Single malt
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Glenmorangie 10 Years Old Original
It is incredibly smooth and drinkable. It is enjoyably not too sweet or challenging. Heather honey and fruits dominate in what is quite a subtly complicated whisky. Always room for more of this on my whisky shelf. 84/100 Continue reading
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Deanston 19 Year Old 1992 Single Cask
Deanston 19 Year Old Single Cask (53.4%, Master of Malt, Bourbon Cask, 260 Bottles, 2012) 53.4% ABV, £59.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: This was distilled at the Deanston distillery on the 16th December 1992. It then spent 19 full… Continue reading
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Deanston Batch 2
Deanston Batch 2 (49.6%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 248 Bottles, 2014) 49.6% ABV, £59.95 Score: 81/100 What they say: Batch 2 of That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s bottling of Deanston single malt features a comic book-style label showing the stills being… Continue reading
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The Glenrothes 1998 Vintage
Pleasant dram, smooth and sweet and a little lemony, but for me not as much bang per buck as the Glenrothes Select Reserve on which I would rather spend my money. 84/100 Continue reading
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The Glenrothes Select Reserve
This is a very enjoyable, supple, lovely dramming whisky full of delicate vanilla flavours with a little zesty fruits. Reasonably complex and medium bodied, just enough to keep it interesting but so cleverly constructed you could sit and drink it… Continue reading
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ASDA Extra Special Speyside
Extra Special Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (ASDA) NAS, 40% ABV, £20.50 Score: 83/100 What they say: A classic Speyside Single Malt sitting between the smoky, peaty aroma of Islay malts and the spicy floral flavours of Highland malts. It… Continue reading
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Longmorn 18 Years Old 1995 Cask Strength Edition
Longmorn 18 Years Old 1995 Cask Strength Edition (53.1%, OB, 2013) 53.1% ABV, £49.50 Score: 87/100 What they say: Chivas Brothers Cask Strength Edition, Non chill-filtered, Speyside single malt scotch whisky The Cask Strength Edition range of Highland and Speyside… Continue reading
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Longmorn 16 Years Old
Longmorn 16 Years Old (48%, OB, 2014) 48% ABV, £48 Score: 86/100 What they say A part of the Chivas Brothers empire (now owned by Pernod Ricard), Longmorn has long been a favourite of the cognoscenti, but until recently was… Continue reading
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Deanston 12 Year Old 1999 Glenkeir Treasures Selection
Deanston 12 Year Old 1999 Oloroso Cask – Glenkeir Treasures Selection (40%, The Whisky Shop, 2011) ABV: 40% Age: 12 Years Old Bottling: The Whisky Shop, Glenkeir Treasures Selection Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Cost: £44 for 50cl Origin: Deanston Distillery… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain 24 Years Old 1989 Bass
Bunnahabhain 24 Year Old 1989 Bass (43.1%, Lockett Bros, HH #5721, 2013) 43.1% ABV, £79.99 Score: 91/100 What they say: An astonishing 24 year old single cask Bunnahabhain, bottled for our latest in our series of Island bottlings. Expect an… Continue reading
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