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SMWS 129.6 Peated candy
Kilchoman 6 Years Old 2008 129.6 Peated candy (58.9%, SMWS, 243 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Kilchoman Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society ABV: 58.9% Cost: £76 What they say Cask No.129.6 Peated candy The first… Continue reading
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Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2015
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2015 ~ 46% (Kilchoman Distillery) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Kilchoman Distillery Bottling: Kilchoman Distillery Company ABV: 46% Cost: £63.95 What they say: Our first release of the year is the latest edition of Loch… Continue reading
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Kilchoman 2008 Vintage
Kilchoman 2008 Vintage (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Kilchoman Distillery Bottling: Kilchoman Distillery Company ABV: 46% Cost: £65.95 What they say: On Monday September the 7th 2015 at 10am we will release our first ever… Continue reading
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Haig Club Clubman
Haig Club Clubman (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Single grain scotch whisky Origin: Cameronbridge Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 40% Cost: £23.33 from Master of Malt What they say: Haig Club™ Single Grain Scotch Whisky expands range with new innovation in partnership… Continue reading
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Terroir vs Provenance & the whisky transparency debate
Terroir From the French word terre – ‘land’ Meaning: The complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate or the characteristic taste and flavour imparted to a wine (or… Continue reading
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Blair Athol 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna
Blair Athol 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Distillery: Blair Athol Bottling: Diageo ABV: 43% Cost: £45.23 What they say: Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in… Continue reading
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Happy 3rd Whiskyphiles Birthday
We are officially 3 years old today!Time flies when you are having fun! (Fruit flies like a banana) Slainte Barry@TheWhiskyphiles Continue reading
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Kilchoman Feis Ile 2016
Kilchoman Feis Ile 2016 (56.6%, OB, Oloroso Butt #429/2007, 637 Bottles, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Distillery: Kilchoman Bottling: Kilchoman Distillery Company ABV: 56.6% Cost: £90 What they say: Feis Ile 2016, this Kilchoman is matured in a… Continue reading
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Bowmore Feis Ile 2016
Bowmore Feis Ile 2016 (57.9%, OB, Virgin & Oloroso Casks, 1500 Bottles, 2016) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottling: Suntory ABV: 57.9% Cost: £55 What they say: Feis Ile 2016 Special Bottlings Our exclusive… Continue reading
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Kilkerran 8 Years Old Open Day 2016
Great whisky but towards the end becomes a little spirit and youthfull outliving its sherry cask maturation – thankfully like all great whisky this is tamed with a drop of water which just improves things all-round. 87/100 Continue reading
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