While being curious and open-minded, I'm mostly looking for balanced and well thought out whiskies. At the moment, I'm focussing on bottlings of Bunnahabhain, Ben Nevis, Glen Elgin, Glendronach and Talisker.

I don't only attach importance to the taste of a whisky but also to its presentation, destillery policy and price - which is nevertheless not included in my rating system:

93 - 92: Exceptional
91 - 90: Outstanding
89 - 87: Highly recommended
86 - 85: Recommended
84 - 83: Enjoyable, but with deficiencies
82 - 80: Still ok, but not recommended
79 - 76: Not recommended
75 - 70: Deficient and/or poor quality
69 - 00: Prepare your coke