87 points
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Pacory 12 Years Old
A well aged Clavados with plenty of wood influence but kept fresh with a touch of zest and plenty of fruit, smooth and creamy on the palate. Continue reading
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Le Clos d’Orval Calvados 12 Years Old
Wood overboard but still some soft baked apple fruit and toffee/caramel notes too. Another fine example of fruit and oak balance from le Clos d’Orval. 87/100 Continue reading
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Longmorn 15 Years Old 2005 Distillery Reserve Collection
Quite heady and spicy with lots of lovely sherry influence, dried fruit, raisins and nuttiness. 87/100 Continue reading
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Mortlach 1995 Stem Ginger Preserve
Lovely, juicy and bright fruit notes, plenty of ginger but also great chamois leathery notes also, a little buttery and oily in places too. 87/100 Continue reading
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Ben Nevis 22 Years Old Batch 7
Another super Ben Nevis bottling by Boutique-Y, not too much Nevis Funk in here but just enough to confirm its origin. Plenty of refill ex-bourbon notes though and generous fruits too. 87/100 Continue reading
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Redbreast 10 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 1
Rich and full Pot Still whisky expression, great depth of distillate here lending generous ‘heavy’ character, leathery spice offset by sweet and fruity cask influences. I can only guess at the historic 10 year old profile but this new re-imagining… Continue reading
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Hudson Baby Bourbon
Great! Powewrful, polished wood and spices with a lovely sweet backdrop. 87/100 Continue reading
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Williamson 9 Years Old 2010 Monologue
A delicious combination of sweet milk, vanilla buttercream icing and earthy and turfy peat smoke. 87/100 Continue reading
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Egan’s Legacy Reserve 17 Years Old
Superbly smooth and very sweet and fleshy/juicy stone fruits abound, like biting into ripe peach, apricot and Nashi pears. Wonderful. 87/100 Continue reading
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Glenglassaugh 10 Years Old 2009 Single Cask 559
A lovely mixture of sweet vanilla tablet and ashen peat embers. 87/100 Continue reading
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