complex as you would expect from a whisky that's basically 40 years old

Long finish

Excellent nose, mixture of floral, fruitiness and sweet, honey

Caramel, sweet, honey, but also slightly bitter, not as floral of fruity as the nose suggest, perhaps the oak, creamy, very full body

Long oaky finish, the bitterness lingers but there’s a slight sweetness that makes it more enjoyable

Very fresh & grassy, nice typical single grain whisky nose

Slightly bitter, the bitterness overwhelms the sweet fruitiness

Long bitter finish, typical of grain whiskies

Sweet summer fruits, honey, caramel

Very full and rich body for a 43% dram, does not taste young at all, gets slightly hot & spicy towards the end, sweet & typical old sherry profile

Long, slightly dry finish, the spiciness becomes more gentle and mixes well with the sweetness

Dried fruits, raisins, sherry nose

Definite notes of sherry but slightly too sweet & definitely tastes young as expected from a NAS whisky

Medium finish with a lingering sweet & fruitiness

Beautfiul fruity nose, a bit spicy

Meaty BBQ peaty, typical Caol Ila but also mixed with sherry sweetness, oily, creamy, dark fruits, tobacco, spices

Long warm finish, honeys, caramel

Very peaty, salty, seasmoke, gets meatier & slightly hot overtime, hints of ash & coal

The youthfulness kicks in as it gets spicy & quite hot, definitely very smoky & slightly sweet

The finish is slightly dry & slightly bitter, definitely weaker than the nose & body

Very intense fragnant floral fruity nose, borderline soapy, citrus

Sweet, apples, more citrus & orchard fruits, slightly tangy & bitter

Medium finish, floral

Floral, summer fruits, orchards, grassy, very fresh, gets spicy towards the end

Bitter is the main note here as there’s only a hint of florality & fruitiness left

Long oaky finish

Fresh summer fruits, caramel, honey, apples

Honey, citrus, a full body for a 40% dram

Medium finish, does not run hot or bitter but slightly tangy towards the end

Sweet, dried fruits, but a hint of spicyness & less intense nose despite having a higher ABV, slightly creamy, perhaps bananas

Still bitter but not as oaky, more complex notes than the 40%, definitely old sherry notes, not sweet at all

Still a medium dry finish, not spicy but more bitter, perhaps a stronger cask influence & more time spent in oak

Sweet, dried fruits, old sherry nose, intense nose for a 40% dram

Bitter & oaky

Medium dry finish, slightly spicy