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  • Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1988 Cask 985

    Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1988 Oloroso Cask Finish [Cask #985] (Single Cask Sample) ~ low 50’s % ABV (at a guess), £ priceless Score: 86/100 What they say: Distilled in 1988 and matured for 26 years, this Caol Ila… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1988 Cask 985

  • Caol Ila 25 Year Old

    Caol Ila 25 Year Old (Official Bottling) 42% ABV, £130-165 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Launched in 2010 this is a 25 Year Old Caol Ila bottled at 43% ABV Official Tasting Notes Appearance: Full gold, medium viscosity.… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 25 Year Old

  • Caol Ila 15 Years Old 1998 Feis Ile 2013

    Caol Ila 15 Years Old 1998 Feis Ile 2013 (56.5%, OB, Triple Matured, 3000 Bottles, 2013) 56.5% ABV, £100 for 70cl from Caol Ila Distillery shop Score: 87/100 What they say: “Spirit distilled in 1998 has been triple-cask matured. For… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 15 Years Old 1998 Feis Ile 2013

  • Caol Ila 2001 Distillers Edition

    Caol Ila 2001 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, C-si; 9-473, 2013) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Caol Ila distillery Bottling: Diageo, OB ABV: 43% Cost: £45 What they say Each Distillers Edition expression undergoes a second (or ‘double’) maturation… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 2001 Distillers Edition

  • Bladnoch 12 Years Old Sherry Matured

    Bladnoch 12 Years Old Sheep Label Sherry Matured (55%, OB, 2013) 55% ABV, £50 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: A 12 year old release of Bladnoch’s sherry matured single malt whisky featuring local sheep on the label. What… Continue reading

    Bladnoch 12 Years Old Sherry Matured

  • Glen Moray 18 Years Old 1995 Craigleith

    Glen Moray 18 Years Old, 1995 ‘Craigleith’ (50.9%, Lockett Bros, Bourbon HH #2564, 120 Bottles, 2013) 50.9% ABV, £69.99 Score: 85/100 What they say: An utterly delicious 18 year old from the Speyside distillery of Glen Moray in Elgin. There… Continue reading

    Glen Moray 18 Years Old 1995 Craigleith

  • Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 Single Cask (Berry Bros & Rudd)

      Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 [Cask 3464] ~ 46% (Berry Bros. & Rudd) 46% ABV, £68-£72 Score: 88/100 What they say: 1992 Berrys’ Own Selection Glenlossie, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky Glenlossie, founded in 1876 by John Duff, lies just… Continue reading

    Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 Single Cask (Berry Bros & Rudd)

  • Tormore 14 Years Old

    Yes, this is a very enjoyable digestif type whisky. Complex and reasonably full-bodied with a range of interesting fruit and caramelised sugar flavours before that refreshing peppermint cream ending. A moreish sipping whisky with a final cleansing effect on the… Continue reading

  • Glenmorangie 12 Years Old Lasanta

    Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Years Old (46%, OB, 2nd Edition, Oloroso Finish, 2011) 46% ABV, £35-45 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Elegant but full bodied this whisky has spent ten years maturing in American white oak ex-bourbon casks before… Continue reading

    Glenmorangie 12 Years Old Lasanta

  • Glenmorangie 12 Years Old Nectar D’Or

    Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or (46%, OB, 2nd Edition, Sauternes Finish, 2011) 46% ABV, £35-£40 for 70cl Score: 82/100 What they say: Great to see French casks that actually complement a whisky – so rare! An exercise in outrageously good sweet-dry balancing”… Continue reading

    Glenmorangie 12 Years Old Nectar D’Or