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Octomore 8.1
Much more refined and a little less challenging than previous Octomores (from memory!). There is a good sweetness that helps roll that tar, wax and smoke out all over your mouth. 88/100 Continue reading
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Glen Moray 6 Years Old 2010 PX Cask 99917
Reminded me of a rather good peated and sherried Kildalton malt I shan’t name; but I suggest Glen Moray name this whisky “Morgeadail” ;-D 88/100 Continue reading
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Glen Moray 19 Years Old 1998 PX Cask 99913
I like it, quite subtle as far as PX finishes go, very sippable. I suspect the reduced ABV going into the PX casks has subtly coaxed the PX elements out of the wood rather than strip it out as fast… Continue reading
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Islay #1 Batch 1
Another delicious Islay single malt, this is a great example, plenty of peat but with some lovely coastal, malty and generally meaty and bbq flavours to enjoy too. 88/100 Continue reading
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Jura One And All
Jura One And All 20 Years Old (51%, OB, 2017) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Isle of Jura Distillery Bottling: Emperador; Whyte & Mackay ABV: 51% Cost: £122.45 What they say: A few miles off the West Coast… Continue reading
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William Larue Weller 2017 Antique Collection
William Larue Weller 2017 Antique Collection (64.1%, OB) Category: Kentucky Wheated Bourbon Whiskey Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery Bottling: Buffalo Trace 2017 Antique Collection ABV: 64.1% Cost: ~ £130 What they say: William Larue Weller Uncut and unfiltered, this hand-bottled bourbon… Continue reading
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Dewars 25 Years Old
Dewars 25 Years Old (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Blended Scotch Whisky Origin: Various malt and grain Bottling: Dewars, Travel Retail (initially) ABV: 40% Cost: $225 What they say: A meticulous search of the cask inventory revealed an intriguing array of… Continue reading
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Rhetoric Orphan Barrel Bourbon 20 Years Old
Rhetoric Orphan Barrel Bourbon 20 Years Old (45%, OB, 2014) Category: Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Origin: New Bernheim Distillery Bottling: Diageo, Rhetoric ABV: 45% Cost: $90 What they say: 20-year-old American whiskey created from stocks distilled at the New and… Continue reading
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Cragganmore 1998 Distillers Edition
Cragganmore 1998 Distillers Edition (40%, OB, CggD-6564, 2012) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Cragganmore Distillery Bottling: Diageo; Distillers Edition ABV: 40% Cost: £57.83 What they say: Cragganmore Distillers Edition The complexity of Cragganmore makes it an out-of-the-ordinary choice for a… Continue reading
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Glen Garioch 15 Year Old 1998 Wine Cask Matured
Glen Garioch 15 Year Old 1998 Wine Cask Matured (48%, OB, Batch 24, 5400 Bottles, 2014) Whisky review Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Garioch Distillery Bottling: Morrison Bowmore ABV: 48% Cost: £91.37 What they say: 1998 Wine… Continue reading
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