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Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish
Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish whisky review: Oh dear, I was hoping for an improvement here as I love sherry influence, however that cask finishing really hasn’t removed the funk from this whiskies initial maturation (most probably)… Continue reading
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Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish
Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish whisky review: Many positives, lots of chocolate and waxy but with an odd soapy and spicy nature on the palate that just didn’t fit right for me. 74/100 Continue reading
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Blair Athol 21 Years Old Batch 5
Blair Athol 21 Years Old Batch 5 Whisky Review: Everything gently whispers refill sherry cask from this Blair Athol expression, mostly full of luscious subtleties though a little spice can become dry and overpowering if you let it. 87/100 Continue reading
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Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition
Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition whisky review: I preferred the standard 12 year old, the nose has some extra fruit and florality but the PX flavours don’t really shine through here just add a little extra… Continue reading
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Teaninich 11 Years Old Batch 2
Teaninich 11 Years Old Batch 2 Whisky Review: Very spirit driven, just the lightest hints of 3rd refill cask going on here after 11 years. Still great, the time has tamed the distillate and removed any metallic copper character but… Continue reading
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Edradour 12 Years Old 2003 Natural Cask Strength 11th Release
Edradour 12 Year Old 2003 11th Release Bourbon Cask Matured whisky review: Straightforward, massive bourbon maturation, hints of apples, cereal and butter from the spirit but this is mostly cask for me, takes water very well. 85/100 Continue reading
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Glengoyne 17 Years Old Batch 1
Glengoyne 17 Years Old Batch #1 whisky review: A very classy dram with a polished and subtle sherry influence that still lets the natural fruitiness of the Glengoyne spirit shine through. 89/100 Continue reading
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Fettercairn 28 Years Old
Fettercairn 28 Years Old Whisky Review: A fantastically rich and woody character to this one with a hint of medicating herbs, delicious. 88/100 Continue reading
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Fettercairn 12 Years Old
Fettercairn 12 Years Old whisky review: Non-polarising/easy going, a great starter whisky into the Fettercairn range with plenty of their fruity and green spirit character, sweet with hints of spice and vanilla from the casks. 76/100 Continue reading
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Glendronach 26 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe 5896
The GlenDronach 26 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5896 whisky review: On reflection perhaps a little underwhelming, I had high hopes for this port matured expression but in the end it lacked a little something that sherry maturation delivers so… Continue reading
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