Single malt
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Glendronach 12 Years Old Original
GlenDronach 12 Year Old Original (43%, OB, 2013) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: GlenDronach Distillery Bottling: Benriach Distillery Company ABV: 43% Cost: £39.43 What they say: This superb richly sherried single malt is matured for at least 12… Continue reading
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Marks & Spencer Islay 12 Years Old
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Years Old (Marks & Spencer) 40% ABV, £29 for 70cl Score: 70/100 What they say: Typical characteristics of peat and smoke dominate with hints if seaweed and pepper which give this 12 year old… Continue reading
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Marks & Spencer Highland 12 Years Old
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Years Old (Marks & Spencer) (40%, Marks & Spencer, 2013) 40% ABV, £29 for 70cl Score: 76/100 What they say: This warming, robust highland single malt is made using time honoured, traditional methods that… Continue reading
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Marks & Spencer Speyside 12 Years Old
Surprisingly, even amazingly good! Hugely drinkable but incredibly cereal-y compared to most of the Speyside malts I have tasted and very full-bodied. Continue reading
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Glenallachie 16 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)
Glenallachie 16 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask (50%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #7932, 295 Bottles, 2011) 50% ABV, £60 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: A 16 year old Glenallachie from the award-winning Old Malt Cask range from… Continue reading
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Aultmore Batch 1 (That Boutique-Y Whisky Company)
Aultmore Batch #1 (53.4%, That Boutique-Y Whisky Company, 2012) 53.4% ABV, £34.95 for 50cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Aultmore is Gaelic for ‘Big Burn’ and is a popular blending whisky, however it also makes for a great single malt… Continue reading
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Balmenach 30 Years Old 1979 Berry’s Own Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd)
Balmenach 30 Years Old 1979 Berry’s Own Selection (56.3%, Berry Bros & Rudd, Cask #156, 2009) 56.3% ABV, £130 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: Balmenach distillery can be found at Cromdale, one of the crossing points on the… Continue reading
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Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Signatory)
Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 (43%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #105095, 832 bottles, 2013) 43% ABV, £38 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled at the Speyside Longmorn distillery on 25/06/1996 and matured in 1st Fill Sherry Butt, cask no… Continue reading
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Longmorn 13 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Carn Mor)
Longmorn 13 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (46%, Carn Mor, Bourbon HH #156794, 1377 bottles) 46% ABV, £14 for 20cl Score: 77/100 What they say: Distilled in 1996 at the Speyside distillery of Longmorn and matured in a bourbon hogshead Cask… Continue reading
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Balvenie 15 Years Old Craftsmens Reserve 1
The Balvenie 15 Years Old Craftsmens Reserve 1 59.4% ABV, £65 315 Bottles Score: 94/100 What they say: This was the first whisky in a planned reserve range from The Balvenie celebrating the various distillery crafts. Produced from two refill… Continue reading
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