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Balvenie 14 Years Old 2002 Peat Week
A rather closed nose opens slowly to reveal a monotone and dry whisky, hints of ripe bananas and honey elude to Balvenie’s sweet spirit character but mostly this tastes of peat but not particularly phenolic, a little nutty perhaps, there… Continue reading
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BenRiach 30 Years Old Authenticus
Post prandial in a very conventional way, full-bodied and filling with heathery peat influence and finishes like a wafer thin mint followed by a cigar in a deep leather armchair, had me thinking of Mr Creosote from Monty Python’s The… Continue reading
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Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
Oddly we sampled this completely independently of the 12 year stock bottle that we are still nursing at home and came away much less impressed. I’m not sure how much batch variation there is but the previous bottling had much… Continue reading
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Evan Williams Black Label Bourbon
A pleasant enough Bourbon with hints of spice and mint, plenty of Corn and Rye grain influences. Less wood influence than I like in my Bourbon or would prefer but pretty solid nonetheless. 80/100 Continue reading
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye
A deliciously sweet and polished expression, a lot smoother with that distinctive feel on the palate that comes from charcoal filtration, quite in-spicy for a rye expression, full of cinnamon dusted pastries and ripe fruits. 84/100 Continue reading
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Top Whisky Blogs December 2017
Whisky Blogs sorted by Alexa rankings for December 2017 http://thewhiskeywash.com/ http://scotchwhisky.com/ http://www.whiskyfun.com/ http://www.whisky.com/blog/ http://whiskyadvocate.com/blog/ http://www.breakingbourbon.com/ http://thewhiskeyjug.com/ https://www.forwhiskeylovers.com/ http://whiskeyreviewer.com/ http://www.whiskynotes.be/ http://www.bourbonbanter.com/bourbonblog/ http://bourbonr.com/blog/ http://scotchaddict.com/ http://scotchnoob.com/ http://www.distillerytrail.com/ http://malt-review.com/ http://www.realmendrinkwhiskey.com/ http://www.meleklerinpayi.com/ http://modernthirst.com/ http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/ http://www.chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/ http://tomswhiskyreviews.com/ http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/category/whiskey/ http://www.greatdrams.com/ http://todowhisky.es/ http://whiskyisrael.co.il/ https://maltymates.com/en/ http://canadianwhisky.org/ http://www.pursuitofpappy.com/ http://www.whiskysaga.com/ https://thewhiskyphiles.com/… Continue reading
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Glasgow’s Whisky Festival 2017
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Saturday 11th November 2017 The 9th Glasgow’s Whisky Festival, and it’s third year at current venue of Hampden Park, took place on Saturday 11th November 2017. Run as two sessions from 12-4 and 5-9 making it a… Continue reading
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BenRiach 21 Years Old
A deliciously decadent dram full of dessert-like flavours enhanced with a sharpness from some of the fruit and gingery spice. 90/100 Continue reading
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Glenglassaugh Peated Port Wood Finish
Glenglassaugh Peated Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £60 What they say: PEATED PORT WOOD FINISH Glenglassaugh’s waves of fruit and smoke are amplified in Peated Port… Continue reading
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Glenglassaugh Port Wood Finish
Glenglassaugh Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £55 What they say: PORT WOOD FINISH The elemental freshness of our coastal spirit is invigorated in Glenglassaugh Port Wood… Continue reading
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