Reviews
Whisky Reviews
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Irish Single Malt Whisky 14 Year Old 2000
Irish Single Malt Whisky 14 Year Old 2000 (51.5%, The Nectar of The Daily Drams, 2015) Category: Irish Single Malt Whisky Origin: ? Bottling: The Nectar of The Daily Drams ABV: 51.5% Cost: ~ €65 from The Bonding Dram What… Continue reading
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The Quiet Man 8 Year Old
The Quiet Man 8 Year Old (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Irish single malt pot still whiskey Origin: ? Bottling: Niche Drinks ABV: 40% Cost: £32.95 from The Lighthouse Wine Store / €44.99 from Celtic Whisky Shop What they say: The Quiet… Continue reading
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Redbreast 1999 TWE Exclusive
Rich and robust, spiced Oloroso sherry fruits plenty of raisins served in a metallic copper bowl indicating both heavy sherry influence but good retention of pot still whisky character. 86/100 Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 14 Years Old Single Malt
Really quite special and an education to my Irish whiskey palate. This has all the subtleties of scotch single malt and has been married masterfully using the best qualities of each of the cask maturations involved. 86/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Years Old Special Reserve
A nice integration of the sherry cask finish, well balanced but still quite light-bodied this has a gentle diversity and is incredibly smooth – a great sipping whisky! 84/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask
An unusual mixture of whisky and cider flavours that I quite enjoyed, reminiscent of Calvados in some ways and some of the more rustic Normandy ciders we have sampled. 85/100. Continue reading
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SMWS 50.65 Tutti Frutti
Bladnoch 25 Years Old 1990 50.65 Tutti Frutti ~ 52.5% (SMWS) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bladnoch Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society; Cask 50.65 ABV: 52.5% Cost: £110 What they say: Cask No. 50.65 This was a… Continue reading
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SMWS 50.63 Boozy buccaneers!
Bladnoch 24 Years Old 1990 50.63 Boozy buccaneers! ~ 58.3% (SMWS) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bladnoch Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society; cask 50.63 ABV: 58.3% Cost: £112.18 What they say: Colour: Stolen gold Flavour: Deep, rich… Continue reading
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Bladnoch 8 Years Old 2006 Single Cask 257
Bladnoch 8 Years Old 2006 (57.1%, Whiskybroker, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel #257, 261 Bottles, 2015) Category: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Bladnoch Distillery Bottling: Whiskybroker ABV: 57.1% Cost: £49.70 from Whiskybroker What they say: Distilled 19/12/2006 and matured for… Continue reading
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Bladnoch 9 Years Old 2005 Kippford
Bladnoch 9 Years Old 2005 Kippford (46%, OB, 5cl, 2014) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bladnoch Distillery Bottling: Official – Bladnoch Distillery ABV: 46% Cost: ~ £3-4 for 5cl Miniature What they say: Distilled at Bladnoch and matured… Continue reading
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