The Whiskyphiles

13 Years Old

  • Chivas Regal 13 Years Old Extra Oloroso Sherry Casks

    Chivas Regal 13 Years Old Extra Oloroso Sherry Casks whisky review: A lovely soft, easy-sipping blend with some nice and gentle Oloroso Sherry influences, a good drinker which appeals to my Sherry-leaning palate. 82/100 Continue reading

  • Irish Single Malt #1 13 Years Old Batch 2

    Irish Single Malt #1 13 Years Old Batch 2 Whisky Review: A very fresh and fruity 13 year old expression / batch. Full of apples and oak and very drinkable for it. 84/100 Continue reading

  • Irish Single Malt #3 13 Years Old Batch 3

    Irish Single Malt 13 Years Old Batch #3 whisky review: Plenty of body, packed full of fresh fruit and cereals, just a touch to sour and oaky on the finish for me. Quite a summery dram. 83/100 Continue reading

  • Oban 2003 Distillers Edition

    Oban 2003 Distillers Edition Highland single malt Scotch whisky review: Quite a different dram to the 2001 DE, cleaner and crisper in the nose and palate but much more sour. Not like the sweetness of the 2001 DE and for… Continue reading

    Oban 2003 Distillers Edition

  • Strathisla 13 Year Old 2003 The Distillery Reserve Collection

    Strathisla 13 Year Old 2003 The Distillery Reserve Collection (58.3%, OB, 1st Fill Sherry Butt # 62274, 654 Bottles, 2017) Category: Speyside single malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Strathisla Distillery Bottling: Chivas Brothers, Cask 62274 ABV: 58.3% Cost: £70 What they… Continue reading

    Strathisla 13 Year Old 2003 The Distillery Reserve Collection

  • Cooley 13 Years Old Peated Single Malt

    Cooley 13 Years Old Peated Cadenheads (56.7%, WM Cadenhead, Bourbon Barrel, 198 Bottles, 2011) Category: Irish peated single malt whiskey Origin: Cooley Distillery Bottling: Cadenhead’s ABV: 56.7% Cost: £? What they say: Aged 13 Years Distilled at Cooley Distillery Bottled: June 2011… Continue reading

    Cooley 13 Years Old Peated Single Malt

  • Glenkinchie 1999 Distillers Edition

    Glenkinchie 1999 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, G/285-7-D, 2012) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenkinchie Distillery Bottling: Diageo; Distillers Edition ABV: 43% Cost: £55.84 What they say: After mellowing in a refill cask to develop the soft distillery character… Continue reading

    Glenkinchie 1999 Distillers Edition

  • 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

    SMWS 124.3 All the Complexities of Summer