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  • Glenfarclas 15 Years Old

    Glenfarclas 15 Years Old ~ 46% (Glenfarclas Distillery) 46% ABV, £46.95 Score: 84/100 What they say: Colour: A rich golden amber. Nose: Complex, sherried, deliciously peated, light butterscotch aromas, with a hint of dried fruit. Flavour: Full bodied with super… Continue reading

    Glenfarclas 15 Years Old

  • Edradour 8 Years Old 2006 Super Tuscan Batch 1

    Edradour Super Tuscan 8 years old 2006 Batch1 (46%, OB, 2014) 46% ABV, £44.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: There have been a few noticeable bottlings of whisky matured in Super Tuscan wine casks as of late. Edradour have released… Continue reading

    Edradour 8 Years Old 2006 Super Tuscan Batch 1

  • Auchentoshan 12 Years Old 1999 Authentic Collection

    Auchentoshan 12 Years Old 1999 Authentic Collection (58.7% Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 234 Bottles, 2011) 58.7% ABV, £55 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled at Auchentoshan Distillery in the Lowland in 1999, this was matured for 12 years in… Continue reading

    Auchentoshan 12 Years Old 1999 Authentic Collection

  • Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish (53.3%, Master of Malt, 94 Bottles, 2014) 53.3% ABV, £59.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: As Edward Teller probably once said, “When you come to the end of all the light you… Continue reading

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish

  • Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish (52.9%, Master of Malt, 96 Bottles, 2014) 52.9% ABV, £59.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: Are you afraid of the dark? You shouldn’t be, with the Darkness! range serving up a whole… Continue reading

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish

  • SMWS 35.97 Boozy Christmas Cake

    Glen Moray 10 Years Old 2004 35.97 Boozy Christmas Cake (58.7%, SMWS, 1st Fill Sherry Butt, Members Pack, 2013) 58.7% ABV, £? – 10cl part of the membership pack Score: 88/100 What they say: Society single cask No. 35.97 Boozy… Continue reading

    SMWS 35.97 Boozy Christmas Cake

  • Macallan 12 Years Old Sherry Oak

    The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak (40%, OB, 2012) 40% ABV, £75 Score: 82/100   What they say: Colour: Rich gold ABV40% (USA 43%) Nose: Vanilla with a hint of ginger, dried fruits, sherry sweetness and wood smoke Palate:… Continue reading

    Macallan 12 Years Old Sherry Oak

  • anCnoc Rutter

    AnCnoc Rutter (46%, OB, 2014) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Knockdhu distillery Bottling: Inver House (Official) ABV: 46% Cost: £50 What they say: Rutter 11.0 ppm [parts per million] The Rutter spade is used to size and separate… Continue reading

  • Lagavulin 16 Years Old

    Lagavulin 16 Years Old (43%, OB, 2014) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Lagavulin Distillery Bottling: Official – Diageo ABV: 43% Cost: £48.50 Score: 87/100 What they say: Above all, Islay means peat. Miles and miles of peat bog… Continue reading

    Lagavulin 16 Years Old

  • Mortlach 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Mortlach 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna 43% (Diageo) 43% ABV, £42.99 Score: 93/100 What they say: Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt The nose is quite fresh and floral, with developing smoke. Notes of rubber spearmint… Continue reading

    Mortlach 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna