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Linkwood 16 Years Old Sherry Cask
Linkwood 16 Years Old – Sherry Cask TWE Retro Label ~ 48% (The Whisky Exchange) 48% ABV, £64.95 Score: 86/100 What they say: A rich and sherried whisky from Linkwood, released at 16 years old at the 2013 Whisky Show by… Continue reading
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Linkwood 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna
Linkwood 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) 43% ABV, £44 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Linkwood distillery stands on the River Lossie, close to Elgin in Speyside. The distillery has retained its traditional atmosphere since… Continue reading
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey Liqueur
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey Liqueur ~ 35% (Jack Daniels Distillery) 35% ABV, £20 for 70cl Score: 82/100 What they say: Introduced as the brand’s first flavored variation. With hints of honey and a naturally smooth finish, its taste is… Continue reading
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Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014
Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014 46% (Kilchoman Distillery) 46% ABV, £39.90 Score: 81/100 What they say: Machir Bay 2014 is a vatting of 5 and 6 year old ex-bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry butts. 46% ABV. The Machir Bay range is… Continue reading
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Cambus 21 Years Old 1991 Cask Strength
Cambus 21 Years Old 1991 Signatory Cask Strength Collection 50.5% 50.5% ABV, £64.95 for 70cl Score: 76/100 What they say: A single grain whisky from Signatory presented at full cask strength. Distilled in July 1991, it was bottled in December… Continue reading
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Glenmorangie Dornoch
Glenmorangie Dornoch Limited Edition (Travel Retail 43%, OB, Bourbon & Amontillado Finish, 2014) 43% ABV, £59.99 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: In the far north of Scotland, beside the ancient Royal Burgh of Tain, lies the Glenmorangie Distillery.… Continue reading
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SMWS 93.61 CalMac welder’s tea break
Hugely enjoyable dram, from the colour to the treacle-like sweetness on the palate, this is a wonderful single cask exampled from the Glen Scotia distillery. 87/100 Continue reading
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Caperdonich 14 Years Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice
Caperdonich 14 Years Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice (46%, Gordon & MacPhail, Refill Sherry Butts, 2013) 46% ABV, £40 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: A sumptuous Speyside single malt which slumbered in Sherry butts from 1999 to 2013. This… Continue reading
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Littlemill 22 Years Old 1992 Small Batch
Littlemill 22 Years Old 1992 Cadenhead Small Batch (53.7%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HHs, 2014) 53.7% ABV, £93.90 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Founded around 1750 it was one of the oldest established distilleries in Scotland until it was closed… Continue reading
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North of Scotland 42 Years Old 1971
North of Scotland 42 Years Old 1971 (Pearls of Scotland) 43.3% ABV, £127.50 for 70cl Score: 82/100 What they say: A 1971 vintage North of Scotland single grain whisky released by independent bottler Pearls of Scotland. Distilled in December, it… Continue reading
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