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Groult 11 Years Old Sherry Cask Finish
Roger Groult 11 Years Old Calvados Pays d’Auge Sherry Cask Finish review: Fruity apple, blackcurrant and raspberry followed rapidly by lots of classic sherry; fruitcake, Christmas spices, leather and chocolate influences. My favourite of the three Cask Finish expressions. 88/100 Continue reading
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Groult 9 Years Old Whisky Cask Finish
Roger Groult 9 Years Old Calvados Pays d’Auge Whisky Cask Finish review: This expression has much more reserved apple elements, and appears to be more full-bodied with sweet pastry-like mealiness or cereal quality. 87/100 Continue reading
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Groult 9 Years Old Jurançon Cask Finish
Roger Groult Calvados Pays d’Auge Jurançon Cask Finish review: Full of fresh apples and tropical fruits, floral perfumes balanced against drying oak wood. The Jurançon wine cask finish has been very complimentary to this Calvados, bestowing rich tropical fruit flavours… Continue reading
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Lemorton 10 Years Old
Lemorton 10 ans Vieux Calvados Domfrontais review: Balanced, sweet fruits, some fresh and some a little stewed, oak wood and gentle spices. Similar in profile to the 5 year old expression but with a little more depth. 86/100 Continue reading
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Dupont 1980 Vintage
Clear and fruity with just a touch of aged oak wood flavours, this is mostly aged in large wooden tuns to keep the oak influence light, before a finishing period in toasted 400l casks delivering a balance usually found on… Continue reading
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Raw Spirit by Iain Banks
Book review: Iain Banks Raw Spirit In search of the perfect dram. 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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Drouin 15 Years Old 1990 (Alchemist)
Alchemist 15 Year Old Calvados Pays d’Auge Review: Not too fruity, this expression leans heavily towards the maturation flavours of tannic and woody spices, I’m still slightly bemused by the almost wood smoke aroma on the nose and a very… Continue reading
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Groult Vénérable
Roger Groult Calvados Pays d’Auge Venerable Review: A lovely combination of old wood and fresh ripe apple fruit, with equal measures of florality, spice and some bitter dark chocolate adds to an earthy quality too. 90/100 Continue reading
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Mezan Panama 2004
Mazen Panama 2004 (Bottled 2017) Category: Gold Rum Origin: Panama Bottling: Mezan ABV: 40% Cost: £40.75 What they say: Mezan Rum Meticulously selected by our Cellar Master, Mezan rums capture the depth and diversity of the Caribbean and offer a… Continue reading
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