September 2016
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Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso Sherry 30 Years Old
Matusalem Oloroso Sherry 30 Years Old Category: Oloroso Sherry Origin: Bodegas Gonzalez Byass ABV: 20.5% Cost: £20.95 What they say: VINEYARD FEATURES The vineyards in Jerez are unique to the area. The soil in Jerez is majority Albariza, a white… Continue reading
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Marks & Spencer Very Rare PX Sherry
Marks & Spencer Very Rare PX sherry Category: Pedro Ximenez Origin: Bodegas Emilio Lustau Bottling: Marks & Spencer ABV: 17% Cost: £7.50 for 35cl from Marks & Spencer What they say: Rare Pedro Ximenez NV An extremely rich style of… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain 23 Years Old 1991 Bass
Bunnahabhain 23 Years Old 1991 Bass (49.3%, Lockett Bros, Sherry HH #5420, 150 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bunnahabhain distillery Bottling: Morrison & Mackay for Lockett Bros ABV: 49.3% Cost: £95 What they say:… Continue reading
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Auchentoshan Blood Oak
Auchentoshan Blood Oak Whisky Review Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Auchentoshan distillery Bottling: Suntory ABV: 46% Cost: £74.95 What they say: One of a pair of Travel Retail releases from the Auchentoshan distillery in the Lowlands – Blood… Continue reading
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Mannochmore 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna
Mannochmore 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2016) Whisky Review Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Mannochmore Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 43% Cost: £46.33 What they say: Mannochmore distillery stands a few miles south of Elgin in… Continue reading
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Knockando 21 Year Old 1994
Knockando 21 Year Old 1994 Master Reserve (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockando Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 43% Cost: £68.72 What they say: As the Knockando Distillery Manager, I am proud to present an exceptional… Continue reading
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Loch Lomond Single Grain
Loch Lomond Single Grain (46%, OB, 2016) Category: Single grain scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 46% Cost: £31.32 What they say: Loch Lomond Single Grain Whisky is carefully distilled using only the finest malted… Continue reading
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BenRiach 18 Years Old Latada
Another beautiful expression from BenRiach, our notes really don’t do it justice but imagine a board laid out with finest beech wood smoked ham and fresh cut melon slices, that sweet and savoury complexity that comes from swapping between meat… Continue reading
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Royal Lochnagar 1998 Distillers Edition
Royal Lochnagar 1998 Distillers Edition (40%, OB, RL/98-10U, 2011) Whisky Review Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Royal Lochnagar Distillery Bottling: Diageo; Distillers Edition ABV: 40% Cost: £59.83 What they say: This is a bottling of Royal Lochnagar single… Continue reading
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Glenkinchie 1999 Distillers Edition
Glenkinchie 1999 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, G/285-7-D, 2012) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenkinchie Distillery Bottling: Diageo; Distillers Edition ABV: 43% Cost: £55.84 What they say: After mellowing in a refill cask to develop the soft distillery character… Continue reading
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