82 points
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Aerstone 10 Years Old Sea Cask
Aerstone 10 Years Old Sea Cask whisky review: Preferred over the land cask expression, this one feels much more integrated and balanced, some great flavours developing here and also a promise of things to come – I’d love to see… Continue reading
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Miltonduff 9 Years Old 2007 Provenance
Miltonduff 9 Years Old 2007 Provenance whisky review: Fruity with ginger spice and plenty of cereal influence – pretty solid for a reasonably young expression. 82/100 Continue reading
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Kavalan Classic Single Malt
Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky Review: Very pleasant but rather light in places, fades as an experience, i.e. nose>palate>finish, still a great base whisky with which Kavalan have done wonders with. 82/100 Continue reading
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Glendronach 10 Years Old Forgue
The GlenDronach 10 Years Old Forgue whisky review: A little fatty/buttery and youthful spirit in here but also plenty of sherry influence, lighter and brighter fruits initially then drier and spicier oak wood. Sweet then sour, for a 10 year… Continue reading
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Lindores Abbey Cask Blend
Lindores Abbey Cask Blend review: A little too feisty at 60% ABV, but packed full of dried fruit, spice and toffee, well-reduced with water it reveals some cask and some new make spirit characters and suggest that things are maturing… Continue reading
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Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition
Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition whisky review: A much more meatier and smokier edition than the previous years vintage. Some may like this more but I think this has drifted slightly too far from the sweet and peat balance. More… Continue reading
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Stronachie 10 Year Old
Stronachie 10 Year Old single malt scotch whisky review: A great base or standard Benrinnes expression, and nice to sample something only matured in Bourbon casks. Plenty of room for distillery/spirit character to play here to great effect. 82/100 Continue reading
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Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Batch 3
Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Batch 3 single grain scotch whisky review: Very sweet and toffee’d with occasional solventy hints, even at 19 years old this carries a little grain whisky harshness around the edges. 82/100 Continue reading
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Glenkinchie 12 Years Old
For completeness we dug this 2014 bottled Glenkinchie 12 out of the archives and find it sits somewhere between the previous two we have tried. 82/100 Continue reading
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Glenglassaugh Torfa
Glenglassaugh Torfa (50%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenglassaugh Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman ABV: 50% Cost: £42.73 What they say: Torfa At Glenglassaugh, in addition to the traditional production, we also produce a very limited quantity of whisky… Continue reading
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