And one for the ladies...

I came across this commercial for William Lawson's blended Scotch.
For some reason women love a man in a kilt, so for the lady in your life I present this.

NOTE: 10/17/2005 - not sure if this link is working - it works for me on one computer but not another. Here's another link. And another.

For those of you who don't like bare-chested men in kilts,  while I've never had William Lawson's, Jim Murray rates it pretty highly:

William Lawson's Finest: 83
William Lawson's Scottish Gold (12 yo): 88
William Lawson's 21 yo: 90
William Lawson's Founder's Reserve (18 yo): 95

As an aside, Johannes van den Heuval, who writes Malt Madness wrote some very kind things about The Scotch Blog, but he also wonders:

There really is just one thing left on my wish list - scores that would actually tell me which whiskies Kevin likes best himself

Drink what you like

Here's what I tell people - I know what I like, but I don't know what you like, and Scotch whisky is a very subjective thing. I think my "job" is to get people interested and trying Scotch. I don't want to sway them or put some prejudice in their heads.

So, you will rarely see my opinion on a scotch on The Scotch Blog, nor will I assign a rating to something.

I'd rather point you to other, more esteemed resources (Like Jim Murray). If I ever judge a whisky, I will be sure to say. "This is my own personal opinion."

And readers are ALWAYS welcome to email me and ask my opinion - but I view the Scotch Blog as a very business oriented site. To promote Scotch whisky to a new audience. And I hope I'm doing that!