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Benromach 10 Years Old 2003 Origins Batch 4
Benromach 10 Years Old 2003 Origins Batch 4 Port Pipes (50%, OB, 2013) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 50% ABV Score: 85/100 What they say: Batch 4 of Benromach’s Origins range, bottled in 2013, is matured entirely in first fill… Continue reading
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Benromach 21 Years Old Tokaji Wood Finish
Benromach 21 Years Old Tokaji Wood Finish (45%, OB, 2000 Bottles, 2004) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 45% ABV Score: 84/100 What they say: Finished in ex-Tokaji (a Hungarian sweet wine) casks for six months, a well-aged version from this… Continue reading
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Benromach 12 Years Old 2000 Port Wood Finish
Benromach 12 Years Old 2000 Port Wood Finish (45%, OB, 2012) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 45% ABV Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled in 2000, this Benromach from Gordon and MacPhail was finished in port pipes from the Douro… Continue reading
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Benromach 6 Years Old 2002 Monastrell Wood Finish
Benromach 6 Years Old 2002 Monastrell Wood Finish (45%, OB, 920 Bottles, 2008) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 45% ABV Score: 84/100 What they say: Distilled at Benromach distillery in 2002 and aged for 5 years before finishing for 12… Continue reading
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Benromach 5 Years Old 2000 Sassicaia Wood Finish
Benromach 5 Years Old 2006 Sassicaia Wood Finish (45%, OB, 3000 Bottles, 2006) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 45% ABV Score: 83/100 What they say: Benromach Sassicaia wood finish 1st edition Matured for over 5 years, this spent 27 months… Continue reading
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Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish
Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish (43%, OB, 2007) Highland single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, £3 for 5cl from Glenmorangie Distillery Score: 85/100 What they say: This unique malt whisky has been initially been matured in American oak casks and has… Continue reading
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Glenmorangie Burgundy Wood Finish
Glenmorangie Burgundy Wood Finish (43%, OB, 2007) Highland single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV Score: 85/100 What they say: This unique range of malt whiskies has initially been matured intially in American oak casks for at least 10 years and… Continue reading
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Water Of Life Society Tasting 15/3 The Blenders Malts 29/01/2014
Water Of Life Society Tasting 15/3 The Blenders Malts 29/01/2014 This week’s tasting will be in celebration of those lesser known distilleries whose output almost exclusively goes into blended scotch whisky. Occasionally a little of their spirit escapes and is… Continue reading
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Deanston 10 Years Old 2004 Amontillado Cask Finish
Deanston 10 Years Old 2004 Distillery Exclusive (59.2%, OB, Amontillado Cask Finish, 2014) Highland single malt scotch whisky 59.2% ABV, £75 for 70cl bottle-your-own at Deanston Distillery Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled in 2004 and matured for 9 years… Continue reading
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Glen Moray 2 Years Old Peated Spirit Batch 1
Glen Moray 2 Years Old Peated Spirit Batch 1 (60.6%, OB, 2015) Category: Speyside peated spirit drink Origin: Glen Moray Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 60.6% Cost: £15 for 20cl Score: 81/100 What they say: A small bottle of a… Continue reading
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