A mature, gentle and reserved Imperial expression, packed full of well aged fruit and wood with a focus on deep citrus zest. 91/100
Imperial 22 Years Old 1998 Monologue (52.1%, Chapter 7, Bourbon Barrel #104355, 218 Bottles, 2020)
Auchentoshan 22 Years Old 1998 Monologue
A rather fruity and touch waxy expression, lovely tropicality on the palate give away the age here. 88/100
Caol Ila 9 Years Old 2011 Monologue (52.2%, Chapter 7, Bourbon Barrel #160, 284 Bottles, 2020)
Sweet and medicinal but I can’t get that germolene in my mouth feeling away, nice but a little sickly. 84/100
Mannochmore 11 Years Old 2008 Monologue (52.5%, Chapter 7, Bourbon HH #16612, 338 Bottles, 2020)
A traditional Speysider, fruity with obvious influence of oak wood, well developed, zesty, cooked and preserved apples in this one. 85/100
Williamson 9 Years Old 2010 Monologue (53.9%, Chapter 7, Bourbon Barrel #907, 235 Bottles, 2020)
A delicious combination of sweet milk, vanilla buttercream icing and earthy and turfy peat smoke. 87/100
Octomore 10.1 / 107ppm / 5 Years Old (59.8%, OB, 2019)
Octomore 10.1 Whisky Review ABV: 59.8% Age: 5 Years Old Bottling: OB Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Cost: £125 Origin: Bruichladdich distillery Vintage: 2013 What they say Distilled from Scottish barley […]
Williamson 10 Years 2010 Old Strictly Limited (47.5%, Carn Mor, Oloroso HH’s, 1139 Bottles, 2020)
Rich, complex and nutty a fantastic example of how peat and sherry really work well together. 89/100
The Glenturret 12 Years Old (46%, OB, 2020)
I found this a little challenging on the nose with dry leather and woody tannins initially but once it has breathed a fairly classic Dundee cake/Fruit cake nature arises from the ex-European oak cask maturation. 84/100
The Glenturret 10 Years Old Peat Smoked (50%, OB, 2020)
A Highland peaty expression that combines thick peat smoke influences with Glenturret’s fruity spirit profile. 84/100
The Glenturret Triple Wood (43%, OB, 2020)
A beautiful expression, quite complex but very drinkable. Lots going on in here but all very complementary the result is Baklava, buttery pastry, honey/syrup, nuts and gentle spices combined to perfection. 85/100
