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SMWS 31.27 Bold sailor’s dram
Jura 25 Years Old 1988 31.27 Bold sailor’s dram (52.4%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 245 Bottles, 2014) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Isle of Jura Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society ABV: 52.4% Cost: £95 Score: 87/100 … Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 19 Years Old Age Of Discovery Bourbon Cask
A reasonably enjoyable and simple Bourbon-cask matured Glenfiddich, worthy of inclusion into their 19 year old Age of Discovery series, sits nicely as a comparator for the Madeira Cask and Red Wine Cask expressions. A nice example of how ex-bourbon… Continue reading
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Bushmills 12 Years Old Distillery Reserve
My favourite of the whole tasting, and not just due to its exclusivity. This one really appealed to my inner chocoholic and love of sherry maturation done well! Definitely one to savour. Continue reading
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Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso Batch OL0614
Massive fruit and nut chocolate bar of a dram – everything I love about Oloroso casks and whisky! Presented at slightly mental strength means even better value for money as this waters down a long way! This here NAS whisky… Continue reading
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Octomore 7.2
Octomore 07.2 / 208ppm Cask Evolution (58.5%, OB, 2015) Bruichladdich Distillery Remy Cointreau 58.5% ABV £118.18 Score: 87/100 What they say: octomore07.2/ 208ppm Cask Evolution The latest exemplar of the cult that surrounds the world’s most heavily peated whisky series.… Continue reading
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SMWS 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky
Port Charlotte 9 Years Old 2003 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky (66.5%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 649 Bottles, 2013) Port Charlotte 66.5% ABV £109.50 Score: 87/100 What they say: Cask No. 127.37 Nose: The initial nosing is (obviously) peat up… Continue reading
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Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection
Bowmore 22 Years Old 1992 Authentic Collection (50.8%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 204 Bottles, 2015) Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottler: Wm Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection ABV: 50.8% Cost: ~ £90 Score: 87/100 What they say: Distilled at… Continue reading
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Highland Park 18 Years Old
Highland Park 18 Years Old (43%, OB, 2015) Island single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, £99 Score: 87/100 What they say: Considered by many whisky writers across the globe as the ‘industry’s favourite whisky’, Highland Park 18 year old is… Continue reading
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New Zealand 19 Years Old 1993 Cask #32
New Zealand 19 Years Old 1993 Cask #32 ~ 55.4% (New Zealand Whisky Company) New Zealand single malt whisky 55.4% ABV, £95 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Single cask single malt from the Willowbank distillery, which was sadly… Continue reading
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SMWS 127.42 Peat freak heaven
Port Charlotte 12 Years Old 2002 127.42 Peat freak heaven (63%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 127 Bottles, 2015) Islay single malt scotch whisky 63% ABV, £61.30 Score: 87/100 What they say: Cask 127.42 Colour: Dull amber Flavour: Heavily Peated The… Continue reading
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