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Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Red Wine Cask Finish
Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Red Wine Cask Finish whisky review: This Red Wine finished expression is sweet and creamy then the woody tannins emerge as it progresses, another fantastic expression! 87/100 Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Madeira Cask Finish
Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Madeira Cask Finish whisky review: Sweet, fruity, woody and spicy in equal measures. The Madeira cask influence brings more stone fruits to Glenfiddich’s pear-led spirit character and some tannic and funky or yeasty… Continue reading
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Goslings Black Seal 151 Proof Rum
Goslings Black Seal 151 Proof Rum review: Powerful at full strength, reduced this still has some very spirity nature but the Black seal characters start to come through. 84/100 Continue reading
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Goslings Family Reserve Old Rum
Goslings Family Reserve Old Rum review: Appealing to both my rum and whisky palate, this well aged example is edging into Rancio territory with masses of oak wood influence and still plenty of sweetness too. 85/100 Continue reading
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Goslings Gold Seal Rum
Goslings Gold Seal Rum review: This gold/amber Rum from Goslings has a very different character from the Black seal, much more buttery and subtle flavours, again a great base for mixing/cocktails but also very drinkable straight. 83/100 Continue reading
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Goslings Black Seal Rum
Goslings Black Seal Rum review: A great drinker neat and also a great base for mixing/cocktails. Sweet, herbal, liquid cola cubes! 83/100 Continue reading
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The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.1
The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.1 whisky review: I found this a little hot and spirity at cask strength (as presented 60.6% ABV) but this expression takes water well and reveals a robust malty body. Some great flavours developing here but perhaps… Continue reading
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Cotswolds 3 Years Old Batch 1
Cotswolds 3 Years Old Batch #1 whisky review: A very fresh expression, spicy, woody and tannic, a lovely zingy fruit sweetness. Young and sharp and a little too woody but shows great promise for what is being produced at the… Continue reading
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Kininvie 3 Years Old Blend
Kininvie KVSB003 blended scotch whisky review: Better than the single malt but not as good as the single grain.. There was still far too much of the weirdly fake/plastic lemon citrus flavour and way too much spice in the spirit… Continue reading
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Kininvie 3 Years Old 2015 Rye
Kininvie KVSG002 single grain scotch whisky review: A much better whisky than the single malt, this Rye has plenty of flavour from the cereals as well as virgin oak casks to aid maturation. Remarkable that this is only 3 years… Continue reading
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