Islay
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Port Charlotte An Turas Mor
Port Charlotte An Turas Mor (46%, OB, 2015) Bruichladdich Distillery Remy Cointreau 46% ABV £35.39 Score: 88/100 What they say: Port Charlotte Heavily peated Heavily peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky THE POWER OF PEAT WITH THE ELEGANCE, COMPLEXITY AND FLORAL… Continue reading
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SMWS 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky
Port Charlotte 9 Years Old 2003 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky (66.5%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 649 Bottles, 2013) Port Charlotte 66.5% ABV £109.50 Score: 87/100 What they say: Cask No. 127.37 Nose: The initial nosing is (obviously) peat up… Continue reading
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Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection
Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection (50.8%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 204 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottler: Wm Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection ABV: 50.8% Cost: ~ £90 Score: 87/100 What they say: Distilled at… Continue reading
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SMWS 53.222 The three little pigs
Caol Ila 13 Years Old 2000 53.222 The three little pigs (58.4%, SMWS, Refill HH, 284 Bottles, 2014) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Caol Ila distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 53.222 The three little pigs ABV:… Continue reading
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Caol Ila Moch
Caol Ila Moch (43%, OB, 2015) Caol Ila Distillery – Diageo 43% ABV £41.39 Score: 82/100 What they say: Taking its name from the Gaelic for ‘dawn’, Moch is a wonderful newcomer from this renowned distillery. It is the first… Continue reading
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Ardbeg 33 Years Old 1975 Single Cask 1376
Another beautiful single cask example from Ardbeg, full of fruity, tannic and leather qualities from a long ex-sherry butt maturation. This expression really highlighted just how superior the preceeding 1974 Bourbon cask matured expression was. Although in essence this Ardbeg would… Continue reading
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Ardbeg 31 Years Old 1974 Single Cask 4989
Wow! An awesome single cask example revealing how massive bourbon ageing can really temper the Ardbeg peat levels down to almost indistinguishable amounts. This one tasted like it should have stuck to the sides of the glass like treacle! This… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Auriverdes
Not a classic Ardbeg peat-monster but actually quite subtle. Plenty of chocolate and possibly teetering on leaving my palate likes with a presentation of liquorice and aniseed towards the end (though I don’t seem to have specifically disliked this whisky for it).… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Alligator
Still my favoured Ardbeg expression, a shame they didn’t decide to produce this ‘super-toasted oak’ version as their standard 12 Years Old expression! 93/100 Continue reading
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Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Similar flavour profile but I actually scored this expression higher by a few points. I initially found the Corryvreckan quite drying/tannic and challenging in my first review. Here it was sampled after both the Ardbeg 10 Years Old and Uigeadail… Continue reading
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