Single malt
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anCnoc 18 Years Old
anCnoc 18 Years Old (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockdhu Distillery Bottling: Official – Inver House Distillers Ltd. ABV: 46% ABV Cost: £79.30 What they say: The anCnoc 18 Year Old has matured in Spanish… Continue reading
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anCnoc 2000 vintage
anCnoc 2000 vintage (46%, OB, 2014) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockdhu Distillery Bottling: Inver House ABV: 46% ABV Cost: £55 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: anCnoc Vintage 2000 has matured in Spanish oak ex-sherry butts… Continue reading
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anCnoc 12 Years Old
anCnoc 12 Years Old (40%, OB, 2014) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockdhu distillery Bottling: Inver House (Official) ABV: 40% Cost: £33.34 What they say: anCnoc 12 Years Old The anCnoc 12 year old is renowned the world… Continue reading
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SMWS 53.193 To bring a smile to every face
Caol Ila 22 Years Old 1992 53.193 To bring a smile to every face (49.9%, SMWS, Bourbon Barrel, Member Pack, 2014) Islay single malt scotch whisky 49.9% ABV, 10cl bottle received in SMWS membership gift pack Score: 86/100 What they… Continue reading
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Ben Nevis 18 Years Old 1996 Single Cask
Ben Nevis 18 Years Old 1996 (50.6%, Whiskybase, Sherry Butt #2121, 606 Bottles, 2015) Highland single malt scotch whisky 50.6% ABV, £62.15 Score: 90/100 What they say: Bottled in celebration of 60,000 bottles on the wall. Distilled November 1996 at… Continue reading
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Glenrothes 25 Years Old 1988 The Fishes of Samoa
Pleasant and creamy dram, lots of good points, nicely balanced and complimentary flavours. Suffers a little from tired cask which shows as a touch of menthol, thin and vaporous just creeps in towards the finish. Greta nose and palate but… Continue reading
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Laphroaig 15 Years Old 1998 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
An interesting mix of real creamy and gently fruity ice cream flavours with a dash of salt and plenty of thick peat smoke. Somehow this combination really works for me and is verging on a heavily peated session dram though… Continue reading
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Allt-á-Bhainne 1996 Connoisseurs Choice
Very good with Pumpkin Pie! 84/100 Continue reading
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BenRiach 18 Years Old Albariza
Delicious, reasonably sherried and peated but balanced beautifully, this is along similar lines to the Ardbeg Uigeadail but where that expression was feisty, youthful and punchy this one sits itself back in a big leather armchair and smiles at you… Continue reading
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SMWS 123.11 The big bang theory
Glengoyne 9 Years Old 2005 123.11 The big bang theory (57%, SMWS, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel, 231 Bottles, 2014) Highland single malt scotch whisky 57% ABV, £44.00 Score: 84/100 What they say: Cask No. 123.11 This was one of those… Continue reading
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