Reviews
Whisky Reviews
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Glendronach Peated Port Wood
Peaty whisky is often best young when it still has some liveliness and vigour, the peat and port influences appear to have been brought into balance and no more. Fans of sweet & peat, like other port matured peaty expressions,… Continue reading
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Hicks & Healey 8 Year Old Cornish Single Malt
Very pleasing & vanilla’d in all its forms, an easy drinker that reminded us of Dalwhinnie or Cardhu single malt scotch, nothing overly complicated about it but a good solid dram and excels in its simplicity, I think this would… Continue reading
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Groult Vénérable
Roger Groult Calvados Pays d’Auge Venerable Review: A lovely combination of old wood and fresh ripe apple fruit, with equal measures of florality, spice and some bitter dark chocolate adds to an earthy quality too. 90/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 1997 Port Finish Cask 16014
Delicious, rich & juicy jammy fruits, lovely malty structure with touches of tannic leather and that still sulphur meatiness characteristic of Mortlach. 89/100 Continue reading
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Williamson 6 Years Old 2010 Strictly Limited
Delicious *Laphroaig* briny peat smoke and sweetened sherried maltiness at its finest. These Islay whiskies really do drink well young before the peat influence dissipates with over-maturation. 87/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 17 Years Old Batch 2
A very nice example of standard Glentauchers output, carries some good malt, toffee and fruit and those more uncommon herbal and spice notes too. 83/100 Continue reading
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Port Dundas 25 Years Old Batch 1
A pleasantly fresh and light flavoured grain from Port Dundas with some fun salty, buttery and nutty elements to keep things moving along the palate. A touch of spice and zest lead to a drying and palate cleansing finish. 85/100 Continue reading
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The Singleton of Auchroisk 1976
Light bodied at 40% and smooth but with an entertaining toffee/coffee/chocolate flavour profile going on and a good taste of malty barley, some oak aging too, this seemed akin to many a good blend and I wonder if this expression… Continue reading
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Balvenie 14 Years Old 2002 Peat Week
A rather closed nose opens slowly to reveal a monotone and dry whisky, hints of ripe bananas and honey elude to Balvenie’s sweet spirit character but mostly this tastes of peat but not particularly phenolic, a little nutty perhaps, there… Continue reading
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BenRiach 30 Years Old Authenticus
Post prandial in a very conventional way, full-bodied and filling with heathery peat influence and finishes like a wafer thin mint followed by a cigar in a deep leather armchair, had me thinking of Mr Creosote from Monty Python’s The… Continue reading
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