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  • Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish

    Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish whisky review: Oh dear, I was hoping for an improvement here as I love sherry influence, however that cask finishing really hasn’t removed the funk from this whiskies initial maturation (most probably)… Continue reading

    Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish
  • Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish

    Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish whisky review: Many positives, lots of chocolate and waxy but with an odd soapy and spicy nature on the palate that just didn’t fit right for me. 74/100 Continue reading

    Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish
  • Blair Athol 21 Years Old Batch 5

    Blair Athol 21 Years Old Batch 5 Whisky Review: Everything gently whispers refill sherry cask from this Blair Athol expression, mostly full of luscious subtleties though a little spice can become dry and overpowering if you let it. 87/100 Continue reading

    Blair Athol 21 Years Old Batch 5
  • #WhyteChristmas Twitter Tasting

    #WhyteChristmas Twitter Tasting Organised by Whyte & Mackay and hosted by Steve Rush @thewhiskywire A celebratory tasting spread across Whyte & Mackay’s brands of Blended Scotch Whisky and some of the individual single malt scotch whiskies from their portfolio The… Continue reading

    #WhyteChristmas Twitter Tasting
  • Whyte & Mackay 50 Years Old 175th Anniversary

    Whyte & Mackay 50 Years Old 175th Anniversary whisky review: Incredibly juicy and sweet for a whisky of this age, there is plenty of wood as you’d expect but delivered perfectly. I could have spent hours alone just nosing this… Continue reading

    Whyte & Mackay 50 Years Old 175th Anniversary
  • Tamnavulin 18 Years Old 2000 Vintage

    Tamnavulin 18 Years Old 2000 Vintage whisky review: A good mix of gentle and sweet Speyside character with heavy sherry maturation, in a similar vein to Aberlour or Macallan outputs. This is a great expression from a relatively sparse offering… Continue reading

    Tamnavulin 18 Years Old 2000 Vintage
  • Jura Two-One-Two

    Jura Two-One-Two whisky review: Delicious! A great classic Jura expression full of coastal salinity and sweetness and that wonderfully complex toffee/latte coffee mixture and even a complimentary hint of mint present in this. 86/100 Continue reading

    Jura Two-One-Two
  • Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition

    Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition whisky review: I preferred the standard 12 year old, the nose has some extra fruit and florality but the PX flavours don’t really shine through here just add a little extra… Continue reading

    Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition
  • Whyte & Mackay Light (21.5%, OB, 2019)

    Whyte & Mackay Light spirit drink review: Great nose, a little watered down thereafter and that complexity really doesn’t come through on the palate which is a real shame as this smells amazing! Continue reading

    Whyte & Mackay Light (21.5%, OB, 2019)
  • Whisky Blog Rankings December 2019

    Whisky Blog Rankings December 2019 December 2019 whisky blog rankings – Ordered by Alexa Global Rank See our complete (alphabetical) listings here Contact us via the form on that page if we don’t have your blog details listed. http://thewhiskeywash.com http://whiskyadvocate.com http://breakingbourbon.com… Continue reading

    Whisky Blog Rankings December 2019