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Speyside single malt scotch whisky
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Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice
Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: Full of dark smoke and wood, not too fruity and a little mineralic/flinty make for a rather unusual but enjoyable expression. 86/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 8 Years Old 2008 Cask 23 Batch 17
The Good Spirits Co. Cask 23 batch 17 whisky review: Potent at 63% but takes water well. Plenty of malt and dried fruits in here. Drinking (as I thought) as a blende malt I found this quite complex but without… Continue reading
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Dufftown 8 Years Old 2009 Bicentenary Drammie
Dufftown 8 Years Old 2009 Bicentenary Drammie Whisky Review: Pleasant and solid, cloyingly rich nose but a more reserved palate full of cereal notes a touch of zest and spice keep it interesting. 82/100 Continue reading
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anCnoc 16 Years Old 125th Anniversary Edition
anCnoc 16 Years Old 125th Anniversary Edition Whisky Review: A little underwhelming, spicy with plenty of vanilla on the nose but doesn’t really translate into the palate. 80/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 1987 Connoisseurs Choice
Mortlach 31 Years Old 1987 Connoisseurs Choice whisky review: A superbly aged and sherried Mortlach. Has that slightly smoky and fireworks/struck match quality that belies the age and production process of this malt. Overtly sherried but not overly woody, more… Continue reading
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Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular
Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular #10968 Whisky Review: A little spirity and spicy, colour and palate suggest slightly under-active refill hogshead. A combination of Mortlach’s heavy spirit and sweetness from vanilla and honey kept reminding me of eggy… Continue reading
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Imperial 20 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
Imperial 20 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection whisky review: A fascinating dram, possibly the least favoured by many at the table but also disappeared the fastest! Make of that what you will, this dram was much more funky and… Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 23 Years Old Grand Cru Cask Strength
Glenfiddich 23 Years Old Grand Cru Cask Strength whisky review: Sadly I haven’t tried the released Grand Cru expression at 40% to compare this too, in honesty this was a little closed and woody at 56.4% and required a drop… Continue reading
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SMWS 35.223 A Theta State of Mind
SMWS 35.223 A Theta State of Mind whisky review: Another lovely and well-aged dram, the Sauternes finish may have added plenty of sweetness and fruit but the impact seems really rather subtle and I suspect I can taste just as… Continue reading
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Glenburgie 29 Years Old 1989 Berry’s own
Glenburgie 29 Years Old 1989 Berry’s own whisky review: A great starter dram, leads with sweet fruit and honey but deepens into oak wood and chocolate with a tropical edge gifted by age. 87/100 Continue reading
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