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  • Ledaig 19 Years Old 1998 Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish

    Ledaig 19 Years Old 1998 Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish whisky review: Fruity and smoky but for me a little too light in places, hardly any barley malt and much too fine/light a spirit for these flavours, needs more oils, also… Continue reading

  • Tobermory 12 Years Old 2005 Fino Cask Finish

    Tobermory 12 Years Old 2005 Fino Cask Finish whisky review: Not overly complex but lots of pleasant flavours, definitely sweeter and darker fruits than I would have normally expected from Fino sherry casks – perhaps this spent quite some time… Continue reading

  • Highland Park 2003 Post-Octave

    Highland Park 2003 Post-Octave whisky review: Having taken an already superb whisky and finished it for presumably only a short period (of all the samples this appeared to have the least difference/increase in colour), sadly there is too much spice… Continue reading

    Highland Park 2003 Post-Octave

  • Highland Park 2003 Pre-Octave

    Highland Park 2003 Pre-Octave whisky review: A simply beautiful Highland Park expression, the bourbon cask has imparted a delicious sweet creamy vanilla to counter the herbal smoke, surprisingly I didn’t pick out much malt but it is there all along… Continue reading

    Highland Park 2003 Pre-Octave

  • Cask Orkney 18 Years Old

    Cask Orkney 18 Years Old whisky review: I have to agree that this fits the profile of for example Highland Park’s Freya expression (also Bourbon cask matured). Full of heathery and lightly floral peat influence and that slightly salty and… Continue reading

    Cask Orkney 18 Years Old

  • Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery

    Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery Island single malt Scotch whisky review: For me Ledaig can be brilliant and on a par with Ardbeg with the first sip and like drinking out of stale beer can used as an ashtray from… Continue reading

    Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery

  • Arran 6 Years Old Rum Octave Finish

    Arran 6 Years Old Oloroso Rum Octave Finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Finally a little bit of body in this one, it borders on becoming undone by the spirity & spicy nature which come across as youthful exuberance.… Continue reading

    Arran 6 Years Old Rum Octave Finish

  • Arran 6 Years Old Rioja Octave Finish

    Arran 6 Years Old Rioja Octave Finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Wow, superbly good and equal to the Oloroso in enjoyment terms. This Rioja-cask finish is a little dustier and drier and has a slightly lighter fruit profile… Continue reading

    Arran 6 Years Old Rioja Octave Finish

  • Arran 6 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Octave Finish

    Arran 6 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Octave Finish – The Octave Project whisky review: A great nose on this one, very smooth on the palate with plenty of mouth-watering fruit jam. sadly still a little too thin although some malty… Continue reading

    Arran 6 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Octave Finish

  • Arran 6 Years Old PX Sherry Octave Finish

    Arran 6 Years Old PX Sherry Octave Finish – The Octave Project whisky review: On the face of it this had plenty going for it in terms of aroma’s and flavours, I must admit to preferring PX to Oloroso sherry… Continue reading

    Arran 6 Years Old PX Sherry Octave Finish