World Whisky
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The Quiet Man 8 Year Old
The Quiet Man 8 Year Old (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Irish single malt pot still whiskey Origin: ? Bottling: Niche Drinks ABV: 40% Cost: £32.95 from The Lighthouse Wine Store / €44.99 from Celtic Whisky Shop What they say: The Quiet… Continue reading
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Redbreast 1999 TWE Exclusive
Rich and robust, spiced Oloroso sherry fruits plenty of raisins served in a metallic copper bowl indicating both heavy sherry influence but good retention of pot still whisky character. 86/100 Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 14 Years Old Single Malt
Really quite special and an education to my Irish whiskey palate. This has all the subtleties of scotch single malt and has been married masterfully using the best qualities of each of the cask maturations involved. 86/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Years Old Special Reserve
A nice integration of the sherry cask finish, well balanced but still quite light-bodied this has a gentle diversity and is incredibly smooth – a great sipping whisky! 84/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask
An unusual mixture of whisky and cider flavours that I quite enjoyed, reminiscent of Calvados in some ways and some of the more rustic Normandy ciders we have sampled. 85/100. Continue reading
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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel (45%, OB, 2016) Category: Tennessee Whisky Origin: Jack Daniel’s Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 45% Cost: £41.09 What they say: We hold ourselves to the highest standard when crafting and selecting Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel. In fact,… Continue reading
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Mackmyra Blomstertid
A wonderful nosing whisky and another great example of Mackmyra (and Angela’s) innovations taking their Swedish single malt to flavour locations Scotch malt whisky can only dream about. Another well-balanced and well constructed whisky appealing to subtler and lighter palates.… Continue reading
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Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Single Barrel
Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Single Barrel (50%, OB, 2016) Category: Kentucky straight bourbon Origin: Heaven Hill Distillery Bottling: Henry Mckenna ABV: 50% Cost £72.00 What they say: In 1837, a young man from Ireland known for his remarkable whiskey-making… Continue reading
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SMWS 124.3 All the Complexities of Summer
Miyagikyo 13 Years Old 1999 124.3 All the Complexities of Summer (61.9%, SMWS, Refill Butt, 509 Bottles, 2012) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Miyagikyo Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 124.3 ABV: 61.9% Cost: £13.50/dram at Duck’s Inn… Continue reading
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Chichibu Chibidaru 2010
Chichibu Chibidaru 2010 (53.5%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Chichibu Distillery Bottling: Official: Ichiro’s Malt ABV: 53.5% Cost: £110 from The Whisky Exchange What they say: The 2014 release of Chichibu’s quarter-cask-matured Japanese whisky. Chibidaru – Japanese… Continue reading
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