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  • Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1

    Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1 whisky review: An interesting expression with plenty of florality and character, very drinkable and didn’t strike me as particularly young – even though I know it must be. 83/100 Continue reading

    Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled No.1

  • Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1

    Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1 Whisky Review: A lovely expression with plenty of new oak character, sweet and sublime smoke. A gentle smokiness and traces of youth in the spirit which is entirely expected, I hope as this expression is matured… Continue reading

  • Heaven Hill 9 Years Old Straight Corn Whiskey Batch 1

    Heaven Hill 9 Years Old Straight Corn Whiskey Batch 1 Whisky Review: Light in spirit but with a heavy cask influence, still a little corn syrupy, light fruit and sparkling pepper spices becomes a lot creamier and sweeter with a… Continue reading

    Heaven Hill 9 Years Old Straight Corn Whiskey Batch 1

  • FEW Bourbon Whiskey Batch 1

    FEW Bourbon Whiskey Batch#1 Whisky Review: Woody, suggesting perhaps it is a little older than their standard fare, but still quite spirity and feisty on the palate also. 76/100 Continue reading

  • Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular

    Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular #10968 Whisky Review: A little spirity and spicy, colour and palate suggest slightly under-active refill hogshead. A combination of Mortlach’s heavy spirit and sweetness from vanilla and honey kept reminding me of eggy… Continue reading

  • Edradour 10 Years Old 2005 SFTC Sherry

    Edradour 10 Years Old 2005 Straight From The Cask #49 whisky review: Delicious, very drinkable at cask strength this is quite open and sweet and well balanced between fruit and spices. Some spirit character comes through on the palate so… Continue reading

  • Heaven Hill 9 Years Old American Whiskey Batch 1

    Heaven Hill 9 Years Old American Whiskey whisky review: Too spicy initially on the palate, a little too oily/buttery and really not sweet enough for my liking. 75/100 Continue reading

    Heaven Hill 9 Years Old American Whiskey Batch 1

  • The English Small Batch Release

    The English Small batch Release Rum Cask Matured whisky review: Quite sweet on the nose, gets a little woodier with more brown sugars on the palate. A very nice Rum cask matured expression that keeps plenty of distillery character. 84/100 Continue reading

    The English Small Batch Release

  • The Scalasaig Island Hopper Maiden Voyage

    The Scalasaig Island Hopper Maiden Voyage whisky review: A well constructed blend I’m assuming from all island Malts? Good balance of peat & sherry – not too sweet almost classical ‘Highland’ style in fact. Well done 83/100 Continue reading

    The Scalasaig Island Hopper Maiden Voyage

  • Bain’s 15 Years Old Founders Collection

    Bain’s 15 Years Old Founders Collection Whisky Review: A touch spicy, unsurprising due to the hot climate and cask activity in South Africa, and light-bodied and slightly spirity in character driven by the core grain spirit, though these are small… Continue reading

    Bain’s 15 Years Old Founders Collection