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Rebel 100 Bourbon
Accomplished and unchallenging, smooth and creamy throughout and a nice addition of chocolate makes this one a real nice sipper. 83/100 Continue reading
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Benrinnes 15 Years Old 1999 Old Malt Cask
Pretty much what I would expect from a refill sherry maturation, this one is quite muted. Fruity and sweet with some mineral notes. Continue reading
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Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Malt Cask 12150
A rather sweet and zesty Mortlach with plenty of rich fruits and spice. No idea of the original wine in the cask maturation but the end result is really very drinkable. 84/100 Continue reading
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Glenlossie 18 Years Old 1993 Old Malt Cask
A sturdy malt with plenty of cereal character and fruit abounds, bordering on tropicality. Balanced by the presence of dry white oak. 86/100 Continue reading
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Whistlepig 10 Years Old Straight Rye (50%, OB, 2020)
A heady spiced and sweet rye with some lovely butterscotch undertones. 84/100 Continue reading
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Glenturret 10 Years Old Peat Smoked
A Highland peaty expression that combines thick peat smoke influences with Glenturret’s fruity spirit profile. 84/100 Continue reading
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Waterford Bannow Island 1.2
Salty and oily fish with a dash of lemon juice – not flavours I’m really looking for in a whisky. Whilst Terroir-driven whiskey may be a fantastical experiment/marketing hack to sell Waterford they seriously need to improve their output to… Continue reading
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Penderyn 6 Years Old Batch 1
Penderyn 6 Years Old Batch 1 Whisky Review: Syrupy and sweet, very drinkable but also very spiced on the palate. Contains an odd soapiness before the sherried fruits arrive. An odd little number indeed. 84/100 Continue reading
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Craigellachie 18 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask
Craigellachie 18 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask Whisky Review: A well-sherried Craigellachie which still retains a little of that meaty sulphur and citrus peel spirit nature too, as a lover of heavily-sherried malts this one appealed to more than… Continue reading
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