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Whisky Reviews

  • Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 4

    Very peaty as expected, I felt this one was much better when reduced with water as lots of flavours were masked or locked away behind the wall of peat smoke. 87/100 Continue reading

  • Croftengea 14 Years Old Batch 3

    A touch light in body and malt, perhaps I’m expecting more from comparison to similar smoky Islay whisky? Minimal cask influence suggestive of refill ex-Bourbon, just about tempers the smoke here plus a lovely fresh apple nature. 83/100 Continue reading

  • Paul John Oloroso

    Good work from the Oloroso casks here with classic dried fruit and chocolate to the fore. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Irish Single Malt #2 15 Years Old Batch 6

    Sweet and clean, creamy and with plenty of fruit suggestive of mostly spirit and ex-Bourbon maturation keeping things fairly straightforward and enjoyingly simple. A touch odd in the finish – perhaps indicative of the distillate source? 85/100 Continue reading

  • Paul John Brilliance

    Solid, sweet and malty and some good fruity and floral notes too. Not too spirity and a touch spicy and drying at the end to keep it interesting. 82/100 Continue reading

    Paul John Brilliance

  • Mackmyra Bjorksav

    Very sweet and with plenty of range and intensity of flavours. Perhaps a little too sweet for my palate? 82/100 Continue reading

  • Octomore 10.2

    Sweeter and smokier than 10.1 and a nice addition of both tropical and stone fruits, I don’t think I’d have picked out the Sauternes influence here but in my defence Octomore’s are pretty robust spirit to begin with! 88/100 Continue reading

  • MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

    Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much ‘cask’ influences. 83/100 Continue reading

  • Oxford Rye Whisky Batch 4 The Graduate

    Another solid Rye expression from TOAD, perhaps more of the Rye spice to the fore here – this didn’t feel as cask-complex as previous expressions and more raw spirit nature shines because of it. 84/100 Continue reading

    Oxford Rye Whisky Batch 4 The Graduate

  • Glen Moray Warehouse 1 Barolo Finish

    A touch tannic and spicy in places at full strength. This presents an unusual mixture of red fruits and toffee which is oddly harmonious. Another predictably excellent, wine cask influenced, Glen Moray. 85/100 Continue reading