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GlenAllachie 12 Year Old French Oak Finish
Very pleasant, much more woody and oaky presence here though oddly slightly vinegary on the nose I did wonder if this was a pale/Amontillado sherry cask finish at one point. 82/100 Continue reading
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GlenAllachie 12 Year Old Chinquapin Oak Finish
Despite another light spirit nature this had a little more wood to chew over and complimentary fruit and floral notes too. 83/100 Continue reading
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Mannochmore 13 Years Old 2007 Strictly Limited
A delicious sweetie shop dram thanks to the PX maturation, absolutely delightful. 85/100 Continue reading
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Longmorn 11 Years Old 2009 Strictly Limited
A very drinkable expression full of vanilla and fruits and reasonably wood light, more tropical on the nose than the palate. 84/100 Continue reading
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Glenallachie 11 Years Old 2009 Single Cask 3728
Full of honey and fruit from the Sauternes cask maturation, good malty body present here too which persists through to the finish. Delicious. 86/100 Continue reading
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Benromach 10 Years Old
Benromach’s entry level malt is still a complex and fascinating dram full of malty barley, fruity spirit and sweet & spiced cask derived flavours. Superb, possibly one of the best 10 year old standard expressions available. 84/100 Continue reading
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Benromach 8 Years Old 2011 Organic
Very sweet and dessert-led, there is a malty backbone here which props up a lot of fruit and sweetness. Only the reveal gave away this weeks ‘theme’ of Organic. 83/100 Continue reading
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Dufftown 10 Years Old Original Collection
Obviously sherried and a little acetic/vinegary on the nose, more confusing on the palate but I guess as a mixture of ex-Boubon and PX sherry casks were used this threw me a little bit. Pretty safe and sound for a… Continue reading
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The Singleton of Dufftown 15 Years Old
Much more balanced that the Trinité but I still found this one a little bland. I love the 12, despite it’s super-easy drinking it is full of subtleties and nuances of flavour that works really well. Sadly I’m just not… Continue reading
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The Singleton of Dufftown Trinité
Inoffensive and almost a little bland in places, ok for an introductory whisky and for me a touch too spiced – or at least nothing balanced against the wood spices in this one. 77/100 Continue reading
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