Old Fettercairn 26 Year Old Stillman's Dram

Fettercairn 1824 12 Year Old

I was hoping to write a review similar to my last one about a Glengoyne when I tried this Fettercairn, that it was fairly easy to get hold off and that it should not be overlooked. However after working my way through the bottle, I don’t hold it in as high a regard. It’s not a complicated whisky, but I couldn’t get to grips with it really. It’s a...

Score 64/100

Fettercairn 12 Year Old 2008 Lady of the Glen

The independent bottler Lady of the Glen bottled this 12-year-old Fettercairn in 2021. I tasted it earlier – between the soup and fries, as we say in Flemish – with my friend Benny. He also realized that it was not the ideal moment and therefore put another sample in my hands. Now I'll work on it. Delicious nose on marzipan, cotton candy and juicy...

Score 86/100

Fettercairn 30 y.o (1966-1996)

This is another dram I was fortunate enough to sample. NOSE: smoky pickled veggies (cucumbers in particular). Vanilla, very delicate, very nuanced. Dry woody nose with fresh fruits underneath those pickles. With time these pickles completely disappear, giving way to floral notes, spices, some strawberry jam, honey dried fruit and shortbread. ...

Score 83/100

Fettercairn Fior

Been looking at getting this for a while, due to both hearing good things about it and it been a distillery I've never heard of. Bottle looks great as well. Nose: considering it's bottled at the relatively low strength of 42% the nose is quite punchy, has a big hit of sherry, with stewed fruits and fig, some good flavours of creamy expresso and...

Score 87/100