83 points
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Marks & Spencer Speyside 12 Years Old
Surprisingly, even amazingly good! Hugely drinkable but incredibly cereal-y compared to most of the Speyside malts I have tasted and very full-bodied. Continue reading
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Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 Vintage Collection (Signatory)
Longmorn 17 Years Old 1996 (43%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #105095, 832 bottles, 2013) 43% ABV, £38 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled at the Speyside Longmorn distillery on 25/06/1996 and matured in 1st Fill Sherry Butt, cask no… Continue reading
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Deanston 12 Years Old
Deanston 12 Years Old 46.3% ABV, ~£30 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: NOSE. Expressive with hay and malty cereal notes. Creamy toffee and heather honey balanced with aromas of sweet oak and barley sugar TASTE. Fresh and creamy with soft… Continue reading
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Penderyn Madeira
Penderyn Madeira (46%, OB, 2012) 46% ABV, £35 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: The Gold Medal award winning single malt whisky from the only distillery in Wales. Our unique distilled single malt whisky is matured in bourbon barrels… Continue reading
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Tullibardine 21 Years Old 1990 Fidra (Lockett Bros)
‘Fidra’ Tullibardine 21 Years Old 1990 (46%, Lockett Bros, Bourbon HH #6108, 156 bottles, 2012) 46% ABV, £49.99 Score: 83/100 What they say: Lockett Bros ‘Fidra’ 21yo Tullibardine highland single malt scotch whisky. Outturn of 156 bottles. Distilled 25/09/1990, bottled… Continue reading
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BenRiach 12 Years Old Arumaticus Fumosus
Despite its limited release, I would definitely buy this if I can get my hands on a bottle. Due to the masking or minimal peat influence on the palate in this dram this is the perfect whisky for introducing peat… Continue reading
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Glenmorangie 12 Years Old Quinta Ruban
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 12 year old (46%, OB, 2nd Edition, Port Finish, 2011) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenmorangie Distillery Bottling: Luis Vuitton Moet-Hennessy ABV: 46% Cost: £49.43 What they say: The darkest and most intense whisky in… Continue reading
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Aberlour 10 Years Old
Wow! for an entry level expression this has it all, beautiful apple-fresh speyside spirit and lashings of bourbon and sherry influences create a real complex toffee monster. This is permanently part of my collection, on my 3rd or 4th bottle… Continue reading
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