Speyside
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Glen Keith Batch 2
Glen Keith Batch 2 (44%, That Boutique-Y Whisky Company, 85 Bottles, 2014) Speyside single malt scotch whisky Glen Keith distillery 44% ABV, £85.95 Score: 86/100 What they say: Batch 2 of Glen Keith single malt, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky… Continue reading
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Old Ballantruan
Old Ballantruan ‘The Peated Malt’ ~ 50% (Angus Dundee Distillers) Peated Speyside single malt scotch whisky 50% ABV, £36.95 Score: 83/100 What they say: “Old Ballantruan” owes its name to an exceptional source of the purest of waters, the Ballantruan… Continue reading
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Balvenie 15 Years Old Single Barrel
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Years Old 47.8% ABV, £67.48 Score: 83/100 What they say: The Balvenie Single Barrel is a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single traditional oak whisky cask of a single distillation.… Continue reading
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Balvenie 12 Years Old Single Barrel First Fill
The Balvenie Single Barrel First Fill 12 Years Old 47.8% ABV, £44.14 What they say: The Balvenie Single Barrel First Fill has been aged in a first fill, ex-bourbon cask for at least 12 years. Almost all Scotch Whisky is… Continue reading
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Balvenie 14 Years Old Caribbean Cask
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Years Old 43% ABV, £44.83 for 70cl Score: 71/100 What they say: Caribbean Cask has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks for 14 years, and then ‘finished’ in casks that previously held Caribbean rum.… Continue reading
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Balvenie 17 Years Old Doublewood
The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Years Old Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: The Balvenie Distillery Bottling: William Grant & Sons ABV: 43% Cost: £89.95 What they say: To craft DoubleWood 17 Year Old Malt Master David Stewart, who celebrated… Continue reading
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Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood
The Balvenie Doublewood 12 Years Old Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: The Balvenie Distillery Bottling: William Grant & Sons ABV: 40% Cost: £37.96 What they say: The Balvenie DoubleWood is a 12 year old single malt which gains… Continue reading
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Balvenie 12 Years Old Triple Cask
The Balvenie 12 Years Old Triple Cask (Travel Retail Exclusive) 40% ABV, £49.99 for 1L Score: 78/100 What they say: The three expressions in The Balvenie Triple Cask series have been matured in three kinds of wood – ‘traditional refill… Continue reading
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Linkwood 24 Years Old 1990 Single Cask 3540
Linkwood 24 Years Old ~ 51.7% (Whiskybroker) 51.7% ABV, £58 Score: 87/100 What they say: 24 year old Linkwood, 70cl, 51.7% vol. Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled by whiskybroker.co.uk. A special bottling for Christmas, with a festive label and… Continue reading
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SMWS 39.95 Caressing, warm and friendly
Linkwood 9 Years Old 2004 39.95 Caressing, warm and friendly (61.2%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 221 Bottles, 2014) 61.2% ABV, £44 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Cask No. 39.95 The nose, fresh and attractively youthful, tumbled aromatic antics… Continue reading
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