Single malt
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Glen Scotia 14 Year Old Tawny Port Finish
Full of jammy red fruits, peat smoke and oily coastal influences, mixed to perfection. 88/100 Continue reading
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Ledaig 10 Years Old
A lovely expression full of salted caramel and soft peat smoke. 85/100 Continue reading
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Mannochmore 13 Years Old 2007 Strictly Limited
A delicious sweetie shop dram thanks to the PX maturation, absolutely delightful. 85/100 Continue reading
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Longmorn 11 Years Old 2009 Strictly Limited
A very drinkable expression full of vanilla and fruits and reasonably wood light, more tropical on the nose than the palate. 84/100 Continue reading
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Glenallachie 11 Years Old 2009 Single Cask 3728
Full of honey and fruit from the Sauternes cask maturation, good malty body present here too which persists through to the finish. Delicious. 86/100 Continue reading
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Benromach 10 Years Old
Benromach’s entry level malt is still a complex and fascinating dram full of malty barley, fruity spirit and sweet & spiced cask derived flavours. Superb, possibly one of the best 10 year old standard expressions available. 84/100 Continue reading
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Arran 18 Years Old 1996 Single Cask 777
Another characteristically fruity Arran dram, still quite spicy and perhaps a little less sweet and vanillic most likely due to the use of a refill hogshead for maturation here. 84/100 Continue reading
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Arran 21 Years Old 1996 The Single Cask
Takes a drop of water well, still some dry peppery spices present but deliciously sweet and fruity throughout this one. 86/100 Continue reading
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Talisker 57° North
Another hugely enjoyable expression from Talisker, sadly discontinued but thankfully this appears to have been replaced with strong and youthful Talisker’s featuring in Diageo’s special releases – hopefully one day I’ll get to try them. 89/100 Continue reading
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Talisker 2007 Distillers Edition
A lovely expression full of dark, rich, fruity malt and salty smoke, superb. 86/100 Continue reading
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