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Blended Grain #1 50 Years Old Batch 1
At a young 50 years old! This displayed everything that is wonderful about old grain whisky, the sweetness from the Maize & possibly other cereals and what tastes like ex-bourbon American oak maturation have generated a coconut and tropical fruit… Continue reading
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Glen Ord 20 Years Old Batch 1
Preferred at full strength, full of that lemon citrus I associate with Glen Ord spirit, there is a good mixture of both spirit and cask characteristics in here but perhaps spirit wins out a little. Water changed this but not… Continue reading
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Invergordon 43 Years Old 1972 Cask #37
A great old grain with a real intensity of flavours and not too sweet, good herbality but also distinct evidence of grain spirit origin still even after all that time in the cask. A great example of why old grains… Continue reading
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Havana Club Cuban Barrel Proof
A little tart and spicy initially but the sweetness prevails and the whole becomes quite moreish. 87/100 Continue reading
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Octomore 8.1
Much more refined and a little less challenging than previous Octomores (from memory!). There is a good sweetness that helps roll that tar, wax and smoke out all over your mouth. 88/100 Continue reading
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BenRiach 21 Years Old Temporis
Persistently spicy like dried chill flakes but never builds, a base of thick clotted vanilla cream and highland toffee provide the perfect foil to the peaty mineralic and spicy elements. 90/100 Continue reading
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Glen Moray 6 Years Old 2010 PX Cask 99917
Reminded me of a rather good peated and sherried Kildalton malt I shan’t name; but I suggest Glen Moray name this whisky “Morgeadail” ;-D 88/100 Continue reading
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Glen Moray 19 Years Old 1998 PX Cask 99913
I like it, quite subtle as far as PX finishes go, very sippable. I suspect the reduced ABV going into the PX casks has subtly coaxed the PX elements out of the wood rather than strip it out as fast… Continue reading
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Whisky Blog Ranking February 2018
Whisky Blog Ranking February 2018 Perhaps things are settling down a little quicker than I thought, normal service seems to be resumed with a few major movers and shakers this month. Normally Jan to march we see as a bit… Continue reading
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Glen Moray 15 Years Old 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 600234
Unusual and interesting flavours, love that inkiness that can only have come from the wine cask. Lots of citron/citrus fruit elements too where the wine and whisky have really worked together. 87/100 Continue reading
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