Speyburn 7 Year Old 2004 cask 8498 Provenance Douglas Laing

Speyburn Bradan Orach

Decent whisky. It was a good value at $15. Gentle fruitiness in the aroma. Buttery. Heather, bananas, apricots. A bit sweet and simple but pleasant enough.

Score 79/100

Speyburn 10 Year Old

Nose: Speyside sweetness and fruitiness. There is a lot of honey and pear in it. I could keep on nosing for hours. Taste: Sweet and fruity (lemon?) on the palate, not much body. Hints of smoke, but very very discreet. Ideal dram for a hot summer afternoon on the veranda. Finish: Not very long. The honey lingers on for a few seconds, but fades away...

Score 85/100

Speyburn 10 Year Old

Nose is full of melted butter, and malt goodness, with a nice leathery note. The taste is on the mellow side, tasting rather buttery and oily, but the finish packs a major punch, heavy on chili peppers, ginger, and alcohol.

Score 70/100

Speyburn 25 Year Old

A few months ago I visited the Speyburn distillery as part of a blogger’s visit to some of the Inver House’s distilleries. The Speyburn distillery, is located in wonderful surrounding near Rothes , all green and pastoral, but sadly it lacks a proper visitor center. While there we got to sample the 10 year old and a NAS expressions, which were...

Score 87/100