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Bruichladdich 2003 Micro-Provenance Cask 543
Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Cask 543 (60.1%, OB, Port HH, 250 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau for #LaddieMP3 ABV: 60.1% Cost: £90 for 3x 20cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Porto cask matured 12… Continue reading
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Ben Bracken 28 Year Old Speyside
Some superb qualities from the aged tropical fruit medley to the masses of honey and beautifully complimentary spice from those ex-bourbon casks. 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 13.47 It’s a knockout
Dalmore 10 Years Old 2005 13.47 It’s a knockout (59.3%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 199 Bottles, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dalmore Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 13.47 It’s a knockout ABV: 59.3% Cost: £51.70 Score: 89/100… Continue reading
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SMWS 37.67 Tongue tingling treasure
Beautiful, my absolute favourite of the tasting! A perfect blend of spirit and wood character really shows off this Cragganmore at its finest! 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 3.251 Engineers work bench in a boatyard
Bowmore 17 Years Old 1997 3.251 Engineers work bench in a boatyard (55.4%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 553 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 3.251 Engineer’s work-bench in a… Continue reading
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SMWS 66.76 Guilty pleasure
This one had a lot of fans at the tasting and it is easy to see why, a good example of sweet and peat though a slightly diverse collection of Ardmore peat and white wine influenced sweetness. There was something… Continue reading
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SMWS 54.36 Pocket rocket
A little underwhelming, I found this quite one-dimensional ‘fruity’ and was a little disappointed – though that may have been partly due to my expectation of Aberlour to be much more entertaining than this. I guess despite the quality of… Continue reading
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Balblair 1983 Vintage 1st Release
Balblair 1983 Vintage 1st Release Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balblair Distillery Bottling: Official – Inver House Distillers Ltd. ABV: 46% Cost: £192.61 What they say: 1983 Vintage Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Natural Colour Non Chill-Filtered | First Release… Continue reading
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Balblair 1990 Vintage 2nd Release
Balblair 1990 Vintage 2nd Release Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balblair Distillery Bottling: Official – Inver House Distillers Ltd. ABV: 46% Cost: £102.79 What they say: Vintage 1990 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Natural Colour Non Chill-Filtered | 2nd… Continue reading
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WhiskyMetrics: Whisky Blog League Table December 2015
Firstly many thanks for all the support, criticism and commentary on our Top 20 post WhiskyMetrics: Top 20 Whisky Blogs – November 2015 The most common theme for commentators was where am I? I suppose it is natural for most to… Continue reading
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