This might be one to dig into and spend some time with to pull out all of the nuances.

Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, is owned by Pernod Ricard and produces a huge amount of grain whisky which is destined primarily for blended Scotch.

There's a wide range of ages of bourbon in this blend - technically an age statement of 2 years, but an average age closer to 6 or 7 years.

The total maturation time was 11 years, and after that, this was bottled at a cask strength of 55.3% ABV.

The aging process used a refilled toasted French oak cask, specifically a barrique, which points toward an ex-wine cask.

This bottling from Signatory Vintage, also labeled as a 'Secret Orkney,' is a Highland Park which was matured for 15 years in bourbon hogsheads.

Using a MGP-esque mashbill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley, Green River produces this core range Kentucky Straight Rye at their distillery in Owensboro.

Tobermory, established back in 1798, is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland.

This whisky was distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2024, so we have an 11 year age statement.

Laphroaig's annual Cairdeas series began back in 2008.

This distillery was originally established in 1885, but after a fire in 1918 and prohibition in the 1920s, production and distribution waned and finally ceased.

While Knob Creek's current standard rye is aged for 7 years, this single barrel rye was aged for a total of 8 years based on the barreling and bottling dates.

This is a peated Speyside distillate, a little uncommon but not unheard of.

Glen Scotia's Victoriana release is intended to replicate the style of whisky that would have been produced in Victorian-era Scotland.

Here's the 2024 edition of Glen Scotia's festival single malt, a 9 year whisky finished in Fino sherry casks.

In a rare move for Glen Scotia, the packaging explicitly states that this whisky is both natural color and not chill filtered.

According to the brand representative that led our tasting, Glen Scotia's 15 Year single malt is often considered the "most Glen Scotia" of the brand's whiskies.

Glen Scotia actually has 2 versions of their Double Cask single malt: a rum cask finished version, and this Pedro Ximenez sherry finished version.

In May 2026, we attended a tasting for a selection of single malts from Glen Scotia distillery.

At 8 years and 8 months old, this could be a nice balanced bourbon, with a combination of oak and distillate character.