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SMWS 111.16
Lagavulin 14 Years Old 1987 111.16 (55.8%, SMWS, 2001) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Lagavulin Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 111.16 ABV: 55.8% Cost: £14.95 per dram at Fiddler’s Score: 93/100 What they say: Distilled in… Continue reading
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Longmorn 35 Years Old 1976 Whiskyman
A beautiful old Longmorn expression full of fruit and flowers, flawless! 93/100 Continue reading
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Eagle Rare 10 Years Old
Pay attention otherwise you may miss this one and it is gone. Too easy to sip on the palate I found myself preferring the nose on this Bourbon. Very drinkable as is, unchallenging and equally applicable to cocktail use as… Continue reading
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Kilkerran Work In Progress 7 Bourbon Wood
A powerful and slightly unusual expression. There is a mass of vanilla here from the cask but water snuffs this out and I feel suddenly transported back to the WIP2 and 3 editions I have tried in terms of vigour… Continue reading
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Glenrothes 1996 Toasted Anise
An effervescent dram with real multifactorial qualities, my overall opinion of this reminded me of spice-like popping candy with creamy vanilla in chocolate orange segments. A real smorgasbord of flavours but quite complimentary and integrated. 88/100 Continue reading
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Imperial 20 Year Old 1995 Cask Strength Collection
Another beautiful single cask Imperial from Signatory. This is much more balanced than the last with an equal weighting of spirit and cask influences. Truly luxurious in feel and a good depth of woody sugars mix to evoke some wonderfully… Continue reading
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Imperial 19 Year Old 1995 Cask Strength Collection
Bright, crisp and sharp – what better descriptives could I look for when describing this single cask example? Eludes to its age with a depth and complexity but still some distillery character shines through, so not over-oaked! Packed full of… Continue reading
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anCnoc Blas
Spicy and challenging at full strength but hints at a good depth, for us this was interesting as presented but much more enjoyable when reduced with water. This takes water well so has the added bonus of stretching out your… Continue reading
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Elijah Craig 12 Years Old
Elijah Craig 12 Years Old (47%, OB, 2016) Category: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Heaven Hill Distillery Bottling: Heaven Hill ABV: 47% Cost: £34.67 What They Say: Bottled exclusively from a dumping of 100 barrels or less, the brand carries… Continue reading
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Macallan 2006 Speymalt
Lovely, lots of nice things in this dram, crunchie choclate bars and crème brulee with banana and chocolate influences, a real toasty wood flavour too. 86/100 Continue reading
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