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Speyside

Speyside single malt scotch whisky

  • Inchgower 6 Years Old 2008 Glenkeir Treasures Selection

    Inchgower 6 Years Old 2008 Glenkeir Treasures Selection 40% (The Whisky Shop) Single malt scotch whisky 40% ABV, £35 Score: 78/100 What they say: Whether dispensed from the barrel in one of our stores or bottled by us at source,… Continue reading

    Inchgower 6 Years Old 2008 Glenkeir Treasures Selection

  • Auchroisk 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Auchroisk 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Auchroisk distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 43% Cost: £49.63 What they say: In a striking hilltop location, visible from the vale of Rothes, is… Continue reading

    Auchroisk 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna

  • Speyside 18 Years Old 1995 Small Batch

    Speyside-Glenlivet 18 Years Old 1995 Small Batch (62.8%, Cadenheads, Sherry Butt & HH, 738 Bottles, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 62.8% ABV, £60 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: An independent bottling of singe malt Scotch whisky from the… Continue reading

    Speyside 18 Years Old 1995 Small Batch

  • Miltonduff 18 Years Old Single Cask

    Miltonduff 18 Years Old Cask Sample – Cask Sample 52.5% (Douglas Laing) Single malt scotch whisky 52.5% ABV Score: 88/100 What they say: Selected from the vast sample array during our visit to the Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. HQ, I… Continue reading

    Miltonduff 18 Years Old Single Cask

  • Linkwood 17 Years Old 1997 Old Particular

    Linkwood 17 Years Old 1997 Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #10413, 401 Bottles, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 48.4% ABV Score: 85/100 What they say: A 17 year old expression from Linkwood distillery bottled as part of the… Continue reading

    Linkwood 17 Years Old 1997 Old Particular

  • Dailuaine 7 Years Old 2005 Single Minded

    Dailuaine 7 Years Old 2005 Single Minded (41.5%, Douglas Laing, Sherry Butts, 2013) Single malt scotch whisky 41.5% ABV, £34.35 for 70 cl Score: 83/100 What they say: The Single Minded range from Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. is a… Continue reading

  • SMWS 39.99 Springtime in Andalucia

    Linkwood 23 Years Old 1990 39.99 Springtime in Andalucia (58.9%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 222 Bottles, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 58.9% ABV, £85.40 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: ‘What a nose’ and ‘I could smell this all… Continue reading

    SMWS 39.99 Springtime in Andalucia

  • Macallan 25 Years Old 1989 Authentic Collection

    Macallan-Glenlivet 25 Years Old 1989 Authentic Collection (51.4%, Cadenheads, Bourbon Barrel, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 51.4% ABV, £130 for 70cl from Wm Cadenhead’s Score: 87/100 What they say: Macallan 25 Year Old 1989-2014 Cadenhead’s Single Malt Scotch 51.4% ABV.… Continue reading

    Macallan 25 Years Old 1989 Authentic Collection

  • SMWS 30.77 This is nuts!

    Intense and sadly not all to my liking, I love sherried whisky and up until this one I would have said the more-sherried the better. This cask has gone over to the vinegary/oxidized dark-side and I’m not sure water redeemed… Continue reading

    SMWS 30.77 This is nuts!

  • Benrinnes 15 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Benrinnes 15 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, £47.95 for 70cl What they say: A ‘partially’ triple-distilled Speysider, this single malt from the Benrinnes distillery was bottled at 15 years for the… Continue reading

    Benrinnes 15 Years Old Flora and Fauna