84 points
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Amrut Cask Strength
Amrut Cask Strength (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Indian single malt whisky Origin: Amrut Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £41.45 What they say: Amrut Single Malt Whisky According to Indian Mythology, when Gods and Rakshasas – the demons – churned the… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich 2003 Micro-Provenance Cask 229
Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Cask 229 (62.2%, OB, Sherry Cask, 259 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Rémy Cointreau for #LaddieMP3 ABV: 62.2% Cost: £90 for 3x 20cl Score: 84/100 What they say: What I say: Sample… Continue reading
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SMWS 3.251 Engineers work bench in a boatyard
Bowmore 17 Years Old 1997 3.251 Engineers work bench in a boatyard (55.4%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 553 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 3.251 Engineer’s work-bench in a… Continue reading
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Paul John Bold
Paul John Bold whisky review: A very nice expression from Paul John Indian single malt whisky. For us this peated Bold expression didn’t seem to be as peat-centric as Edited, in fact the peat seemed subtle and really took a… Continue reading
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SMWS 48.53 Big boots fruity bruiser
A young and pretty straightforward dram, not much ‘distillery character’ in here but plenty of pleasant fruity flavours. A great example of the sort of single-cask standard age and maturation type whisky that SMWS offer even from relatively unheard of… Continue reading
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SMWS B3.1 Little box of treasures
Rock Town 3 Years Old 2011 B3.1 Little box of treasures (53.9%, SMWS, Charred Virgin Barrel, 238 Bottles, 2014) Rock Town Distillery SMWS Cask No. B3.1 Little box of treasures 53.9% ABV £55 buy from SMWS Score: 84/100 What they say: Cask… Continue reading
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Bell’s 8 Years Old
Bell’s 8 Years Old (40%, Diageo, 2015) Blended Scotch Whisky Diageo 40% ABV £Discontinued Score: 84/100 What they say: The distinctive taste of Bell’s comes from bringing together a select blend of grain and fine malt whiskies, all matured in… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm (50%, OB, 2015) Bruichladdich Distillery Remy Cointreau 50% ABV £42.49 Score: 84/100 What they say: bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm The wild west Atlantic facing coast gave birth to this third release in… Continue reading
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Arran 10 Years Old
We found this one very rich and mealy, especially for a 10 Year Old whisky, testament to Arran’s unwavering non-chillfiltration and also delivery at 46% ABV, whereas many other staple 10 year old offerings are diluted to 43% or even 40% in this… Continue reading
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Glen Scotia 16 Years Old
Much richer and more complex than the 12 Years Old – this one was redolent with ‘baked’ flavours and desserts – definite improvements in flavour and palate match the colour change – again suggestive of older stock perhaps? 84/100 Continue reading
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