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Mortlach 18 Year Old Batch 3
Whisky Review: Mortlach 18 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company). Quite fruity and fresh with red apples and toffee apples, hints of smoked ham and sweet-cured bacon, plenty of malt but also floral and herbal in places too. 86/100 Continue reading
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Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon
John E. Fitzgerald Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review: A complex nose but much more straight-forward on the full-bodied palate, creamy and sweet and plenty of cedar wood. 86/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 12 Years Old 2004 Sherry Cask
Springbank 12 Years Old 2004 Refill Sherry Butt Whisky Review: Bitter and peaty thanks to the moderated cask maturation but still a mouthful of juicy dried fruits in here that brings this dram to life. Even the more “off” notes,… Continue reading
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Glendronach 11 Years Old 2006 PX Puncheon 1979
A delicious young PX matured GlenDronach, pushes the boundaries at times but has such an abundant range and depth of flavour carried by a youthful vibrancy. 86/100 Continue reading
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Balblair 2000 Vintage 2nd Release
A great balance between distillate and sherry cask maturation, with fruits, spice and tannic wood. 86/100 Continue reading
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Balvenie 17 Years Old Doublewood
More refined and deeper Doublewood experience from The Balvenie. 86/100 Continue reading
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Invergordon 43 Years Old 1972 Cask #37
A great old grain with a real intensity of flavours and not too sweet, good herbality but also distinct evidence of grain spirit origin still even after all that time in the cask. A great example of why old grains… Continue reading
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Glen Moray 9 Years Old 2008 Cider Cask 99956
Dangerously drinkable, this is whisky with a refreshing Cider edge to it full of sour green Bramley apples. 86/100 Continue reading
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Caol Ila 5 Years Old 2011 Provenance
Very pleasant, sweetened and peat-fuelled with a little honey and toffee malt to keep it pleasant, Caol Ila is surprisingly good at this age and this is a particularly great example! 86/100 Continue reading
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The Quiet Man 8 Year Old Oloroso Cask
Actually quite light-bodied with an airiness and sweetness very reminiscent of marshmallow, plenty of red berry fruits and some dried fruits and touches of tannins too, this has gained all the right elements from its finshing time in Oloroso casks… Continue reading
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