Scotch whisky
Whisky distilled, matured for a minimum of 3 years and bottled in Scotland
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Laphroaig Cairdeas 200th Anniversary
A very nice creamy and easy drinking Laphroaig with plenty of peaty character. I guess this is a success as it sets out to achieve exactly what they wanted from it. Made for drinking I’d say! 88/100 Continue reading
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Highland Park 27 Years Old 1988 Wine Cask
Highland Park 27 Years Old 1988 Wine Cask (53.3%, WM Cadenhead, Claret Finish, 234 Bottles, 2015) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Wm Cadenhead’s Wine Cask ABV: 53.3% Cost: £130 from Cadenhead’s What they say:… Continue reading
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Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01
Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 (57.8%, OB, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau ABV: 57.8% Cost: £63.60 What they say: The Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 is the latest in our thought-provoking range of single… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight
Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight (50%, OB, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau ABV: 50% Cost: £63.60 What they say: The classic, complex Bruichladdich dram, and our very first “Eight”. Our ‘new make’ spirit sets… Continue reading
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Aultmore 25 Years Old 1990 Single Cask
Wow! A great whisky with an unusual burnt sweetness and masses of fruitiness that romps through darker berry fruits backed by strong malt and chocolate. Spend some time with this one! 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 73.69 Dark side eclipsed by sweet joys
Good ex-sherry influence, not too strong but masks most of the spirit character. That Aultmore grassy/apple/malt flavour is missing. With a little water this whisky falls apart, it becomes a little more vanilla and creamier but with an over-stretched elastic… Continue reading
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SMWS 73.71 A scene from Madeira
Great honeyed sweetness to this one and lots of distillery character/spirit nature in here too but comes with a lot of extra spice this one. Manages to carry the spices well due to the depth of sweetness, a drop or… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain Rubha a’ Mhail Feis Ile 2015
Bunnahabhain 11 Years Old 2004 Rubha a’ Mhail (57.4%, OB, Feis Ile 2015, Manzanilla Casks #550 & 554, 1200 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bunnahabhain Distillery Bottling: Distell ABV: 57.4% Cost: £150 What they say: Bunnahabhain… Continue reading
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Kilkerran 9 Years Old Open Day 2015
This has a rich rummy sweetness but just can’t quite carry this the whole distance, definitely a candied wood and whisky feel to this one. 86/100 Continue reading
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Springbank Open Day 2015
Rich and smooth but very very citrus zesty, an odd fruit tinge – wine cask? (tasted blind) 87/100 Continue reading
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