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  • Whisky Chocolate Truffles – Zukr Boutique

    Whisky Chocolate Truffles – Zukr Boutique £9.90 for box of 4 Available from http://zukrboutique.co.uk/ What they say: Dark chocolate truffles filled with fluid Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Malt Whisky and finished with gold lustre. Celebrate the cool climate origins of… Continue reading

  • Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Signatory)

    Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 (43%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #105095, 832 bottles, 2013) 43% ABV, £38 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled at the Speyside Longmorn distillery on 25/06/1996 and matured in 1st Fill Sherry Butt, cask no… Continue reading

    Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Signatory)
  • Longmorn 13 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Carn Mor)

    Longmorn 13 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (46%, Carn Mor, Bourbon HH #156794, 1377 bottles) 46% ABV, £14 for 20cl Score: 77/100 What they say: Distilled in 1996 at the Speyside distillery of Longmorn and matured in a bourbon hogshead Cask… Continue reading

    Longmorn 13 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Carn Mor)
  • Balvenie 15 Years Old Craftsmens Reserve 1

    The Balvenie 15 Years Old Craftsmens Reserve 1 59.4% ABV, £65 315 Bottles Score: 94/100 What they say: This was the first whisky in a planned reserve range from The Balvenie celebrating the various distillery crafts. Produced from two refill… Continue reading

    Balvenie 15 Years Old Craftsmens Reserve 1
  • ASDA Extra Special Islay

    Quite intensely vanilla flavoured which really softens the peaty influences and makes it hugely drinkable and enjoyable. Continue reading

    ASDA Extra Special Islay
  • Teaninich 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Teaninich 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2013) 43%ABV, £43 for 70cl Score: 75/100 What they say: Not a lot! so here is an excerpt from http://www.scottishwhiskystore.com/teaninich/ “Founded by Captain Hugh Munro in 1817 Teaninich distillery was built… Continue reading

    Teaninich 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna
  • Glenfarclas 10 Years Old 2003 (Marks & Spencer)

    Glenfarclas 10 Years Old 2003 Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Distillery: Glenfarclas Bottling: Official for Marks and Spencer ABV: 43% Cost: £28 Score: 84/100 What they say: This is not just a bottle of Highland Malt. It is the… Continue reading

    Glenfarclas 10 Years Old 2003 (Marks & Spencer)
  • Marks & Spencer Dry Old Oloroso Sherry

    Dry Old Oloroso Sherry  – Marks & Spencer Exclusive Solera, 20% ABV, £7.50 for 37.5cl Score: 85/100 What they say: A heart-warming old Oloroso, bone dry yet rich and superbly persistent in flavour. Intense aromas of dark chocolate and Christmas… Continue reading

    Marks & Spencer Dry Old Oloroso Sherry
  • Laphroaig Cairdeas Origin

    This 2012 Cairdeas is now only available at auction and I imagine the price per bottle may have doubled at least, I have heard that this essentially is a souped-up version of the standard Quarter Cask expression from Laphroaig so… Continue reading

    Laphroaig Cairdeas Origin
  • Aberlour Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

    This is very gentle for its strength with lots of sweet fruits and fresh green apple flavours with gently zingy spiciness. The distinctive apple-y Aberlour spirit really shines out of this cask strength bottling, this is a lot smoother and… Continue reading

    Aberlour Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)