The Whiskyphiles

85 points

  • Imperial 18 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

    Imperial 18 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection (46%, Signatory, HHs #50284 & 50285, 711 Bottles, 2014) 46% ABV, £41.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: A bit about the bottler Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by… Continue reading

    Imperial 18 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

  • Caol Ila 17 Years Old 1996 Old Malt Cask

    Caol Ila 17 Years Old 1996 Old Malt Cask (50%, Hunter Laing, Refill HH #10123, 324 Bottles, 2013) 50% ABV, £80 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: A 1996 vintage Caol Ila from independent bottlers Hunter Laing as part… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 17 Years Old 1996 Old Malt Cask

  • Ardmore 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch

    Cereal, sweet-ish like savoury woodland honey, slightly bitter and sour but crisp and delicate throughout, definite flavour of heathery peat (like highland or speyside) 85/100 Continue reading

    Ardmore 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch

  • Springbank 12 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 6

    Springbank 12 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 6 50.3% (J & A Mitchell) Campbeltown single malt scotch whisky 50.3% ABV, £47 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Springbank 12 Year Old cask strength 70cl 50.3%ABV Matured: 60% fresh sherry hogsheads… Continue reading

    Springbank 12 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 6

  • Tomatin 35 Years Old 1978 Small Batch

    Tomatin 35 Years Old 1978 Small Batch (44.1%, Cadenheads, Small Batch, Bourbon HHs, 594 Bottles, 2013) 44.1% ABV £160 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Nose Rhubarb, butterscotch and aniseed. Barley sugar and bubblegum Palate Strawberry tarts, banana sweets,… Continue reading

    Tomatin 35 Years Old 1978 Small Batch

  • Hedonism

    Compass Box Hedonism (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £55 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Our bottlings of Hedonism are made from a combination of eight to 15 casks of grain whisky from distilleries such as Cameron Bridge,… Continue reading

    Hedonism

  • Edradour 8 Years Old 2006 Super Tuscan Batch 1

    Edradour Super Tuscan 8 years old 2006 Batch1 (46%, OB, 2014) 46% ABV, £44.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: There have been a few noticeable bottlings of whisky matured in Super Tuscan wine casks as of late. Edradour have released… Continue reading

    Edradour 8 Years Old 2006 Super Tuscan Batch 1

  • Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish (53.3%, Master of Malt, 94 Bottles, 2014) 53.3% ABV, £59.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: As Edward Teller probably once said, “When you come to the end of all the light you… Continue reading

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! PX Cask Finish

  • Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish (52.9%, Master of Malt, 96 Bottles, 2014) 52.9% ABV, £59.95 Score: 85/100 What they say: Are you afraid of the dark? You shouldn’t be, with the Darkness! range serving up a whole… Continue reading

    Benrinnes 15 Year Old Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish

  • Littlemill 23 Years Old 1991 Cask 112

    Littlemill 23 Years Old 1991 Cask#112 52.9% (Pearls of Scotland) 52.9% ABV, Score: 85/100 What they say: Littlemill 23 Year Old 1991 Pearls of Scotland Single Malt Scotch 52.9% ABV. Lowland whisky from Scotland, Gordon & Co. bottling Single cask… Continue reading

    Littlemill 23 Years Old 1991 Cask 112