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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
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Kininvie 3 Years Old Blend
Kininvie KVSB003 blended scotch whisky review: Better than the single malt but not as good as the single grain.. There was still far too much of the weirdly fake/plastic lemon citrus flavour and way too much spice in the spirit… Continue reading
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The Naked Grouse
The Naked Grouse whisky review: I’m still not convinced by this blend, it is very pleasing and all but just too polished/smooth/blendy in places that I see it as a detraction from the whole. 75/100 Continue reading
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Dailuaine 4 Years Old 2012 Strictly Limited
Dailuaine 4 Years Old 2012 Strictly Limited whisky review: Another ex-bourbon Dailuaine expression and this time young enough to reveal much more spirit character. Plenty of sulphur and vanilla combine to bestow a healthy dose of custard, hiding much of… Continue reading
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Craigellachie 8 Years Old 2008 Hepburn’s Choice
Hepburn’s Choice Craigellachie 8 Years Old 2008 Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review: Another sulphur dominant Craigellachie but not unpleasant, a distinct lack of other flavours/aromas to the same intensity had me questioning if this was a red or white wine… Continue reading
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Hibiki 12 Years Old
Hibiki 12 Years Old (43%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese blended whisky Origin: ? Bottling: Suntory, OB ABV: 43% Cost: £36.83 What they say The legendary Hibiki represents true harmony. The ideal of perfection, the paragon of ‘The Art of Japanese… Continue reading
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Great King Street Experimental Batch #TR-06
Great King Street Experimental Batch #TR-06 (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £33 for 70cl Score: 75/100 What they say: Since the launch of the Artist’s Blend in 2011 we’ve been thinking about the style of the second permanent whisky… Continue reading
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Tomatin Legacy
Tomatin Legacy (43%, OB, 2014) Highland single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, RRP £24.99 for 70cl Score: 75/100 What they say: New to the market, this whisky is the brainchild of the new master distiller at Tomatin, released to showcase… Continue reading
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Arran 16 Years Old 1997 Berrys’
A very interesting dram all the same but I have been finding any Marsala cask finish whisky slightly unsavoury. Strange because I think my issue is the slightly savoury nature it imparts – it pretends to be umami and meaty… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Blasda
My overall opinion of Ardbeg’s “lightly-peated” expression was that it was composed of nothing in extremes. Not particularly impressive I likened this to the Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve in that it seems to be lacking something (peat!) and in so… Continue reading
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