81 points
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Lindores Abbey 3 Years Old 2018 Cask 38
The STR wine barrique has imparted plenty of colour and lots of sweet red fruit flavours and herbal nature into Lindores Abbey distillate here. Continue reading
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Linkwood 10 Years Old 2009 Reserve Casks Parcel No. 4
This came across as a little young, spirity and vanillic, tasted blind I guessed either Speyside or Lowland so wasn’t far off the mark for a small batch Linkwood in ex-Bourbon casks. 81/100 Continue reading
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Gentleman Jack
A rather polished expression and quite sweet and estery with plenty of banana, a nice touch of liqourice and aniseed adds some depth to the flavour. 81/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 8 Years Old 2008 Cask 23 Batch 17
The Good Spirits Co. Cask 23 batch 17 whisky review: Potent at 63% but takes water well. Plenty of malt and dried fruits in here. Drinking (as I thought) as a blende malt I found this quite complex but without… Continue reading
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Benriach 5 Years Old 2013 Single Cask Series (Great Drams)
Benriach 5 Years Old 2013 The GreatDrams Single Cask Series Whisky Review: Quite light and spirity and shows signs of youth particularly in the coppery metallic nature. Not overtly peated – I picked this up blind as a dark/liqourice and… Continue reading
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Method and Madness Wild Cherry Wood
Method and Madness Wild Cherry Wood whisky review: Unusually woody but thin, a little sappy and pine-like rather than oak wood. Spirit and sappy with fresh pepper and ginger. 81/100 Continue reading
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Aerstone 10 Years Old Land Cask
Aerstone 10 Years Old Land Cask whisky review: An interesting expression with potential, however this still feels a little rough around the edges and reminded me of some not so savoury HP expressions I have sampled in the past where… Continue reading
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The Exceptional Blend 1st Edition
The Exceptional Blend 1st Edition whisky review: A heavily-sherry influenced blend which may draw more from the casks than it does its component parts, I guess as with any blend it is hard to tell. Very well put together, a… Continue reading
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Brenne Cuvee Speciale
Brenne Cuvee Speciale whisky review: I quite like this one, something very different from classic Scotch single malts. Definitely on the sweeter side and very perfumed, but I couldn’t get over my love of classic bubblegums which this reminded me… Continue reading
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