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Whisky Reviews

  • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

    Oddly we sampled this completely independently of the 12 year stock bottle that we are still nursing at home and came away much less impressed. I’m not sure how much batch variation there is but the previous bottling had much… Continue reading

  • Evan Williams Black Label Bourbon

    A pleasant enough Bourbon with hints of spice and mint, plenty of Corn and Rye grain influences. Less wood influence than I like in my Bourbon or would prefer but pretty solid nonetheless. 80/100 Continue reading

    Evan Williams Black Label Bourbon

  • Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye

    A deliciously sweet and polished expression, a lot smoother with that distinctive feel on the palate that comes from charcoal filtration, quite in-spicy for a rye expression, full of cinnamon dusted pastries and ripe fruits. 84/100 Continue reading

  • BenRiach 21 Years Old

    A deliciously decadent dram full of dessert-like flavours enhanced with a sharpness from some of the fruit and gingery spice. 90/100 Continue reading

    BenRiach 21 Years Old

  • Glenglassaugh Peated Port Wood Finish

    Glenglassaugh Peated Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £60 What they say: PEATED PORT WOOD FINISH Glenglassaugh’s waves of fruit and smoke are amplified in Peated Port… Continue reading

  • Glenglassaugh Port Wood Finish

    Glenglassaugh Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £55 What they say: PORT WOOD FINISH The elemental freshness of our coastal spirit is invigorated in Glenglassaugh Port Wood… Continue reading

  • Glenglassaugh PX Sherry Wood Finish

    Glenglassaugh Pedro Ximenéz Sherry Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £55 What they say: PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY WOOD FINISH The luscious sweetness of our full-bodied spirit is intensified… Continue reading

  • Glenglassaugh Peated Virgin Oak Wood Finish

    Glenglassaugh Peated Virgin Oak Wood Finish  (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 46% Cost: £60 What they say: PEATED VIRGIN OAK WOOD FINISH The sweet earthiness of our coastal peated spirit is… Continue reading

  • anCnoc Peatheart

    anCnoc Peatheart (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockdhu distillery Bottling: Inver House ABV: 46% Cost: £52.00 What they say: peatheart 40.0 ppm [parts per million] Throughout the Scottish uplands, most extensively in the north and… Continue reading

  • Aberfeldy 17 Years Old 1999 Single Cask

    Awesome! An excellent example of Aberfeldy working well in an Oloroso sherry cask! 91/100 Continue reading

    Aberfeldy 17 Years Old 1999 Single Cask