Highland - WhiskyRant

Whiskies from the Highland region of Scotland.

Aberfeldy	Ardmore	Balblair
Clynelish	Dalmore	Dalwhinnie
Deanston	Edradour	Fettercairn
Glenmorangie	Glenturret	Knockdhu
Old Pulteney	Teaninich	Tomatin

May 22, 2023

Dalmore Dominium Single Malt Whisky Review

Dalmore Dominium Review

The Dalmore Dominium is a premium expression of their travel retail Fortuna Meritas Collection. Dominium means “ownership” and is a reference to when the Mackenzie clan saved King Alexander III from a charging stag. From that point forward they were granted use of the royal stag emblem. It’s been matured […]

May 19, 2023

An Cnoc Peatheart Batch 2

An Cnoc comes from Knockdhu distillery at Speyside. To avoid confusion they renamed their whisky brand for differentiating purposes. Knockando distillery name felt too similar. Peatheart is their smokiest version, using malt with 40 ppm phenol content. My notes are for Batch 2 and unfortunately, result of quick tasting. So […]

May 19, 2023

Aerstone 10 year old Land Cask

Aerstone 10 year old Land Cask, is a single malt whisky by William Grant and it contains Highland malt, even though being produced at Lowland’s Ailsa Bay distillery. While this exquisite whisky didn’t undergo maturation at sea, it absorbed the essence of the maritime environment through its aging process in […]

July 1, 2022

Fettercairn 12 year old whisky review

Fettercairn distillery is located under the Grampian foothills in the Howe of Mearns in the region of Highland. Fettercairn is also the town’s name, loosely based on the phrase “the foot of the mountain”. The distillery is owned by Whyte & Mackay Distillers, like Dalmore and Jura. This 12 year […]

July 11, 2020

Edradour Caledonia 12 year old review

Edradour Caledonia 12 year old comes from the “smallest traditional distillery” in Scotland as the distillery claims, located in Highland. They say traditional because there smaller distilleries founded since 2010. So they are the smallest non-modern distillery, founded in 1825. Edradour distillery has an annual full capacity of 130 000 […]

May 12, 2020

Dark chocolate with single malt liquid center

My spouse gave these as a Christmas gift. A delightful surprise I must say. By the way, if you’re looking for gift ideas for whisky lovers, please read my article about the subject from the link in question. So, back to my original post about dark chocolate filled with famous […]

December 13, 2019

Aberfeldy 12YO revisited – review of the new version

Four years ago I got a chance to taste Aberfeldy 12 year old single malt. I was not impressed. It was too delicate for my taste. Since then they’ve refreshed the visual identity and packaging design. As far as I know, the content is still the same. Still, I decided […]

November 15, 2019

Mossburn Blair Athol 10YO 2007 Cask Strength

This 10 year old Blair Athol single malt comes from the independent bottler Mossburn’s cask strength collection. This small batch whisky was distilled in 2007 and bottled 30th of November 2017. The bottler is called Mossburn – Distillers & Blenders (MBD). They have Vintage Casks collections from various distilleries, this […]

August 30, 2019

Ballechin SFTC 13YO 2004 Port Matured – cask number 199

Ballechin SFTC 13 year old comes from one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland, Edradour distillery which was founded in 1825. SFTC means Straight From The Cask so this whisky is cask strength. Ballechin whiskies are heavily peated Edradours, so this single malt is a smoky one, with 13 years […]

August 10, 2019

Tomatin 27YO Single Cask 1990 – Distillery Exclusive

Tomatin Single Cask 27 year old, distilled 24th of September 1990, bottled 22nd of May 2018. Cask number 16366, bottle number 185. Hand bottled and bought exclusively from Tomatin distillery, received a sample from my whisky buddy here in Finland, while doing a whisky tasting at friend’s summer cottage. Couldn’t […]

June 17, 2019

Famous Grouse Smoky Black review

Famous Grouse Smoky Black, formerly known as the Black Grouse. Content is the same as with Black Grouse, it’s Famous Grouse Blended Whisky mixed with peated Glenturret malt and Islay malts. The product was renamed at the end of 2015. With the renaming became new label design, although the bottle […]

July 13, 2018

Grangestone Highland Malt Rum Cask Finish

Grangestone Highland Single Malt Rum Cask Finish

WhiskyRant conclusions Tasting notes The Grangestone Highland Rum Cask Finish Single Malt comes from an unnamed distillery in Scottish Highland region. Grangestone is a blender and bottler based in Surrey, England. Since it’s owned by William Grant & Sons, the malt whisky distillery could be Glenfiddich, Balvenie or Kininvie, but all those distilleries are […]