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Mortlach 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna
Mortlach 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna 43% (Diageo) 43% ABV, £42.99 Score: 93/100 What they say: Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt The nose is quite fresh and floral, with developing smoke. Notes of rubber spearmint… Continue reading
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Cardhu 12 Years Old
No tasting notes 69/100 Continue reading
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Cameronbridge 24 Years Old 1989 Single Grain
Cameronbridge 24 Years Old 1989 Single Grain (46%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HHs, 618 Bottles, 2013) 46% ABV, £60 for 70cl, 618 bottles Score: 69/100 What they say: Nose: Butterscotch with lime leaves and sweet digestive biscuits. Palate: Honey & toffee sweets… Continue reading
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SMWS 53.191 Candy Fruit Filled Seashells
Caol Ila 16 Years Old 1996 53.191 Candy Fruit Filled Seashells (56.3%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 245 Bottles, 2013) 56.3% ABV, outturn 245 bottles, £59 for 70cl (Coal Ila) Score: 74/100 What they say: Cask No. 53.191 The initial nose… Continue reading
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SMWS 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea
Jura 24 Years Old 1988 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea (53.6%, SMWS, Refill HH, 232 Bottles, 2013) 53.6% ABV, outturn 262 bottles, £75 for 70cl (Jura) Score: 88/100 What they say: Cask No. 31.26 Our noses picked up the… Continue reading
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SMWS 76.108 Raspberry Ruffles
Mortlach 11 Years Old 2002 76.108 Raspberry Ruffles (57.9%, SMWS, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel, 235 Bottles, 2013) 57.9% ABV, outturn 235 bottles, £48 for 70cl Score: 72/100 What they say: Cask No. 76.108 A very interesting nose; vibrant, fresh, fizzy,… Continue reading
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SMWS 121.65 A well-oiled Baseball glove
Interesting and reasonably pleasant, the finish was a little disappointing as this promised big flavours then fizzles out at the end. 70/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 9.75 Imperial Leather in a boat chandlery
Glen Grant 16 Years Old 1997 9.75 Imperial Leather in a boat chandlery (55.3%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 285 Bottles, 2013) 55.3% ABV, outturn 285 bottles, £53 for 70cl (Glen Grant) Score: 49/100 What they say: Cask No. 9.75 The nose… Continue reading
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The Feathery
The Feathery ~ 40% (Spencerfield Spirit Company) 40% ABV, £45 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: The Feathery is a blended malt which has been entirely matured in first class sherry wood which makes it slightly sweeter, fuller and… Continue reading
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Littlemill 23 Years Old 1991 Cask 112
Littlemill 23 Years Old 1991 Cask#112 52.9% (Pearls of Scotland) 52.9% ABV, Score: 85/100 What they say: Littlemill 23 Year Old 1991 Pearls of Scotland Single Malt Scotch 52.9% ABV. Lowland whisky from Scotland, Gordon & Co. bottling Single cask… Continue reading
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