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  • Hoebeg Islay Single Malt

    Hoebeg Islay Single Malt (Robert Graham) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Undisclosed Islay distillery Bottling: Robert Graham ABV: 40% Cost: £37.99 What they say: Our very own exclusive bottling of a single malt from Islay. A Gold Medal… Continue reading

    Hoebeg Islay Single Malt
  • Craigellachie 12 Years Old 2004 A Rare Find

    Craigellachie 12 Year Old 2004 A Rare Find Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: A real feisty dram full of Christmas spiced fruit punch on the palate but more classic spirit character on the nose. 85/100 Continue reading

    Craigellachie 12 Years Old 2004 A Rare Find
  • Fettercairn 10 Years Old 2005 Provenance

    Fettercairn 10 Years Old 2005 Provenance (46%, Douglas McGibbon, #10943, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Fettercairn Distillery Bottling: Douglas Laing; Provenance range ABV: 46% Cost: £34.48 What they say: A 10 year old single malt from the… Continue reading

    Fettercairn 10 Years Old 2005 Provenance
  • Girvan 10 Years Old 2006 Single Cask Exclusives

    Girvan 10 Years Old 2006 Single Cask Exclusives (50%, The Creative Whisky Company, Rum Cask Finish #GV004, 2016) Category: Single grain scotch whisky Origin: Girvan grain distillery Bottling: The Creative Whisky Company ABV: 50% Cost: £33.88 What they say: The… Continue reading

    Girvan 10 Years Old 2006 Single Cask Exclusives
  • Mortlach 21 Year Old 1994 Mission Gold

    Mortlach 21 Year Old 1994 cask 2 Mission Gold ~ 50.4% (Murray McDavid) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Mortlach Distillery Bottling: Murray McDavid ABV: 50.4% Cost: £175.95 What they say: Muscular Mortlach matured in a first fill bourbon… Continue reading

  • SMWS 9.95 Playful popping in a fruit market

    Whisky review of Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 9.95 Playful popping in a fruit market Glen Grant 23 Years Old 1990single malt scotch whisky Continue reading

    SMWS 9.95 Playful popping in a fruit market
  • Auchentoshan 11 Years Old 2004 Single Cask 933

    Auchentoshan 11 Years Old 2004 Distillery Exclusive (60.1%, OB, Oloroso Cask #933, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Auchentoshan Distillery Bottling: Suntory – Distillery only ABV: 60.1% Cost: £70 What they say: Distilled 23rd September 2004… Continue reading

    Auchentoshan 11 Years Old 2004 Single Cask 933
  • Arran 19 Years Old 1996 A Rare Find

    Nice, slightly overly sweet in places and lacked a little depth but very drinkable. 86/100 Continue reading

    Arran 19 Years Old 1996 A Rare Find
  • Strathmill 17 Years Old 1995 Vintage Collection

    Strathmill 17 Year Old 1995 Vintage (43%, Signatory, HHs #2663 & 2664, 831 Bottles, 2013) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Strathmill distillery Bottling: Signatory ABV: 43% Cost: £35 What they say: This independent bottling of Strathmill single malt… Continue reading

    Strathmill 17 Years Old 1995 Vintage Collection
  • Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry Cask Finish

    Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry Cask (40%, OB, 2016) Finish Whisky Review Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Moray Distillery Bottling: La Martiniquaise ABV: 40% Cost: £26.45 What they say: Intense Oloroso sherry flavours marry with sweet vanilla… Continue reading

    Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry Cask Finish