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  • Tobermory 20 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish

    Tobermory 20 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish Distillery Exclusive (56.1%, OB, Sherry Cask Finish, 600 Bottles, 2014) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Tobermory Distillery Bottling: Distell ABV: 56.1% Cost: ~£100+ Distillery Exclusive What they say: Tobermory 20 Twenty… Continue reading

    Tobermory 20 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish

  • Talisker Skye

    Talisker Skye (45.8%, OB, 2017) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £40.24 What they say: Talisker Skye The Isle of Skye is renowned for its rich, varied landscape – from its soft,… Continue reading

    Talisker Skye

  • Talisker Neist Point

    Talisker Neist Point (45.8%, OB, 2017) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £92.40 What they say: Talisker Neist Point Named after the headland on the Isle of Skye’s westernmost shore, Neist Point’s… Continue reading

  • Talisker Storm

    Talisker Storm (45.8%, OB, 2017) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £40.00 What they say: Talisker Storm Talisker Storm offers the drinker Talisker’s full maritime majesty, all unfettered elemental power and confidence. In a… Continue reading

    Talisker Storm

  • Arran 18 Years Old

    Quite spiced and interesting, there is a good balance throughout of zesty citrus fruit and good dark chocolate however I found myself being surprised that this was 18 years old as it felt a little too young and zesty/spicy to… Continue reading

  • SMWS 42.29 Marvellous maritime margaritas

    Ledaig 9 Years Old 2006 42.29 Marvellous maritime margaritas ~ 57.3% (SMWS) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Tobermory Distillery; Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society ABV: 57.3% Cost: £59.40 What they say: Cask 42.29 Next to the seaside smokehouse… Continue reading

    SMWS 42.29 Marvellous maritime margaritas

  • Jura Superstition

    Jura Superstition (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Isle of Jura Distillery Bottling: Emperador; Whyte & Mackay ABV: 40% Cost: £35.95 What they say: Islanders were a superstitious lot in the past. As a nod to… Continue reading

    Jura Superstition

  • Jura Elements Fire 1998 Vintage

    Isle of Jura 1998 Elements Fire (46%, OB, 684 Bottles, 2008) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Isle of Jura Distillery Bottling: Emperador; Whyte & Mackay, Feis Ile 2008 ABV: 46% Cost: £77.31 from Master of Malt What they… Continue reading

    Jura Elements Fire 1998 Vintage

  • Tobermory 21 Years Old Batch 4

    Tobermory 21 Years Old Batch 4 (51.2%, That Boutique-Y Whisky Company, 162 Bottles, 2016) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Tobermory Distillery Bottling: That Boutique-Y Whisky Company ABV: 51.2% Cost: £66.95 What they say: This is That Boutique-y Whisky… Continue reading

  • Arran 19 Years Old 1996 A Rare Find

    Nice, slightly overly sweet in places and lacked a little depth but very drinkable. 86/100 Continue reading

    Arran 19 Years Old 1996 A Rare Find