Aultmore
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Aultmore 2010 The Firkin Rare
Another great combination of distillate and cask again here from The Firkin Whisky Company. Loving the soft red fruits in this expression, soft, gentle and subtle so as not to hide the core distillate flavours. 85/100 Continue reading
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Aultmore 9 Years Old 2011 Reserve Casks Parcel No. 4
This small batch has slightly more depth, whether due to quality of the initial distillate or casks used is hard to determine but I certainly preferred this over the Linkwood in the same range. 82/100 Continue reading
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Aultmore 16 Years old 1997 Berrys’
Aultmore 16 Years old 1997 Berrys’ Whisky Review: Wow, melon filled goodness and unmistakable pear drops, super fruity. 87/100 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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SMWS 73.71 A scene from Madeira
Great honeyed sweetness to this one and lots of distillery character/spirit nature in here too but comes with a lot of extra spice this one. Manages to carry the spices well due to the depth of sweetness, a drop or… Continue reading
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Aultmore 25 Years Old
Aultmore 25 Years Old Aultmore Distillery – Bacardi 46% ABV £295.42 What they say: Reclined in damp shorn grass, vapours of lime and baked apples, each silken sip unveiling lush vanilla and buttery biscuits; dreich skies deserve a top-class dram.… Continue reading
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SMWS 73.60 Watching the Monaco Grand Prix from a roof terrace
Aultmore 24 Years Old 1989 73.60 Watching the Monaco Grand Prix from a roof terrace (57%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 509 Bottles, 2014) 57% ABV £92.40 Score: 88/100 What they say: Cask No. 73.60 Very deep aromas on the nose neat;… Continue reading
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Aultmore 12 Years Old
Aultmore 12 Years Old Aultmore Distillery – Bacardi 46% ABV £41.95 What they say: Born of fog, bog and brimming wee burns, a verdant nose of dewy moss and delicate flora, sweet liquid tracking a secluded path, gliding through green… Continue reading
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SMWS 73.68 Summer landscape with woods
Aultmore 16 Years Old 1998 73.68 Summer landscape with woods (55.6%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 232 Bottles, 2015) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 55.6% ABV, £54.50 Score: 85/100 What they say: Cask No. 73.68 The nose rested on foundations of… Continue reading
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