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Balblair 2005 Vintage 1st Release
Balblair 2005 Vintage 1st Release Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balblair Distillery Bottling: Inver House Distillers Ltd. ABV: 46% Cost: £42.23 What they say: 2005 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Natural Colour Non Chill-Filtered | First Release Only a handful of… Continue reading
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Balblair 21 Years Old 1993 Cask Strength
Balblair 21 Years Old 1993 Cask Strength (53.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Puncheon #1962, 2014) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balblair Distillery Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail; Cask Strength; Cask 1962 ABV: 53.4% Cost: [sold out] What they say: Distilled 28/06/1993… Continue reading
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Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye (45%, OB, 2016) Category: Canadian Rye Whisky Origin: Crown Royal (Gimli) Distillery Bottler: Crown Royal ABV: 45% Cost: £53.99 What they say: Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye combines the distinctive flavor of Canadian rye grain… Continue reading
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Bowmore 26 Years Old 1989 Authentic Collection
Bowmore 26 Years Old 1989 Authentic Collection (56.5%, WM Cadenhead, Bourbon HH, 210 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottling: Cadenhead’s; Authentic Collection ABV: 56.5% Cost: ~ £150 at auction What they say:… Continue reading
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Invergordon 43 Years Old 1972 Cask 130000003
Invergordon 43 Years Old 1972 (49.9%, Whiskybroker, Bourbon Barrel #130000003, 249 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Single Grain Scotch Whisky Origin: Invergordon Distillery Bottler: Whisky Broker; Cask #130000003 ABV: 49.9% Cost: ~ £80-£90 at auction What they say: An independant… Continue reading
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Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask
Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask (50%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #4070, 302 Bottles, 2007) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Strathmill Distillery Bottler: Douglas Laing; Old Malt Cask; Cask 4070 ABV: 50% Cost: £88.40 What they… Continue reading
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Koval Millet
Koval Millet (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Illinois Millet Whiskey Origin: Koval distillery Bottling: Koval ABV: 40% Cost: £40.24 What they say: Aged in new American oak from Minnesota. Millet is a prized grain in Asia and Africa and popular base for… Continue reading
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Koval Rye
Koval Rye (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Illinois Rye Whiskey Origin: Koval distillery Bottling: Koval ABV: 40% Cost: £39.95 What they say: Only the “heart cut” of the distillate, no “heads” or “tails.” Aged in new American oak from Minnesota. Grains sourced… Continue reading
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Koval Bourbon
Koval Bourbon (47%, OB, 2017) Category: Illinois Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Koval distillery Bottling: Koval ABV: 47% Cost: £41.95 What they say: KOVAL Distillery’s organic, single barrel bourbon has the requisite mash bill of at least 51% corn, but instead of… Continue reading
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Nikka Pure Malt Black
Nikka Pure Malt Black (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Blended Japanese Malt Whisky Origin: Nikka’s distilleries likely Yoichi and Miyagikyo Bottling: Nikka ABV: 43% Cost: £39.95 What they say: The “Black” is a Pure Malt (Blended Malt) whisky which is characterized… Continue reading
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