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Kilkerran 9 Years Old Open Day 2015
This has a rich rummy sweetness but just can’t quite carry this the whole distance, definitely a candied wood and whisky feel to this one. 86/100 Continue reading
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Springbank Open Day 2015
Rich and smooth but very very citrus zesty, an odd fruit tinge – wine cask? (tasted blind) 87/100 Continue reading
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Lord Elcho
Lord Elcho (40%, Wemyss Malts, 2016) Category: Blended scotch whisky Blender: Wemyss Malts ABV: 40% Cost: £25.84 from Master of Malt What they say: Originally launched in 2012 as a 15 years old blended Scotch, Lord Elcho is now also… Continue reading
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Smith’s Glenlivet 1974 Rare Vintage
Christmasy, woody and a somewhat crystalline or purified essential oil flavours with tannic red fruits. Definitely one for red wine lovers! 86/100 Continue reading
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Glen Grant 1954 Rare Vintage
An astonishingly good dram from Gordon & MacPhail. There is a very nice balance to this dram that makes it all so sublime. At first it is a little closed and overpolished wood or toffee but starts to melt in… Continue reading
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Ardbeg 21 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection
Minty, subtle peat as it has been tempered by a long maturation in a sadly very underactive cask – there are almost hints in here of freshly sawn wood and sawdust. 74/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 33.132 Beauty and the Beast
Wow! What a wonderful expression this has really taken on some cask influence in its short 8 year maturation. This adds a wonderful fruity sweetness to that smoked meat quality from the Ardbeg spirit. Like a single cask version of… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Perpetuum Committee Edition
Lovely nose on this expression, with a nice stewed fruit compote element. Powerful palate, always a delight from such pale whisky. Accomplished and well constructed classic Ardbeg with a gentle twist. 90/100 Continue reading
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Ardbeg Supernova Committee Edition
Considering the peating level this is actually quite easy-going,redolent of vanilla milkshake in the beginning then explodes into all sorts of flavours as the peat and phenolics hit the palate, long, sweet zesty peat and shellfish stand out making this… Continue reading
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Ailsa Bay Batch 1
Well balanced, sweet and peaty (a lot like Kilchoman) but more approachable/accessible, there is not that depth of phenolic and salty Islay peat here as there can be in Kilchoman. This is a well manufactured malt and I really enjoyed… Continue reading
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