19 Years Old
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Teaninich 19 Years Old Batch 1
A super or juicy fruits expression, bright and lively some spice from the wood and touches of solventy/spirit nature but overall a very enjoyable and affordable aged Teaninich expression. Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain Feis Ile 2021: Marsala Cask Finish 2001
At cask strength this is rich but a touch on the spicy side for me, with water this mellows into more buttery caramel. A great example of Bunnahabhain’s fruity distillate pairing well with Marsala wine finishing Continue reading
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Mortlach 1995 Stem Ginger Preserve
Lovely, juicy and bright fruit notes, plenty of ginger but also great chamois leathery notes also, a little buttery and oily in places too. 87/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 19 Years Old 1996 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection 185 & 187
This Mortlach reveals much more naked spirit even after 19 years, indicative of very underactive refill casks, still great quality spirit. 84/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 19 Years Old 1996 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection 182 & 183
Refill matured but I suspected sherry here again? Some spice and sugar but not too much/too intense fruit. I suspected peppery (Spanish) oak, and leathery/meaty spirit from Mortlach may have swayed me. 85/100 Continue reading
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Bushmills 2001 Feuillette Cask
An interesting twist on Bushmills, perhaps I expected much more wood influence here using the slightly smaller cask for finishing and I wasn’t quite expecting such a strong influence of the Burgundy red wine. As the first ‘cask strength’ and… Continue reading
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A Fine Christmas Malt 2020
Easy drinking blended malt, mostly liquid toffee apples but also some spice, dried fruit and nut mix which resembles festive fruit cakes. 83/100 Continue reading
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Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Royal Portrush
Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Royal Portrush Whisky Review: A superb expression bursting with black and red fruits, matured to perfection. As a fan of both red wine and whisky it is always a pleasure when they come together well… Continue reading
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Imperial 19 Year Old 1995 Cask Strength Collection
Bright, crisp and sharp – what better descriptives could I look for when describing this single cask example? Eludes to its age with a depth and complexity but still some distillery character shines through, so not over-oaked! Packed full of… Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Bourbon Cask
A reasonably enjoyable and simple Bourbon-cask matured Glenfiddich, worthy of inclusion into their 19 year old Age of Discovery series, sits nicely as a comparator for the Madeira Cask and Red Wine Cask expressions. A nice example of how ex-bourbon… Continue reading
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