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Speyside

Speyside single malt scotch whisky

  • Linkwood 16 Years Old Sherry Cask

    Linkwood 16 Years Old – Sherry Cask TWE Retro Label ~ 48% (The Whisky Exchange) 48% ABV, £64.95 Score: 86/100 What they say: A rich and sherried whisky from Linkwood, released at 16 years old at the 2013 Whisky Show by… Continue reading

    Linkwood 16 Years Old Sherry Cask

  • Linkwood 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Linkwood 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) 43% ABV, £44 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Linkwood distillery stands on the River Lossie, close to Elgin in Speyside. The distillery has retained its traditional atmosphere since… Continue reading

    Linkwood 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna

  • Caperdonich 14 Years Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice

    Caperdonich 14 Years Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice (46%, Gordon & MacPhail, Refill Sherry Butts, 2013) 46% ABV, £40 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: A sumptuous Speyside single malt which slumbered in Sherry butts from 1999 to 2013. This… Continue reading

    Caperdonich 14 Years Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice

  • Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection

    Glenlossie-Glenlivet 20 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection (53.3%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 252 Bottles, 2014) 53.3% ABV, £55 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: Nose: Toffee caramel, syrup, almonds and a touch of honeycomb, some sweet spice edges liven the… Continue reading

    Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection

  • Tamdhu 22 Years Old 1991 Port Cask

    Tamdhu-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Port Cask (57%, Cadenheads, 258 Bottles, 2014) 57% ABV, £56 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Tamdhu Glenlivet was matured in Port pipes until bottling in February 2014 at cask strength 57% vol. 1… Continue reading

    Tamdhu 22 Years Old 1991 Port Cask

  • Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 8

    The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 8 Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Balvenie Distillery ABV: 50.2% Cost: £150 What they say: To craft The Balvenie Tun 1401, Malt Master David Stewart transfers specially selected casks from across the ages… Continue reading

    Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 8

  • Glenlossie 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna

    Glenlossie 10 Years Old Flora & Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) 43% ABV, £40 for 70cl Score: 82/100 What they say: Whisky from Glenlossie is highly sought after by blenders and is consequently not widely available as a single malt. There… Continue reading

    Glenlossie 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna

  • Speyburn Bradan Orach

    Speyburn Bradan Orach (40%, OB, 2014) 40% ABV, £20 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Water is at the heart of Speyburn Single Malt. Speyburn is the only distillery to use water from the Granty Burn, a tributary of… Continue reading

    Speyburn Bradan Orach

  • Miltonduff 32 Years Old 1981 Single Cask 5066

    Miltonduff 32 Years Old 1981 Cask 5066 ~ 53.1% (Adelphi) 53.1% ABV, £148.71 Score: 84/100 What they say: A single cask #5066 from Miltonduff distillery bottled by Adelphi. Distilled in 1981 and bottled 2013 for 32 year maturation, producing 247… Continue reading

    Miltonduff 32 Years Old 1981 Single Cask 5066

  • Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Finish

    Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Finish (40%, OB, 2014) 40% ABV, £25 Score: 63/100 What they say: There’s an almost mysterious, ethereal quality about this radiant malt whisky. No wonder we enjoy moments of pure lightness as we sip a… Continue reading

    Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Finish