Scotch whisky
Whisky distilled, matured for a minimum of 3 years and bottled in Scotland
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Springbank 14 Years Old 2002 Rum Cask
Springbank 14 Years Old 2002 Rum Cask Whisky Review: A touch spicier and more bitter, I did prefer the Hazelburn though not by much. This has some lovely funk and engine oil dirtiness I associate with Springbank but just enough… Continue reading
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Abhainn Dearg 3 Years Old 2008 Cask Strength
Abhainn Dearg Cask Strength Whisky Review: Quite rough and ready this one. Young, spirity, and exuberant but not quite tamed by wood. Reduced it still revealed some odd flavours and tendencies, this really reminded me of agave spirit or mezcal… Continue reading
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Hazelburn 14 Years Old 2000 Rum cask
Hazelburn 14 Years Old 2000 Rum Cask Whisky Review: Sweet and spiced, pleasant but not overly complex, a good solid drinker. 84/100 Continue reading
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Tomatin Cask Strength
Tomatin Cask Strength Whisky Review: Zesty but not overly exuberant or young, this carries water well and retains much of its complexity even when reduced. More wood than spirit characteristics perhaps reflecting the lighter nature of Tomatin. 83/100 Continue reading
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Highland Park 13 Years Old 2004 Connoisseurs Choice
Gordon & MacPhail’s Highland Park 2004 Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: A flavour-packed expression from Gordon & MacPhail in their new Cask Strength Connoisseurs Choice range. I’d expect nothing less from a Highland Park matured in a first fill… Continue reading
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BenRiach 12 Years Old Sherry Wood
BenRiach 12 Years Old Sherry Wood Whisky Review: A great noser, this had a little more of a grapefruit and citric acidity on the palate than I expected but some lovely woody notes both tannins and spices that caress the… Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 12 Years Old
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: A classic expression from Glenfiddich with a huge hit of fruity and fresh pears on the nose that travels throughout this whisky. Expertly constructed using American and Sherry oak casks. I… Continue reading
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SMWS 10.108 Yin and Yang
SMWS 10.108 Yin and Yang Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: Definitely young but with some interest, a complexity that seems to be mostly spirit-driven, with lots of shellfish, brine, sweet and smoky influences but also a mineralic character and soapy… Continue reading
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Springbank 12 Years Old 2004 Port Cask
Springbank 12 Years Old 2004 Port Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: A rather dirty and burnt, peaty and sweetened port-influenced Springbank. Perfect! 88/100 Continue reading
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Glenrothes 11 Years Old 2006 Celebration of the Cask
Glenrothes 2006 Celebration of the Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: A very fruity, sweet and spiced sherry influence with hints of some of the more favourable flavours for me such as nut and chocolate. Plenty of spice and sweetness… Continue reading
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