World Whisky
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Buffalo Trace
Buffalo Trace (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 40% Cost: £24.25 from The Whisky Exchange What they say: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is distilled, aged and bottled at the most… Continue reading
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Jack Ryan Beggars Bush 12 Years Old
Jack Ryan Beggars Bush 12 Years Old (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Irish single malt whiskey Origin: Cooley Distillery Bottling: Jack Ryan ABV: 46% Cost: £51.83 What they say: Our very own Limited Release Irish Whiskey, Celebrating 100 Years of the… Continue reading
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Santis Cask Strength Peated Edition Dreifaltigkeit
Santis Cask Strength Peated Edition Dreifaltigkeit (52%, OB, 2015) Category: Swiss single malt whisky Origin: Santis Distillery (Brauerei Locher AG) Bottling: Official – sampled from Flaviar World Whisky tasting pack ABV: 52% Cost: CHF73 from the distillery Score: 84/100 What… Continue reading
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Amrut Cask Strength
Amrut Cask Strength (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Indian single malt whisky Origin: Amrut Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £41.45 What they say: Amrut Single Malt Whisky According to Indian Mythology, when Gods and Rakshasas – the demons – churned the… Continue reading
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SMWS B3.2 Ooey-gooey cinnamon bun
Rock Town 3 Years Old 2012 B3.2 Ooey-gooey cinnamon bun (55.3%, SMWS, New Oak, 204 Bottles, 2015) Category: Arkansas Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Rock Town Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask B3.2 Ooey-gooey cinnamon bun ABV: 55.3% Cost: £59.00 buy from SMWS Score:… Continue reading
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Writers Tears
Writers Tears (40%, OB, 2015) Category: Irish Pot Still Blended Whisky Origin: Ireland Bottling: Walsh Whiskey Distillery Co. ABV: 40% Cost: £32.95 What they say: Writers Tears is a light, sweet Irish whiskey made using a mix of single pot… Continue reading
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SMWS G12.1 Oh so sweet
Nikka Coffey Malt 11 Years Old 2001 G12.1 Oh so sweet (58.9%, SMWS, Re-charred HH, 246 Bottles, 2014) Category: Japanese grain whisky Origin: Nikka’s Coffey stills (Miyagikyo Distillery) Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask G12.1 ABV: 58.9% Cost: £229 for… Continue reading
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SMWS 120.7 Sweet, fragrant and satisfying
Hakushu 14 Years Old 1999 120.7 Sweet, fragrant and satisfying (55.5%, SMWS, 1st Fill Bota Corta Butt, 517 Bottles, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Hakushu Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask #120.7 ABV: 55.5% Cost: £229 for the… Continue reading
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Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master’s Select
Nice blended Japanese whisky, a definite improvement over the standard Hibiki Japanese Harmony blend. This Master’s Select expression has a touch more oak wood and a good chocolate component though occasionally it was overpowered slightly by the spiciness of the… Continue reading
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Hibiki Japanese Harmony
Hibiki Japanese Harmony (43%, OB, 2015) Category: Blended Japanese whisky Distillery: Various, but likely to include Yamazaki, Hakushu (Malt) and Chita (Grain) Bottling: Official ABV: 43% Cost: £49.99 What they say: Hibiki Japanese Harmony encapsulates the harmony that exists between… Continue reading
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