Single malt
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Dalmore 18 Years Old
Dalmore 18 Years Old (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dalmore Distillery Bottling: Emperador / Whyte & Mackay ABV: 43% Cost: £86.22 What they say: An evolution of The Dalmore house style, this 18 year old… Continue reading
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Highland Park Hobbister
Highland Park Hobbister (51%, OB, 2016) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Edrington Distillery Exclusive ABV: 51% Cost: £75.00 What they say: Presented by Edrington’s Master Blender Gordon Motion at #MeetTheBlenders2016. Highland Park Hobbister is intended… Continue reading
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Talisker 10 Years Old
Talisker 10 Years Old (45.8%, OB, 2016) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £33.71 What they say: From Malts.com/Talisker Talisker is the only Single Malt Scotch Whisky made by the sea on… Continue reading
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Lagavulin Feis Ile 2015
Lagavulin 1991 Triple Matured Feis Ile 2015 (59.9%, OB, 3500 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review: Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Lagavulin Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 59.9% Cost: £128 What they say: A ‘triple matured’ single malt distilled in 1991,… Continue reading
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Laphroaig Cairdeas 200th Anniversary
A very nice creamy and easy drinking Laphroaig with plenty of peaty character. I guess this is a success as it sets out to achieve exactly what they wanted from it. Made for drinking I’d say! 88/100 Continue reading
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Highland Park 27 Years Old 1988 Wine Cask
Highland Park 27 Years Old 1988 Wine Cask (53.3%, WM Cadenhead, Claret Finish, 234 Bottles, 2015) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Wm Cadenhead’s Wine Cask ABV: 53.3% Cost: £130 from Cadenhead’s What they say:… Continue reading
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Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01
Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 (57.8%, OB, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau ABV: 57.8% Cost: £63.60 What they say: The Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 is the latest in our thought-provoking range of single… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight
Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight (50%, OB, 2016) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau ABV: 50% Cost: £63.60 What they say: The classic, complex Bruichladdich dram, and our very first “Eight”. Our ‘new make’ spirit sets… Continue reading
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Aultmore 25 Years Old 1990 Single Cask
Wow! A great whisky with an unusual burnt sweetness and masses of fruitiness that romps through darker berry fruits backed by strong malt and chocolate. Spend some time with this one! 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 73.69 Dark side eclipsed by sweet joys
Good ex-sherry influence, not too strong but masks most of the spirit character. That Aultmore grassy/apple/malt flavour is missing. With a little water this whisky falls apart, it becomes a little more vanilla and creamier but with an over-stretched elastic… Continue reading
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