86 points
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Famous Grouse 30 Years Old
Famous Grouse 30 Years Old (43%, Edrington, 2016) Category: Blended malt scotch whisky Origin: ? likely Edrington group distilleries amongst others Bottling: Edrington ABV: 43% Cost: £119.99 from The Famous Grouse Experience What they say: The Famous Grouse 30yo blended… Continue reading
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Mackmyra Blomstertid
A wonderful nosing whisky and another great example of Mackmyra (and Angela’s) innovations taking their Swedish single malt to flavour locations Scotch malt whisky can only dream about. Another well-balanced and well constructed whisky appealing to subtler and lighter palates.… Continue reading
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Talisker 10 Years Old
Talisker 10 Years Old (45.8%, OB, 2016) Category: Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Talisker Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 45.8% Cost: £33.71 What they say: From Malts.com/Talisker Talisker is the only Single Malt Scotch Whisky made by the sea on… Continue reading
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Kilkerran 9 Years Old Open Day 2015
This has a rich rummy sweetness but just can’t quite carry this the whole distance, definitely a candied wood and whisky feel to this one. 86/100 Continue reading
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Smith’s Glenlivet 1974 Rare Vintage
Christmasy, woody and a somewhat crystalline or purified essential oil flavours with tannic red fruits. Definitely one for red wine lovers! 86/100 Continue reading
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Macallan 2006 Speymalt
Lovely, lots of nice things in this dram, crunchie choclate bars and crème brulee with banana and chocolate influences, a real toasty wood flavour too. 86/100 Continue reading
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Speyburn 1989 Connoisseurs Choice
Simply I noted: Very Nice! Note – although the sample bottle was labelled 1991, accompanying tasting notes confirmed this is in fact the 1989 bottled vintage. 86/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 4.214 After hours
Highland Park 19 Years Old 1995 4.214 After hours (54.4%, SMWS, Bourbon HH, 235 Bottles, 2015) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 4.214 ABV: 54.4% Cost: £89.70 Score: 86/100 What… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich 1994 Micro-Provenance Cask 013
Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Cask 013 (50.6%, OB, Bourbon & Sauternes Finish, 253 Bottles, 2015) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Official for #LaddieMP3 ABV: 50.6% Cost: £90 Score: 86/100 What they say: The Micro Provenance series is unique… Continue reading
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SMWS 66.76 Guilty pleasure
This one had a lot of fans at the tasting and it is easy to see why, a good example of sweet and peat though a slightly diverse collection of Ardmore peat and white wine influenced sweetness. There was something… Continue reading
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