Speyside
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Balvenie 14 Years Old Cuban Selection
The Balvenie 14 Years Old Cuban Selection 43% ABV, €30 for 70cl Score: 86/100 What they say: The Balvenie Cuban Selection; finished in Cuban rum casks, aged 14 years. Specially selected Balvenie ~ finished in casks that previously held rum… Continue reading
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Aberlour 20 Years Old 1991 Craigleith
This is something I like to go to occasionally when I want something un-fussy and slightly contemplative. With the glut of other whisky to taste this has languished somewhat at the back of the whisky hutch, perhaps spending the time… Continue reading
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Glen Grant 22 Years Old 1992 Celebration of the cask
Glen Grant 22 Years Old 1992 Cask 130800 Celebration of the cask (Carn Mor) 55.7% ABV, £86.50 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Single malt Glen Grant Scotch whisky, distilled in October 1992, matured in a single bourbon barrel… Continue reading
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Glen Spey 21 Years Old 1991 Dimensions
Glen Spey 21 Years Old 1991 Dimensions (54.3%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #800826, 260 Bottles, 2013) 54.3% ABV, £90 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Dimensions is a super-premium collection highlighting the multi-dimensional nature of the Duncan Taylor Portfolio. The… Continue reading
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Glenburgie 21 Years Old 1992 Single Cask
Glenburgie 21 Years Old 1992 Single Cask 56.9% (Master Of Malt) 56.9% ABV, £60.95 for 70cl Score 91/100 What they say: At 21 years old this Glenburgie, bottled by us here at Master of Malt, would be old enough to… Continue reading
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Glen Moray 18 Years Old 1995 Craigleith
Glen Moray 18 Years Old, 1995 ‘Craigleith’ (50.9%, Lockett Bros, Bourbon HH #2564, 120 Bottles, 2013) 50.9% ABV, £69.99 Score: 85/100 What they say: An utterly delicious 18 year old from the Speyside distillery of Glen Moray in Elgin. There… Continue reading
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Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 Single Cask (Berry Bros & Rudd)
Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 [Cask 3464] ~ 46% (Berry Bros. & Rudd) 46% ABV, £68-£72 Score: 88/100 What they say: 1992 Berrys’ Own Selection Glenlossie, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky Glenlossie, founded in 1876 by John Duff, lies just… Continue reading
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Tormore 14 Years Old
Yes, this is a very enjoyable digestif type whisky. Complex and reasonably full-bodied with a range of interesting fruit and caramelised sugar flavours before that refreshing peppermint cream ending. A moreish sipping whisky with a final cleansing effect on the… Continue reading
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The Glenrothes 1998 Vintage
Pleasant dram, smooth and sweet and a little lemony, but for me not as much bang per buck as the Glenrothes Select Reserve on which I would rather spend my money. 84/100 Continue reading
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The Glenrothes Select Reserve
This is a very enjoyable, supple, lovely dramming whisky full of delicate vanilla flavours with a little zesty fruits. Reasonably complex and medium bodied, just enough to keep it interesting but so cleverly constructed you could sit and drink it… Continue reading
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