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Seagrams 6 Years Old V.O.
Seagrams 6 Years Old V.O. Blend ~ 40% (Seagrams) (1970’s bottling) Blended Canadian whisky 40% ABV, Currently £25 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Seagram’s VO is a classic Canadian whisky blend, made with spirit of at least 6… Continue reading
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Glen Deveron 16 Years Old
Glen Deveron 16 Years Old ~ 40% (Travel Retail Exclusive) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 40% ABV, £45.99 Score: 81/100 What they say: Tasting Notes Fresh fruit, slightly tart – green apple, grapefruit, kiwi – with a trace of dusty dried… Continue reading
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Macallan Amber
The Macallan Amber (40%, OB, 2015) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 40% ABV, £45 Score: 78/100 What they say: Colour: Amber Nose: Polite, almost apologetic at first, with a floral, citrus sweet nose that gains presence, commanding a chorus of… Continue reading
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Laphroaig Triple Wood
The Laphroaig triple wood was OK, it is slightly salty and reasonably peaty but the sherry finish feels a little like an afterthought and was not well-controlled or integrated into the whisky. 82/100 Continue reading
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Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Presenting that Laphroaig signature peaty peanut flavour, though a little less sweet and a lot less harsh than the 10 Year Old. This toning down in palate made it much more drinkable / easy drinking, but then I don’t drink… Continue reading
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SMWS 29.150 Hand rolled Cuban cigars
no tasting notes. 89/100 Continue reading
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Glengoyne 10 Years Old
Glengoyne 10 Years Old (40%, OB, 2015) Highland single malt scotch whisky 40% ABV, £32.33 Score: 83/100 What they say: Fresh green apples, toffee and a hint of nuttiness. This is the taste of distilling slower than anyone else in… Continue reading
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Glencadam 12 Years Old Port Wood Finish
Glencadam 12 Years Old Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2015) Highland single malt scotch whisky 46% ABV, £45 Score: 84/100 What they say: Launched in late 2010, this 12 year old Glencadam was finished in port pipes and it was… Continue reading
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Glen Garioch 33 Years Old 1978 single cask
Glen Garioch 33 Years Old 1978 (58.8%, Milroy’s of Soho, Cask #10999, 146 Bottles, 2015) Highland single malt scotch whisky 58.8% ABV, £300 for 70cl from Milroy’s of Soho Score: 91/100 What they say: In November 2012 Milroy’s of Soho… Continue reading
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Glen Elgin-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Rum Cask
Glen Elgin-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Rum Cask (56.8%, Cadenheads, 498 Bottles, 2013) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 56.8% ABV, £79.90 Score: 88/100 What they say: William Cadenhead’s are Scotland’s oldest independent bottlers of whisky established in 1842. Distilled in… Continue reading
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