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Glenkinchie Distillery visit
Following signing up for our Friends of the Classic Malts passports at Dalwhinnie we decided on returning home that our local single malt whisky distillery was long overdue a visit. Our actual local distillery is Label5/Glen Turner owned by La Martiniquase at Starlaw… Continue reading
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Balvenie 17 Years Old Peated Cask
The Balvenie 17 Years Old Peated Cask 48.7% ABV, £60 for 70cl. Score 85/100 What they say: The Balvenie distillery remains totally dedicated to the traditions, care and craftsmanship of malt whisky making and has been owned and managed by… Continue reading
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Knockando 12 Years Old 1997
Knockando 12 Years Old 1997 (43%, OB, 2009) 43% ABV, RRP €25 for 70cl Score 69/100 What they say: Not a lot so here’s a little about the distillery: Knockando Distillery was built by John Tytler Thomson in 1898, and… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society Tasting Event #1 Tour of the Regions
Water of Life Society Tasting Event #1 Tour of the Regions On Thursday 19th September 2013 the Edinburgh University Water of Life Society held their first tasting event of the semester at the Potterow Dome. So along I went [dragging… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 5
Bunnahabhain Darach Ur [Batch #5] (46.3%, OB, 2011) NAS, 46.3% ABV RRP £39.99 Score 76/100 What they say: Darach Ùr (pronounced Dar-ach oor) means ‘New Oak’ in Scots Gaelic and is named after the new oak barrels used to mature… Continue reading
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Inchgower 14 Years Old Flora and Fauna
Inchgower 14 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2012) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Inchgower distillery Bottling: Diageo, OB ABV: 43% Cost: £40 Score 68/100 What they say: The Oystercatcher is a common sight around the Inchgower… Continue reading
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Aberlour 12 Years Old Sherry Cask Matured
Still drinking this big litre bottle. Saving myself for the Aberlour A’Bunadh next after hearing so much about it. This is a nice dram but sadly for me has all the rubbery musty oaky notes and doesn’t develop the full-on… Continue reading
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Aberlour 11 Years Old 2001 White Oak
This is more interesting and refined compared to the Aberlour 10 year old. I think I will cherish this one for now and look out for a similar cask maturation with a little more age. It is surprising how fruity… Continue reading
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Fettercairn Fasque
Fettercairn Fasque (42%, OB, 2012) NAS, 42% ABV £40 for 70cl Score 81/100 What they say: Founded by Sir Alexander Ramsay in 1824 on his family’s Fasque Estate, Fettercairn is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. Staying true… Continue reading
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Edradour 13 Years Old 2011 SFTC Chateauneuf du Pape finish
Edradour 13 Years Old 1997 Straight from the Cask (54.2%, OB, Chateauneuf du Pape finish, 436 bottles, 2011) Highland single malt scotch whisky 54.2% ABV, £45 for 50cl. Score 91/100 What they say: Edradour 13 year old chateauneuf du pape… Continue reading
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