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Ardbeg Bourbon Cask
Sadly not actually for sale, I really enjoyed this Ardbeg cask sample, the only drawback was the peat smoke on the nose had a slightly smoldering ash or dirty ashtray quality (more akin to Caol Ila peaty influence) though the palate and… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Galileo
Sadly I don’t have enough Space moola (or Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination QUID’s) to buy a bottle of this stuff, though I did get to sample it from a bottle clearly intended for some giant intergalactic species. I actually found… Continue reading
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SMWS 64.51 Tuck-time in a stately home
Mannochmore 23 Years Old 1990 64.51 Tuck-time in a stately home (55.8%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 187 Bottles, 2013) 55.8%, £87.20 Score: 85/100 What they say: The nose, with polished wood, oiled cricket bats and flowers, was like entering a… Continue reading
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Jura Boutique Barrels 1993 Sherry JI Finish
Jura Boutique Barrels 1993 Sherry JI Finish ~ 54% (Emperador) 54% ABV, £78.65 Score 87/100 What they say: Isle of Jura Boutique Barrels The word ‘Boutique’ evokes a small but special space filled with an assortment of fine and beautiful… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Blasda
My overall opinion of Ardbeg’s “lightly-peated” expression was that it was composed of nothing in extremes. Not particularly impressive I likened this to the Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve in that it seems to be lacking something (peat!) and in so… Continue reading
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Mortlach 22 Years Old 1989 Single Cask 3926
Mortlach 22 Years Old 1989 Cask 3926 54.9% (Mackillops Choice) 54.9% ABV, £110 for 70cl Score: 90/100 What they say: A cask strength sherry-matured Mortlach from MacKillop’s Choice. This was distilled on the 1st September 1989 and aged for 22… Continue reading
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Mortlach 20 Years Old 1990 Cask Strength Collection
Mortlach 20 Years Old 1990 Cask Strength Collection (57.9%, Signatory, Refill Sherry Butt #6069, 521 Bottles, 2011) 57.9% ABV, £75 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: This was distilled at Mortlach on the 17th September 1990 and it was… Continue reading
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Mortlach 18 Years Old 1995 Strictly Limited
Mortlach 18 Years Old 1995 – Strictly Limited (Càrn Mòr) 46% ABV, £60 for 70cl Score: 86/100 What they say: Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2013, this amalgamation of 2 Hogshead casks producing 693 bottles What I say: Another… Continue reading
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Mortlach 21 Years Old 1991 Cask Strength Collection
Mortlach 21 Years Old 1991 Cask Strength Collection (53.8%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #12/943, 315 Bottles, 2012) 53.8% ABV, £75 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Distilled on 1st October 1991 and bottled on 8th November 2011, this expression from… Continue reading
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Mortlach 26 Years Old 1987 Adelphi Selection
Mortlach 26 Years Old 1987 [Cask #3102] – Adelphi Selection ~ 57% (Adelphi) 57% ABV, £85 for 70cl Score: 81/100 What they say: A 1987 vintage Mortlach from independent bottlers Adelphi. This was aged for 26 years in cask 3102… Continue reading
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