Secret Islay 11 Years Old 2009 PX Finish whisky review: Sweet, coastal and peaty, quite easy drinking and enjoyable. 87/100
Secret Islay 11 Years Old 2009 PX Finish (57.8%, LOTG, Bourbon HH #7c, 66 Bottles, 2020)
Bunnahabhain 9 Years Old 2009 (54.3%, LOTG, Sherry HH #901203, 320 Bottles, 2020)
Bunnahabhain vintage 2009 Sherry Hogshead whisky review: A delicious sherry-matured Bunnahabhain the retains an orange oil zestiness from youth but with plenty of well-developed sherry influences too. 88/100
Glentauchers 10 Years Old 2009 Single Cask Series (46.2%, GreatDrams, Bourbon Barrel #700435, 203 Bottles, 2019)
Glentauchers 10 Years Old 2009 The GreatDrams Single Cask Series Whisky Review: Another very drinkable expression from this Single Cask Series, sweet and full of cereal and fruit flavours, very accomplished for its 10 years in ex-bourbon oak. 84/100
Blair Athol 8 Years Old 2009 Fidra (57.7%, Lockett Bros, Sherry Butt, 200 Bottles, 2017)
Blair Athol 8 Years Old 2009 Fidra whisky review: Very young, spirity and hot, definite sherry influence present here (tasted blind to cask type) with dried fruits, blackcurrant and after a while hints of treacle. 73/100
Bruichladdich 8 Years Old 2009 The Organic (50%, OB, 2018)
Bruichladdich The Organic 2009 whisky review: Crisp and fresh, plenty of barley with a strong and sweet vanilla influence. A great display of the cereal flavour with a sweetening influence from the ex-bourbon and Tennessee whisky casks just adding a final polish to the distillate. 83/100
Chita 4 Years Old 2009 G13.1 A Complete revelation (58.3%, SMWS, Virgin Oak Puncheon, 622 bottles, 2014)
G13.1 A Complete revelation Whisky Review: Fascinating for a 4 year old grain whisky. The virgin oak puncheon has had a fair share of the contribution to the flavour profile of this whisky. A superb introduction to Chita’s grain whisky potential thanks to the SMWS. 87/100
BenRiach 9 Years Old 2009 Virgin Oak #6095 (58.5%, OB, Batch 16, 322 Bottles, 2019)
BenRiach 9 Years Old 2006 Virgin Oak #6095 whisky review: Finally a virgin oak expression I really rather enjoyed. Lots of Benriach cereal notes in here and very complimentary spice, honey and nutty qualities combine to give a delicious caramel spiced latte coffee like nature to this. 85/100
Caol Ila 8 Years Old 2009 Bass (58.6%, Lockett Bros, Bourbon HH #315337, 273 bottles, 2017)
Caol Ila 8 Years Old 2009 Bass whisky review: Slightly less well rounded and full bodied than the younger sample we tried, evidence of a slightly under-active or over-aerated cask perhaps? 83/100
Laphroaig 8 Years Old 2009 29.244 Weaving wondrous dreams (62.2%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 222 bottles, 2018)
SMWS 29.244 Weaving wondrous dreams whisky review: A deliciously smooth and malty dram from Laphroaig with their characteristic medicinal peaty nose and malty body. 87/100
Auchroisk 6 Years Old 2009 Hepburn’s Choice (46%, Langside, Single Cask, 2015)
A spirit led expression with a crash course in American oak, great experiment but perhaps not the best indication of what either distillery or cask can do. 79/100
