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Aerolite Lyndsay 10 Years Old
Aerolite Lyndsay 10 Years Old whisky review: A fairly complex construction leave classic Islay peat and maritime influence and me guessing at distillery character, I guess the point here is to focus on some of the great characteristics of Islay… Continue reading
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Foursquare Hereditas 14 Years Old
Foursquare Hereditas 14 Years Old Rum Review: A sweet easy drinking rum that takes water well. 85/100 Continue reading
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Glenburgie 21 Years Old Black Friday 2019 Edition
Glenburgie 21 Years Old Black Friday 2019 Edition Whisky Review: OK, better at cask strength though tinny. Good tropicality showing age in fruit but feels like quite an underactive cask and a bit of an odd choice. With water becomes… Continue reading
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Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 2019
Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 2019 Whisky Review: A lovely stone fruit nature to this with plenty of peach and apricot complemented by some great oak cask influence also. 85/100 Continue reading
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Kingsbarns Dream to Dram
Kingsbarns Dream to Dram Whisky Review: Good texture for a new/young whisky, delightfully not over-vanillic or over-oaked, the fruit and spice is delicately balanced. 85/100 Continue reading
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Big Peat Christmas 2013 A Real Cracker
Big Peat Christmas 2013 A Real Cracker Whisky Review: Maybe not as pleasing as (the previously sampled 2014 edition) but still a beast of a dram that politely punches your face in. 85/100 Continue reading
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Ducastaing 1975 Bas Armagnac
Ducastaing 1975 Bas Armagnac Review: Gently spiced, rich dried fruit and tannic oak, well rounded and drinkable. 85/100 Continue reading
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Edradour 10 Years Old 2005 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
Edradour 10 Years Old 2005 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Sherry Cask #74 whisky review: Great nose with a heavy sherry influence but much more balanced on the palate, finishes with a lovely mouth-puckering dried fruits. 85/100 Continue reading
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Comte Louis de Lauriston VSOP Calvados Domfrontais
Comte Louis de Lauriston VSOP Calvados Domfrontais Calvados Review: Very well structured, quite slick with great texture but a little ethereal in terms of distinct flavours – a really great blend with a perfect balance of fruit and wood. 85/100 Continue reading
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Penderyn Peated
Penderyn Peated Whisky Review: This has grown on me a lot since my last tasting of this expression. The smoke seems much more subtle, present on the nose and delightfully in the finish but ethereal on the palate. 85/100 Continue reading
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