Reviews
Whisky Reviews
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Knockando 18 Years Old 1994
Knockando 18 Years Old 1994 Whisky Review: Quite deep and dark with plenty of woody and malty notes and distinct sherry influence with dried fruits such as raisins, plenty of caramel and toffee also, very nice. 85/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1999
Knockando 15 Years Old 1999 Whisky Review: Much more sherried than the 1997 vintage, in texture, colour and flavour. A completely different beast, still with plenty of nutty and floral notes but superior overall. 85/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1997
Knockando 15 Years Old 1997 Whisky Review: Malty and floral, spicy and nutty, coffee, etc, this has it all but is perhaps a little too spiced for me. 82/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 12 Years Old 2004
Knockando 12 Years Old 2004 Whisky Review: Wow, quite different from the 2003 vintage, juicier and more sherried and much less drying/oaky and spiced. 82/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 12 Years Old 2003
Knockando 12 Years Old 2003 Whisky Review: A fruity and creamy expression with more than a touch of minerality, more like antacids than Edinburgh rock, reasonably pleasing creamy texture but a bit meh flavour wise. 74/100 Continue reading
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Eden Mill 2019 Release
Eden Mill 2019 Release Whisky Review: Quite unusual and I’m left wondering if this is the effect of the usage of Crystal and Chocolate malted barley for some part of the distillations in this mixture. Very chocolatey with plenty of… Continue reading
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Tomatin 11 Years Old Batch 4
Tomatin 11 Years Old Batch 4 Whisky Review: A rather soft, sugary and fruity expression, for me a great example of the delicacy of Tomatin’s superb spirit nature. 84/100 Continue reading
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Adrien Camut 6 Ans d’Age Calvados Pays d’Auge
Adrien Camut 6 Ans d’Age Calvados Pays d’Auge Calvados Review: Another deep and rich expression, plenty of oak wood but with an effervescent/mentholic nature, probably tannic/cask derived? balanced by plenty of rich fruits. 86/100 Continue reading
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Michel Huard Vieux Calvados
Michel Huard Vieux Calvados Calvados Review: A superb floral and almost smokey expression, smoked and toasted almonds abound within a rather complex expression. 85/100 Continue reading
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Christian Drouin VSOP Calvados Pays d’Auge
Christian Drouin VSOP Calvados Pays d’Auge Calvados Review: A much more classical introductory Calvados here with a fine balance between fruity apple spirit and tannic oak cask influences, grows on the palate. 83/100 Continue reading
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