12 Years Old
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The Irishman 12 Years Old Single Malt
The Irishman 12 Years Old Single Malt (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Irish single malt whiskey Origin: Cooley Distillery Bottling: Walsh Whiskey ABV: 43% Cost: £55.43 What they say: At The Irishman we pride ourselves in continually raising the bar on… 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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Elijah Craig 12 Years Old
Elijah Craig 12 Years Old (47%, OB, 2016) Category: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Heaven Hill Distillery Bottling: Heaven Hill ABV: 47% Cost: £34.67 What They Say: Bottled exclusively from a dumping of 100 barrels or less, the brand carries… 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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Tomintoul 12 Year Old Portwood Finish
Slightly unusual this one, not as sweet and jammy as I was hoping. There was a slightly chalky and salty note in here that I couldn’t shake off the association with shellfish meat (albeit nice and sweet). The port finishing… Continue reading
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SMWS 48.46 Exploding flower
A dram full of interesting and quite complex flavours, this one borders on the line between fruit and flowery with a hint creeping in of fabric softener or similar. Saved at the end by an intensity of spice and oak… Continue reading
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Bushmills 12 Years Old Distillery Reserve
My favourite of the whole tasting, and not just due to its exclusivity. This one really appealed to my inner chocoholic and love of sherry maturation done well! Definitely one to savour. Continue reading
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SMWS 48.53 Big boots fruity bruiser
A young and pretty straightforward dram, not much ‘distillery character’ in here but plenty of pleasant fruity flavours. A great example of the sort of single-cask standard age and maturation type whisky that SMWS offer even from relatively unheard of… Continue reading
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Taketsuru 12 Years Old Pure Malt
Taketsuru 12 Years Old Pure Malt (40%, OB, 2015) Blended Japanese malt whisky 40% ABV Score: 84/100 What they say: Fresh and balanced, the 12 year old Taketsuru bottling is a perfect entry point into the world of Japanese whisky.… Continue reading
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W. L. Weller 12 Years Old
W. L. Weller 12 Years Old ~ 45% (Buffalo Trace) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45% ABV, £36.99 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: As part of the wheated bourbon family, this twelve year old W.L. Weller is aged far… Continue reading
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