77 points
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Samuel Gelston’s Blended Irish Whiskey
A fairly basic and very pleasant blended Irish whiskey. There are hints of youth and some solventy spirit nature, triple distilled for smoothness and bourbon matured there’s not much to hide behind and this does develop some interesting & more… Continue reading
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Tobermory 12 Years Old Batch 15
Quite harsh/spicy, black pepper and cinnamon overpower the fruitiness quite quickly, certainly needs a drop of water and readily reveals that metallic edge/hot radiator nature. 77/100 Continue reading
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Armorik Classic
Very well put together and promising, the ex-Bourbon oak is not too heavy an influence here and mostly describes their spirit character and coastal maturation. It becomes a touch abrasive later on the palate which hints at slightly younger maturation… Continue reading
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The Singleton of Dufftown Trinité
Inoffensive and almost a little bland in places, ok for an introductory whisky and for me a touch too spiced – or at least nothing balanced against the wood spices in this one. 77/100 Continue reading
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Linkwood 10 Years Old Batch 7
Linkwood 10 Years Old Batch 7 Whisky Review: Very lemony with an odd salinity and minerality. Under-active casks? Sour spicy and spirity, not for me. 77/100 Continue reading
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New Town Blends The Surgeons Ball
New Town Blends – The Surgeons Ball whisky review: A bit of a Jekyll & Hyde (apt?) dram, quite mobile on the palate but generally pleasing. Doesn’t hide its youth very well. 77/100 Continue reading
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Highland Park Spirit Of The Bear
Highland Park Spirit Of The Bear whisky review: Smoky but gentle & easy going (not bold), lots of sweet fruits, vanilla and slightly drying and oaky. 77/100 Continue reading
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Chichibu Chibidaru 2010
Chichibu Chibidaru 2010 (53.5%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Chichibu Distillery Bottling: Official: Ichiro’s Malt ABV: 53.5% Cost: £110 from The Whisky Exchange What they say: The 2014 release of Chichibu’s quarter-cask-matured Japanese whisky. Chibidaru – Japanese… Continue reading
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Adelphi Private Reserve
Adelphi Private Reserve Blended Whisky (40%, Adelphi, 2016) Category: Blended scotch whisky Origin: Adelphi Distillery (blending house) Bottling: Adelphi ABV: 40% Cost: £20.95 Score: 77/100 What they say: This blended whisky was made at the Adelphi distillery, excitingly this new… Continue reading
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Ben Bracken 22 Year Old Islay
Interesting, delicate and quite creamy but with an overriding chalky nature that screams BOWMORE at me in big letters, coupled with either a refill sherry cask or mixture of refill sherry/bourbon cask maturation this remains highly drinkable but not overly… Continue reading
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