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Famous Grouse 30 Years Old
Famous Grouse 30 Years Old (43%, Edrington, 2016) Category: Blended malt scotch whisky Origin: ? likely Edrington group distilleries amongst others Bottling: Edrington ABV: 43% Cost: £119.99 from The Famous Grouse Experience What they say: The Famous Grouse 30yo blended… Continue reading
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Braes Of Glenlivet 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch
Wow, simply delicious, so full of fresh fruit flavours, clean and crisp, juiced and sweetened plays out with hints of cereal barley and oak as foils to that crisp fruitiness. 87/100 Continue reading
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Dallas Dhu 22 Years Old 1982 Vintage Collection
Hugely fruity and with a mass of creamy vanilla and coconut from the hogshead maturation. An experience to sample from this now closed distillery, still plenty going on in this whisky despite the delivery at 43%, great quality from Signatory.… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Dark Cove Committee Edition
Initially this seems a little more refined than the standard version at 46.5% ABV, with a much deeper and darker presentation of flavours. Despite this I found it impossible to choose a favourite between the two editions. 84/100 Continue reading
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Ardbeg Dark Cove
Slightly lighter in the palate than expected from the nose and colour, perhaps a little youthful and zesty in places, not as much sherry influence as say the Ardbeg Uigeadail expression. 84/100 Continue reading
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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel (45%, OB, 2016) Category: Tennessee Whisky Origin: Jack Daniel’s Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 45% Cost: £41.09 What they say: We hold ourselves to the highest standard when crafting and selecting Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel. In fact,… Continue reading
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Mackmyra Blomstertid
A wonderful nosing whisky and another great example of Mackmyra (and Angela’s) innovations taking their Swedish single malt to flavour locations Scotch malt whisky can only dream about. Another well-balanced and well constructed whisky appealing to subtler and lighter palates.… Continue reading
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Dalmore 18 Years Old
Dalmore 18 Years Old (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dalmore Distillery Bottling: Emperador / Whyte & Mackay ABV: 43% Cost: £86.22 What they say: An evolution of The Dalmore house style, this 18 year old… Continue reading
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Highland Park Hobbister
Highland Park Hobbister (51%, OB, 2016) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Edrington Distillery Exclusive ABV: 51% Cost: £75.00 What they say: Presented by Edrington’s Master Blender Gordon Motion at #MeetTheBlenders2016. Highland Park Hobbister is intended… Continue reading
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Talisker 10 Years Old
Talisker 10 Years Old (45.8%, OB, 2016) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £33.71 What they say: From Malts.com/Talisker Talisker is the only Single Malt Scotch Whisky made by the sea on… Continue reading
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