Ben Nevis 18 Years Old 1996 Highland single malt scotch whisky 50.6% ABV, £62.15 for 70 cl from Whiskybase Score: 90/100 What they say: Bottled in celebration of 60,000 bottles on the […]
Pleasant and creamy dram, lots of good points, nicely balanced and complimentary flavours. Suffers a little from tired cask which shows as a touch of menthol, thin and vaporous just creeps in towards the finish. Greta nose and palate but let down a little in the finish belying its age. Zingy and refreshing at the end, great aperitif dram. 85/100
Review: Blanton’s Original Single Barrel – Barrel 97 Category: Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bottling: Blanton’s Barrel 97 ABV: 46.5% ABV Cost: £60 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: […]
An interesting mix of real creamy and gently fruity ice cream flavours with a dash of salt and plenty of thick peat smoke. Somehow this combination really works for me and is verging on a heavily peated session dram though I suspect either sickly sweetness or more likely peat reek would take over before too long. Enjoyed it while it lasted. 85/100
Taketsuru 12 Years Old Pure Malt Blended Japanese malt whisky 40% ABV Score: 84/100 What they say: Fresh and balanced, the 12 year old Taketsuru bottling is a perfect entry point into […]
Allt-á-Bhainne 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Speyside single malt scotch whisky 46% ABV, £51.64 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: With a light body thanks to a refill sherry hogshead maturation, this is […]
Miyagikyo 15 Years Old Japanese single malt whisky 45% ABV, £95 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: This single malt whisky features a full and mature nose with an essence […]
SLYRS 3 Years Old 2011-2014 Bavarian single malt whisky 43% ABV Score: 85/100 What they say: 3 YEAR OLD SLYRS SINGLE MALT WHISKY 2011 vintage “finally” from September 1th, 2014 available! Since […]
Delicious, reasonably sherried and peated but balanced beautifully, this is along similar lines to the Ardbeg Uigeadail but where that expression was feisty, youthful and punchy this one sits itself back in a big leather armchair and smiles at you with the reassurance of Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. There is a depth here to everything, the sherry, the peat, the spices, even the fruitiness and yet fresh and light flavours are still swirling around in this mix just waiting to reveal themselves for a moment before you lose them again in the milieu. A definite thinkers dram -one to sip whilst reading a gripping book. 92/100
Millstone 14 Years Old 1999 Dutch single malt whisky 46% ABV, £53 for 70cl Score: 90/100 What they say: Distilled in 1999 – Bottled 2013 – Region: Netherlands – Cask: Sherry Cask […]
