Reviews
Whisky Reviews
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Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice
Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: Full of dark smoke and wood, not too fruity and a little mineralic/flinty make for a rather unusual but enjoyable expression. 86/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 15 Years Old 2002 Sherry Cask
Springbank 15 Years Old 2002 First fill Sherry Hogshead Whisky Review: A classic single cask expression that displays many of the qualities the official Springbank 15 year old is built on, a delight to sample this one. 87/100 Continue reading
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Ducastaing 1975 Bas Armagnac
Ducastaing 1975 Bas Armagnac Review: Gently spiced, rich dried fruit and tannic oak, well rounded and drinkable. 85/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 8 Years Old 2008 Cask 23 Batch 17
The Good Spirits Co. Cask 23 batch 17 whisky review: Potent at 63% but takes water well. Plenty of malt and dried fruits in here. Drinking (as I thought) as a blende malt I found this quite complex but without… Continue reading
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Dufftown 8 Years Old 2009 Bicentenary Drammie
Dufftown 8 Years Old 2009 Bicentenary Drammie Whisky Review: Pleasant and solid, cloyingly rich nose but a more reserved palate full of cereal notes a touch of zest and spice keep it interesting. 82/100 Continue reading
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New Town Blends The Surgeons Ball
New Town Blends – The Surgeons Ball whisky review: A bit of a Jekyll & Hyde (apt?) dram, quite mobile on the palate but generally pleasing. Doesn’t hide its youth very well. 77/100 Continue reading
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Ardmore 16 Years Old 2000 Old Particular 11168
Ardmore 16 Years Old 2000 Old Particular Whisky Review: Another quite light dram from a refill barrel, perhaps tamed a little more and some better developed fruit flavours arising, a little spiced in places, what it gains in fruit from… Continue reading
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Ardmore 14 Years Old 2000 Old Particular 10593
Ardmore 14 Years Old 2000 Old Particular whisky review: Quite gentle and reserved with a nice dry minerality, overall lemon/vanilla and highland peat predominate, educational. 83/100 Continue reading
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anCnoc 16 Years Old 125th Anniversary Edition
anCnoc 16 Years Old 125th Anniversary Edition Whisky Review: A little underwhelming, spicy with plenty of vanilla on the nose but doesn’t really translate into the palate. 80/100 Continue reading
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FEW Bourbon Whiskey Batch 1
FEW Bourbon Whiskey Batch#1 Whisky Review: Woody, suggesting perhaps it is a little older than their standard fare, but still quite spirity and feisty on the palate also. 76/100 Continue reading
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