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  • Arran 6 Years Old Original Bourbon Barrel

    Arran 6 Years Old Original Bourbon Barrel – The Octave Project whisky review: This 6 year old cask strength bourbon-barrel matured Arran is very light bodied with fresh and fruity spirit and hints of wood. A little bit of a… Continue reading

    Arran 6 Years Old Original Bourbon Barrel

  • 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

    Abhainn Dearg 3 Years Old 2008 Cask Strength

  • 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

  • Highland Park Dragon Legend

    Floral Orcadian peat tempered by sherry-cask maturation results in a very drinkable Dragon Legend. 84/100 Continue reading

    Highland Park Dragon Legend

  • Highland Park 25 Years Old Treasurer’s Selection

    A deliciously aged expression from an ex-Bourbon cask with that odd waxy florality, tropical fruit and creamy vanilla with more than a hint of mint in here. Dessert-like on lots of levels. 88/100 Continue reading

    Highland Park 25 Years Old Treasurer’s Selection

  • Jura 30 Years Old 1986 Single Cask

    Liquid Chantilly cream on red berries and oodles of Jura’s fabulous butterscotch, refined, beautifully deep with that luxurious creamy taste and texture, not much more required. 85/100 Continue reading

    Jura 30 Years Old 1986 Single Cask

  • Highland Park 12 Year Old 2005 Single Cask Gatwick WDF

    Absolutely delicious at full strength, massive impact and tonnes of flavour, a little water made this one quite peppery and still more brought out oak and some of the subtler flavours but we preferred it at full strength. 90/100 Continue reading

    Highland Park 12 Year Old 2005 Single Cask Gatwick WDF

  • Talisker 1989 Distillers Edition

    Full of jammy fruits, rich malt, brine and smoke, a perfect Talisker smothered in jam. 86/100 Continue reading

    Talisker 1989 Distillers Edition

  • Jura One And All

    Jura One And All 20 Years Old (51%, OB, 2017) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Isle of Jura Distillery Bottling: Emperador; Whyte & Mackay ABV: 51% Cost: £122.45 What they say: A few miles off the West Coast… Continue reading

  • Highland Park 15 Years Old

    Highland Park 15 Years Old (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Edrington ABV: 40% Cost: £80.29 What they say: 15 year old single malt from Orkney’s Highland Park Distillery, which was re-released… Continue reading

    Highland Park 15 Years Old