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Old Pulteney 21 Years Old
Old Pulteney 21 Years Old (46%, OB, 2012) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Bottle: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £92.99 Score: 90/100 What they say: Old Pulteney 21 Year Old has been voted 2012 World Whisky of the Year by… Continue reading
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Glen Grant 21 Years Old 1992 Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Glen Grant 21 Years Old 1992 Old Particular (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Sherry Butt #10026, 374 bottles, 2013) 51.5% ABV, £92.09 Score: 88/100 What they (Master of Malt) say: This Glen Grant single malt Scotch whisky was distilled in 1992, long before… Continue reading
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Dufftown 18 Year Old 1995 Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Dufftown 18 Year Old 1995 – Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #9962, 197 bottles, 2013) 48.4% ABV, ~£60 launching December 2013 Score: 90/100 What they say: The Dufftown 18 Years Old from the Old Particular range is due to be… Continue reading
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Dailuaine 15 Years Old 1998 Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Dailuaine 15 Years Old 1998 Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Bourbon Barrel #10044, 282 bottles, 2013) 48.4% ABV, ~£65 available from December 2013 Score: 72/100 What they say: Distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2013, the Dailuaine 15 Years Old… Continue reading
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Scallywag (Douglas Laing)
Scallywag Speyside Blended Malt Whisky (46%, Douglas Laing, 2013) 46% ABV, £36.49 from specialist whisky shops Score: 70/100 What they say: Scotland (28th October, 2013) – With over 65 years of ‘pedigree’ in the Scotch Whisky industry, leading independent Scotch… Continue reading
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Tullibardine 21 Years Old 1990 Fidra (Lockett Bros)
‘Fidra’ Tullibardine 21 Years Old 1990 (46%, Lockett Bros, Bourbon HH #6108, 156 bottles, 2012) 46% ABV, £49.99 Score: 83/100 What they say: Lockett Bros ‘Fidra’ 21yo Tullibardine highland single malt scotch whisky. Outturn of 156 bottles. Distilled 25/09/1990, bottled… Continue reading
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Caol Ila 18 Years Old 1994 Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail)
Although this is one of the smoothest and most interesting Caol Ila expression I have had in a long time, there are still some elements of this distillate that I can’t seem to love no matter how hard I try.… Continue reading
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Abbey Whisky Rare Casks Twitter Tasting
#abbeywhisky Twitter (or Tweet) Tasting took place on Wednesday 20th November at 7pm. Organised by Steve Rush at The Whisky Wire and Mike Sharples from Abbey Whisky we received 4 black wax sealed 3cl miniature bottles of whisky samples for… Continue reading
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GlenDronach 20 Years Old 1993 Cask 33
GlenDronach 20 Years Old 1993 Single Cask 33 (59.1%, Abbey Whisky, Oloroso Sherry Butt, 592 bottles, 2013) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: GlenDronach Distillery Bottling: Benriach Distillery Company, for Abbey Whisky ABV: 49.2% Cost: £89.95 What They say: We’ve always enjoyed… Continue reading
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Ben Nevis 16 Years Old 1997 The Rare Casks Release 3 (Abbey Whisky)
Ben Nevis 16 Years Old 1997 The Rare Casks Release 3 (55%, Abbey Whisky, Sherry Hogshead, 96 bottles, 2013) 96 bottles 55% ABV, distilled 1997, bottled 2013, £64.95 for 70cl Score 85/100 What They say: It’s finally here… Release 3… Continue reading
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