Broxburn 25th Anniversary 1968 1993

Bells HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Commemorative Decanter 1981

While I was in Campbeltown a few years ago, I walked into a thrift shop and found, for £15 (I think) a Bell's ceramic decanter commemorating the wedding of Charles and Diana. Of course, I didn't think twice about buying it, especially since it was unopened. I then wondered if it had been emptied and filled back up with water or tea or something,...

Score 89/100

Bells Original

Today is particular date that I told myself I had to review a bunch of Bell's scotches that I have sitting around (more on why this particular date in the next review). I had thought I reviewed Bell's Original before on here, but I guess I didn't - in fact, it looks like no-one has reviewed any Bell's on this site ever before! I guess this is...

Score 89/100

Bells 5 Year Old Extra Special

Arthur Bell is one of the prominent figures in whisky history. He started blending his own whisky in Perth back in 1851, to make sure his whisky was of consisted quality. No less than 40 malts and grain whisky’s went into the famous blend, that became the absolute bestselling brand in the U.K. in the 1970 and is still doing very well. An important...

Score 83/100

Bells Bell's Extra Special / Bot.1980s

Bell’s Original is nowadays a very popular and cheap blend. A bottle will set you back around 20 EUR. A long time ago (not in a galaxy far, far away, mind you) the Extra Special was their flagship release. During a spring clean I came across a miniature from 1983 in the shape of a bell (just like their Porcelain decanters). The nose is very docile...

Score 71/100