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Islay

  • 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

    Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight

  • 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

    Bunnahabhain Rubha a’ Mhail Feis Ile 2015

  • Ardbeg 21 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection

    Minty, subtle peat as it has been tempered by a long maturation in a sadly very underactive cask – there are almost hints in here of freshly sawn wood and sawdust. 74/100 Continue reading

    Ardbeg 21 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection

  • SMWS 33.132 Beauty and the Beast

    Wow! What a wonderful expression this has really taken on some cask influence in its short 8 year maturation. This adds a wonderful fruity sweetness to that smoked meat quality from the Ardbeg spirit. Like a single cask version of… Continue reading

    SMWS 33.132 Beauty and the Beast

  • Ardbeg Perpetuum Committee Edition

    Lovely nose on this expression, with a nice stewed fruit compote element. Powerful palate, always a delight from such pale whisky. Accomplished and well constructed classic Ardbeg with a gentle twist. 90/100 Continue reading

    Ardbeg Perpetuum Committee Edition

  • Ardbeg Supernova Committee Edition

    Considering the peating level this is actually quite easy-going,redolent of vanilla milkshake in the beginning then explodes into all sorts of flavours as the peat and phenolics hit the palate, long, sweet zesty peat and shellfish stand out making this… Continue reading

    Ardbeg Supernova Committee Edition

  • SMWS 111.16

    Lagavulin 14 Years Old 1987 111.16 (55.8%, SMWS, 2001) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Lagavulin Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 111.16 ABV: 55.8% Cost: £14.95 per dram at Fiddler’s Score: 93/100 What they say: Distilled in… Continue reading

    SMWS 111.16

  • Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old The MacPhail’s Collection

    Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old The MacPhail’s Collection (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Heavily Peated, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bunnahabhain Distillery Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail – The MacPhail’s Collection ABV: 43% Cost: £30.25 Score: 83/100 What they say:… Continue reading

    Bunnahabhain 8 Year Old The MacPhail’s Collection

  • Bruichladdich 18.06.98 Ancien Regime

    Bruichladdich 12 Year Old 1998 Ancien Regime (46%, OB, Feis Ile, Bourbon Casks, 2500 Bottles, 2011) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Bruichladdich Feis Ile 2011 ABV: 46% Cost: £81.46 What they say: The first of two… Continue reading

    Bruichladdich 18.06.98 Ancien Regime

  • SMWS 53.212 Peat smoke and Para Handy puffers

    Caol Ila 22 Years Old 1992 53.212 Peat smoke and Para Handy puffers (56.4%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 291 Bottles, 2014) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Caol Ila distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 53.212 Peat smoke… Continue reading

    SMWS 53.212 Peat smoke and Para Handy puffers