Single malt
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Glen Garioch Virgin Oak
Glen Garioch Virgin Oak (48%, OB, 2013) Highland single malt scotch whisky Glen Garioch distillery 48% ABV, £65 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: 48% ABV Bottled: 2013 Cask: Virgin North American Oak The very first release of Glen… Continue reading
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Tomatin 14 Year Old Port Wood Finish
Tomatin 14 Year Old Port Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2014) 46% ABV, £48.95 Score: 80/100 What they say: Added to the core range in 2014, this whisky is soft and smooth with significant sweet influence from the Port casks. After… Continue reading
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Edradour 12 Years Old 1999 Cask 290
Edradour 12 Years Old 1999 Natural Cask Strength [Cask #290] – Ibisco Decanter (Distillery Only) 58.7% ABV, £60 for 70cl Score: 88/100 What they say: Distilled on the 22nd June 1999 at Edradour Distillery and bottled on 4th February 2013,… Continue reading
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Longmorn 19 Year Old 1992 Berry’s own selection
Longmorn 19 Year Old 1992 [cask 71768] (Berry Bros. & Rudd) 46% ABV, £67.45 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: filtered at 46% ABV. Produced near Elgin, this malt whisky is highly respected for its smooth, complex full character… Continue reading
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Balvenie 14 Years Old Cuban Selection
The Balvenie 14 Years Old Cuban Selection 43% ABV, €30 for 70cl Score: 86/100 What they say: The Balvenie Cuban Selection; finished in Cuban rum casks, aged 14 years. Specially selected Balvenie ~ finished in casks that previously held rum… Continue reading
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Aberlour 20 Years Old 1991 Craigleith
This is something I like to go to occasionally when I want something un-fussy and slightly contemplative. With the glut of other whisky to taste this has languished somewhat at the back of the whisky hutch, perhaps spending the time… Continue reading
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Lagavulin Triple Matured
Lagavulin Triple Matured – Exclusive to Friends of the Classic Malts (Official Bottling) 48% ABV, £100-115 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Originally released exclusively for the Friends of the Classic Malts, this is one of five triple-matured bottlings across the Classic… Continue reading
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Lagavulin 32 Years Old 1982 Single Cask
Lagavulin 32 Years Old 1982 (Single Cask Sample) Score: 93/100 What they say: Lagavulin Distillery Warehouse Tasting Sample #4 What we say: A full 32 years old, this sample was distilled in 1982 and matured in a refill sherry butt… Continue reading
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Lagavulin 21 Years Old 1993 Single Cask
Lagavulin 21 Years Old 1993 (Single Cask Sample) 48.4% ABV Score: 92/100 What they say: Lagavulin Distillery Warehouse Tasting Sample #3 What we say: Finally we get to grips with the Valinch and draw this on directly from the cask… Continue reading
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SMWS 26.96 Le Trou Normand
Clynelish 10 Years Old 2003 26.96 Le Trou Normand (61.4%, SMWs, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel, 233 Bottles, 2014) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Clynelish distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 26.96 Le Trou Normand ABV: 61.4% ABV,… Continue reading
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