The Whiskyphiles

2001 vintage

  • 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

  • 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

    Bushmills 2001 Feuillette Cask

  • Longrow 15 Years Old 2001 Sherry Cask

    Longrow 15 Years Old 2001 Whisky Review: A touch oily and closed and quite creamy in texture. Straight forward sherry and peat but with further sampling what at first seems simple is really quite accomplished, a single cask that is… Continue reading

    Longrow 15 Years Old 2001 Sherry Cask

  • Oban 2001 Distillers Edition

    Oban 2001 Distillers Edition Highland single malt Scotch whisky review: I enjoyed this a little bit more than the last DE sampled (1998-2013), this had a sharpness or clarity throughout and the cleanliness of white grape with a touch of… Continue reading

    Oban 2001 Distillers Edition

  • SMWS 73.71 A scene from Madeira

    Great honeyed sweetness to this one and lots of distillery character/spirit nature in here too but comes with a lot of extra spice this one. Manages to carry the spices well due to the depth of sweetness, a drop or… Continue reading

    SMWS 73.71 A scene from Madeira

  • 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

    SMWS G12.1 Oh so sweet

  • 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

    SMWS 48.46 Exploding flower

  • 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

    SMWS 48.53 Big boots fruity bruiser