Grain
Grain whisky ordinarily refers to any whisky made, at least in part, from grains other than malted barley, such as whisky made using maize (corn), wheat or rye. Grain whiskies may also contain some malted barley. Scotch grain whisky is produced from a single (grain) distillery.
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Spearhead
As you would expect this has all the diversity and flavour of a single malt whisky, if anything the Coffey distillation has allowed the extraction of cask flavours to come through even more in the final whisky. 84/100 Continue reading
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Cambus 23 Years Old 1991 Cask 55890
A well aged grain, quite solventy and woody but also plenty of sugars and fruit apparent in the spirit. 83/100 Continue reading
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North British 15 Years Old 2003 Mossburn No. 24
Very light and drinkable single grain balanced with American/ex-bourbon oak influence, soft, fruity and creamy. Continue reading
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Cambus 28 Years Old 1991 Single Cask
Great on the palate despite inherent thinness of grain whisky, touch funky on the nose and slightly over-woody. Water made this spicier and woodier so I’d drink it as it comes. 82/100 Continue reading
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Cameronbridge 21 Years Old 1997 Single Cask 75792
Cameronbridge 21 Years Old 1997 James Eadie Whisky Review: Quite simple, oaky with plenty of vanilla and coconut, no surprise this was a single grain or that it was matured in a refill hogshead, still quite harsh and solventy for… Continue reading
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Cambus 28 Years Old Batch 11
Cambus 28 Years Old Batch 11 Whisky Review: Old & woody but still quite solventy. Thankfully this carries some oily weight which adds depth. With water this is much sweeter and smoother and full of toffee and butterscotch. 86/100 Continue reading
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Port Dundas 10 Years Old (Great Drams)
Young, light and simple 1st fill bourbon-matured grain, really displaying mostly what these casks can do plus a little grain spirit character for Port Dundas – the likes of which we won’t really see in future as it is no… Continue reading
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Girvan 11 Years Old 2007 Single Cask Series (Great Drams)
Girvan 11 Years Old 2007 The GreatDrams Single Cask Series whisky review: Very drinkable, lovely and vanillic on the nose suggesting fresh ex-bourbon cask. A little ethereal in places but with a lovely spirit character and somewhat of a sherbet… Continue reading
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Lochside 52 Years Old 1963 The Sovereign
Lochside 52 Years Old 1963 The Sovereign whisky review: I have the feeling this was just caught on the right side of woodiness, a little camphor and new pine sap challenge the palate but are backed by such intense and… Continue reading
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Strathclyde 31 Years Old Batch 4
Strathclyde 31 Years Old Batch 4 Whisky Review: Sweet and delicious – a well aged vanilla-filled grain whisky. 86/100 Continue reading
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