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Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whisky Review: Another sample at Elijah Craig small batch and yet further disappointment, sadly this just doesn’t cut it like the 12yo did. 78/100 Continue reading
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Jura Winter Edition
Jura Winter Edition Whisky Review: A classic Jura expression, not sherried to death but the spirit is really brought to life by the addition of sherry-derived flavours complementing core Jura distillate. For me this is much more of an autmnal… Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1999
Knockando 15 Years Old 1999 Whisky Review: Much more sherried than the 1997 vintage, in texture, colour and flavour. A completely different beast, still with plenty of nutty and floral notes but superior overall. 85/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1997
Knockando 15 Years Old 1997 Whisky Review: Malty and floral, spicy and nutty, coffee, etc, this has it all but is perhaps a little too spiced for me. 82/100 Continue reading
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Christian Drouin VSOP Calvados Pays d’Auge
Christian Drouin VSOP Calvados Pays d’Auge Calvados Review: A much more classical introductory Calvados here with a fine balance between fruity apple spirit and tannic oak cask influences, grows on the palate. 83/100 Continue reading
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Tamdhu 8 Years Old 2006 Provenance 10570
Tamdhu 8 Years Old 2006 Provenance Whisky Review: A little light, possibly due to maturation in a refill cask? Very milk and vanilla rich. 80/100 Continue reading
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Kingsbarns Dream to Dram
Kingsbarns Dream to Dram Whisky Review: Good texture for a new/young whisky, delightfully not over-vanillic or over-oaked, the fruit and spice is delicately balanced. 85/100 Continue reading
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Darkness 8 Years Old
Darkness 8 Years Old Whisky Review: A little bit young and forced, needs a lot more polishing for my liking. Once it breathes much more of the more pleasant sherry influence comes out but needs time/careful watering. 82/100 Continue reading
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Talisker Select Reserve House Greyjoy
House Greyjoy Talisker Select Reserve Whisky Review: A classic Talisker, probably a little youngish but with plenty of good peppery smoke and brine, some herbality. My first impression was this was much more buttery/oily/i.e. young compared to drier aged Taliskers,… Continue reading
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Big Peat Christmas 2013 A Real Cracker
Big Peat Christmas 2013 A Real Cracker Whisky Review: Maybe not as pleasing as (the previously sampled 2014 edition) but still a beast of a dram that politely punches your face in. 85/100 Continue reading
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