Tasting notes on single malts, blends and the odd bottle worth writing home about — nose, palate and finish, dram by dram. First one gets poured and written up soon.
Currently on the Shelf 60 bottles
What's currently in the collection, split by origin. Tasting notes follow as the bottles get poured.
Scottish
| Bottle | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Glenrothes 10 Year Old | Speyside single malt |
| The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old | Speyside, finished in sherry casks |
| Port Charlotte 10 Year Old | Islay, heavily peated |
| Bell's Original | Blended Scotch |
| Glaschu Spirits Co. Havelock Series 9 Year Old | Highland single malt, 50% |
| SMWS — Pip in Porridge, 10 Year Old | Society single cask |
| SMWS — Saltwater Symphony, 11 Year Old | Society single cask |
| SMWS — The Honey Farmer's Flame, 13 Year Old | Society single cask |
| SMWS — Cheeky Peachy Pinot, 16 Year Old | Society single cask |
| SMWS — Baptised in Elders, 16 Year Old | Society single cask |
| SMWS — Seriously Scrumptious, 16 Year Old | Society single cask |
| The Famous Grouse | Blended Scotch |
| The Famous Grouse Smoky Black | Blended Scotch, peated |
| The Naked Grouse | Blended Scotch, sherry-cask influence |
| The Snow Grouse | Blended grain Scotch, served chilled |
| Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach | Islay single malt, batch 02, 46.3%, un-chillfiltered |
| Wolfburn | Highland single malt, limited release of 950 bottles |
| Jura 16 Year Old — Diurachs' Own | Rich and full-bodied, citrus fruit and toffee |
| Jura Superstition | Lightly peated, hints of smoke and spice |
| The Antiquary 12 Year Old ×2 | Blended Scotch whisky |
| Johnnie Walker Black Label | Blended Scotch, 12 Year |
| The Dalmore 12 Year Old | Highland single malt |
| McPink | Blended Scotch whisky |
| Timorous Beastie | Highland blended malt Scotch, Douglas Laing's |
| Rock Oyster | Blended malt Scotch, maritime island character, Douglas Laing's |
| Big Peat | Islay blended malt Scotch, small batch, Douglas Laing's |
| Grant's Triple Wood | Blended Scotch whisky |
| Monkey Shoulder | Blended malt Scotch, Batch 27 |
Irish
| Bottle | Notes |
|---|---|
| Powers Three Swallow Release | Irish single pot still |
| Jameson Triple Distilled | Irish blend |
| Redbreast 12 Year Old ×2 | Irish single pot still |
| Teeling Blackpitts Cask Strength | Peated Irish single malt |
| Fercullen 15 Year Old | Irish single malt, Powerscourt Distillery |
| Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery Exclusive | Hand-filled at the distillery, edition 5982, 2 June 2026. 47%, ex-bourbon & ex-sherry, non-chill filtered |
| Jameson Triple Triple | Bourbon, sherry and chestnut casks |
| Powers Gold Label | Irish |
| Slane Wood Series — Extra Sherry Wood | Irish, triple casked |
| Slane Triple Casked | Irish |
| Slane Triple Casked Batch Strength | Irish |
| Bushmills 10 Year Old | Single malt Irish whiskey |
| Bushmills Distillery Reserve | Single malt Irish whiskey, 12 Year |
| Redbreast 21 Year Old | Single pot still Irish whiskey |
| Fercullen Falls | Irish whiskey, small batch (Powerscourt Trilogy miniature pack) |
| Fercullen Single Malt | Irish whiskey (Powerscourt Trilogy miniature pack) |
| Fercullen 15 Year Old | Irish single malt (Powerscourt Trilogy miniature pack) |
American
| Bottle | Notes |
|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's Old No.7 | Tennessee whiskey |
| Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple ×3 | Flavoured |
| Jim Beam Pineapple | Flavoured bourbon |
| Knob Creek Small Batch | Kentucky straight bourbon, 50% |
| Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire | Cinnamon liqueur |
| Blanton's Original Single Barrel | Kentucky straight bourbon |
| Woodford Reserve Double Oaked | Kentucky straight bourbon, 1L, 43.2% |
| Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select | Kentucky straight bourbon |
| Maker's Mark | Kentucky straight bourbon, handmade |
| Bulleit Bourbon | Kentucky straight bourbon, Frontier Whiskey |
Other
| Bottle | Notes |
|---|---|
| Kyrö No.5 | Finnish rye whisky, PX, virgin oak and bourbon casks |