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Whisky Reviews
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Fettercairn 30 Years Old
Fettercairn 30 Years Old (43.3%, OB, 3000 Bottles, 2009) Fettercairn Distillery Whyte & Mackay 43.3% ABV £205 Score: 87/100 What they say: The official bottling of 30 Year Old Fettercairn, reportedly distilled in 1978 Official Tasting Notes Colour: Warm honey… Continue reading
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Darach Ruadh
Mystery Malt 16 Years Old 1992 Darach Ruadh (46%, Murray McDavid, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: It’s a mystery Bottling: Murray McDavid – Darach Ruadh ABV: 46% Cost: £TBA Score: 87/100 What they say: DARACH • RUADH… Continue reading
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Glen Scotia 24 Years Old 1991 Benchmark
Glen Scotia 24 Years Old 1991 Murray McDavid Benchmark (46%, Murray McDavid, 2015) Category: Campbeltown single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Scotia Distillery Bottling: Murray McDavid Benchmark ABV: 46% ABV Cost: £TBA Score: 88/100 What they say: Benchmark GLEN SCOTIA… Continue reading
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Glenrothes 24 Years Old 1989 Small Batch
Another Glenrothes that I really like, and again in the 18-25 age group. I feel some of the younger and official bottlings sadly didn’t really impress me enough to be memorable. This bourbon barrel vatting from Cadenhead’s however has a… Continue reading
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Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection
Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection (50.8%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 204 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottler: Wm Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection ABV: 50.8% Cost: ~ £90 Score: 87/100 What they say: Distilled at… Continue reading
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SMWS 70.10 Teenage shenanigans
Balblair 9 Years Old 2005 70.10 Teenage shenanigans (58.5%, SMWS, Refill Barrel, 242 Bottles, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balblair Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society; Cask 70.10 Teenage shenanigans ABV: 58.5% Cost: £44 What they say:… Continue reading
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SMWS 53.222 The three little pigs
Caol Ila 13 Years Old 2000 53.222 The three little pigs (58.4%, SMWS, Refill HH, 284 Bottles, 2014) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Caol Ila distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 53.222 The three little pigs ABV:… Continue reading
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Aultmore 25 Years Old
Aultmore 25 Years Old Aultmore Distillery – Bacardi 46% ABV £295.42 What they say: Reclined in damp shorn grass, vapours of lime and baked apples, each silken sip unveiling lush vanilla and buttery biscuits; dreich skies deserve a top-class dram.… Continue reading
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SMWS 73.60 Watching the Monaco Grand Prix from a roof terrace
Aultmore 24 Years Old 1989 73.60 Watching the Monaco Grand Prix from a roof terrace (57%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 509 Bottles, 2014) 57% ABV £92.40 Score: 88/100 What they say: Cask No. 73.60 Very deep aromas on the nose neat;… Continue reading
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Aultmore 12 Years Old
Aultmore 12 Years Old Aultmore Distillery – Bacardi 46% ABV £41.95 What they say: Born of fog, bog and brimming wee burns, a verdant nose of dewy moss and delicate flora, sweet liquid tracking a secluded path, gliding through green… Continue reading
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