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Mortlach 17 Years Old 1997 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection 7176
Another lovely fruity and spirit-forward Mortlach, some obvious vanilla/bourbon influence here but works well together, great mouthfeel on this one and the odd metallic note here and there. 85/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 19 Years Old 1996 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection 182 & 183
Refill matured but I suspected sherry here again? Some spice and sugar but not too much/too intense fruit. I suspected peppery (Spanish) oak, and leathery/meaty spirit from Mortlach may have swayed me. 85/100 Continue reading
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Glenlossie 21 Years Old 1993 Small Batch
Unusual I think the colour and some of the flavours here had me guessing incorrectly that there was some sherry influence present? Plenty of woody oak and spirit character but not-integrated these elements appear separately. 85/100 Continue reading
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Starward Left-Field
Very drinkable and more influenced by the red wine than the French oak cask maturation. 85/100 Continue reading
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Fettercairn Warehouse 2 Batch No.001
A mixture of tropical fruit and spiced coffee from this melange of casks. Complex and refreshingly light on the palate true to Fettercairn’s spirit. 85/100 Continue reading
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Aultmore 2010 The Firkin Rare
Another great combination of distillate and cask again here from The Firkin Whisky Company. Loving the soft red fruits in this expression, soft, gentle and subtle so as not to hide the core distillate flavours. 85/100 Continue reading
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Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 9
Another classic cask strength rendition from Glendronach, a hint of apples and spirit here and there but mostly wonderful sherry cask maturation at its best. 85/100 Continue reading
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Bushmills 2001 Feuillette Cask
An interesting twist on Bushmills, perhaps I expected much more wood influence here using the slightly smaller cask for finishing and I wasn’t quite expecting such a strong influence of the Burgundy red wine. As the first ‘cask strength’ and… Continue reading
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Mannochmore 11 Years Old 2008 Monologue
A traditional Speysider, fruity with obvious influence of oak wood, well developed, zesty, cooked and preserved apples in this one. 85/100 Continue reading
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Octomore 10.1
Octomore 10.1 / 107ppm / 5 Years Old (59.8%, OB, 2019) ABV: 59.8% Age: 5 Years Old Bottling: OB Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Cost: £125 Origin: Bruichladdich distillery Vintage: 2013 What they say Distilled from Scottish barley in… Continue reading
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