87 points
-
Glen Grant 22 Years Old 1992 Celebration of the cask
Glen Grant 22 Years Old 1992 Cask 130800 Celebration of the cask (Carn Mor) 55.7% ABV, £86.50 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Single malt Glen Grant Scotch whisky, distilled in October 1992, matured in a single bourbon barrel… Continue reading
-
Macduff 21 Years Old 1990 Old Malt Cask
Macduff 21 Years Old 1990 Old Malt Cask (50%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #8002, 272 Bottles, 2012) 50% ABV, £78 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Distilled at Macduff in 1990, this 21 year old single cask highland whisky… Continue reading
-
Caol Ila 15 Years Old 1998 Feis Ile 2013
Caol Ila 15 Years Old 1998 Feis Ile 2013 (56.5%, OB, Triple Matured, 3000 Bottles, 2013) 56.5% ABV, £100 for 70cl from Caol Ila Distillery shop Score: 87/100 What they say: “Spirit distilled in 1998 has been triple-cask matured. For… Continue reading
-
Longmorn 18 Years Old 1995 Cask Strength Edition
Longmorn 18 Years Old 1995 Cask Strength Edition (53.1%, OB, 2013) 53.1% ABV, £49.50 Score: 87/100 What they say: Chivas Brothers Cask Strength Edition, Non chill-filtered, Speyside single malt scotch whisky The Cask Strength Edition range of Highland and Speyside… Continue reading
-
Highland Park Loki
Highland Park 15 Years Old Loki (48.7%, OB, 2014) 48.7% ABV, £120 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: (From Master of Malt) The second release in Highland Park’s Valhalla Collection following last year’s Thor release. Loki is Thor’s adoptive brother,… Continue reading
-
Aberlour Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
This is very gentle for its strength with lots of sweet fruits and fresh green apple flavours with gently zingy spiciness. The distinctive apple-y Aberlour spirit really shines out of this cask strength bottling, this is a lot smoother and… Continue reading
-
Royal Brackla 33 Years Old 1976 Mackillop’s Choice
Royal Brackla 33 Years Old 1976/2010 (43%, Mackillop’s Choice, Cask #6920) Highland single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, £90 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: Distilled at the Royal Brackla Distillery in the Speyside [sic] region on 10 October 1976… Continue reading
-
Caperdonich 17 Years Old 1995 The Rare Casks Release 1 (Abbey Whisky)
Caperdonich 17 Years Old The Rare Casks Release 1 (57.8%, Abbey Whisky, 96 bottles, 2012) 96 bottles 57.8% ABV, distilled 1995, bottled 2012, £59.50 for 70cl Score 87/100 What they say: The 1st release in ‘The Rare Casks’ series by… Continue reading
-
EDDU Silver
EDDU Silver (40%, OB, 2013) 100% Buckwheat whisky from the Distillerie des Menhirs 40% ABV, £26.99 for 70cl Score 87/100 What they say: Land of origin EDDU means buckwheat in the Breton language. EDDU Silver belongs to the very heart of… Continue reading
-
Dalmore 15 Years Old
The Dalmore 15 Years Old (40%, OB, 2012) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: The Dalmore Distillery Bottling: Emperador; Whyte & Mackay ABV: 40% Cost: £52.45 What they say: The Dalmore Distillery has been producing exceptional single malt whisky… Continue reading
The Whiskyphiles 