The Speyside 1991 Scott's Selection

Speyside A Splendid Speyside Surprise 17 Year Old 1995 Anam na h-Alba

Anam na h-Alba means as much as ‘the soul of Scotland’ and is a German independent bottler, run by Tom Skowronek. Tom only bottles at cask strength and without chill filtration. This 17 years old ‘secret’ Speyside malt was launched in 2012 with only 60 bottles. It was one of Tom’s first releases. The sweet nose offers butter, honey, beeswax and...

Score 86/100

Speyside Drumguish Single Malt

Drumwhat? Never heard of it? No worries, it is not surprising. This is a young malt from the Speyside distillery, named after a small village nearby. It does not have a grand reputation. The first spirit only ran from father and son Christie’s stills in 1990 and in 1993 this single malt could already be found on the shelves. It has the same allure...

Score 75/100

Speyside Spey 12 Year Old

Speyside Distillery – a distillery with an uninspired name in the region with the same name – was founded in 1962, but it took until 1990 before the first spirit flowed from the stills. For a long time their range was as uninspired as the name, but in 2014 it was completely overhauled and relaunched as simply ‘The Spey’. I am going to try 5 of...

Score 80/100

Speyside 1996/2014 Douglas Laing

Mostly known for its painfully generic name and not for the quality of its products, the Speyside distillery is a piece of work. Or should I say “was” a piece of work, ever since new management took over, I’ve heard great things about the current owners, plans for expansion and increasingly positive reviews. Who knows, this relatively young...

Score 89/100