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Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask
Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask (50%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #4070, 302 Bottles, 2007) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Strathmill Distillery Bottler: Douglas Laing; Old Malt Cask; Cask 4070 ABV: 50% Cost: £88.40 What they… Continue reading
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Linkwood 25 Years Old Distillery Labels
Linkwood 25 Years Old Distillery labels (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, 2015) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Linkwood Distillery Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail; Distillery Labels collection ABV: 43% Cost: £106.87 What they say: Colour: Dark golden. Body: Medium. Finish:… Continue reading
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Royal Mile Whiskies 40 Years Old Blended Malt
Royal Mile Whiskies 40 Years Old Blended Malt (47.1%, Royal Mile Whiskies, 2017) Category: Blended malt scotch whisky Origin: Glenrothes, Macallan & Tamdhu distilleries Bottling: Royal Mile Whiskies ABV: 47.1% Cost: £200 from Royal Mile Whiskies [sold out] What they… Continue reading
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Littlemill 28 Years Old 1985 Treasurer Selection
Littlemill 28 Years Old 1985 Treasurer’s Selection (50.5%, Robert Graham, Cask #99, 230 Bottles, 2013) Category: Lowland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Littlemill Distillery Bottling: Robert Graham; Treasurer’s Selection ABV: 50.5% Cost: £250 What they say: Distilled: 1985 Bottled: Feb… Continue reading
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Ardbeg 21 Years Old 1992 Single Cask 430
Ardbeg’s peaty beast of a spirit has been truly tamed in this single cask expression. The Hogshead has worked masses of sweet and creamy vanilla into this whisky, however a slightly metallic tang remains that could have arisen in the… Continue reading
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Springbank 21 Year Old 1993 Old Particular
A classic Springbank, perhaps a lot less sherry influence in here than most will be used to, but that just makes it more lovable. It is rugged and is definitely a dram to take camping or when you really need… Continue reading
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The Half Century Blend
The Half Century Blend (45.5%, The Blended Whisky Company, 2016) Category: Blended scotch whisky Origin: ? Bottling: The Blended Whisky Company ABV: 45.5% Cost: £599.95 What they say: Launched in the latter half of 2016, The Half-Century Blend is The… Continue reading
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Arran The Green Welly Stop 50th
Wondefull, a mealy dram, spicy and tart, tannic and oaky, deeply fruity with sherry influence – nothing wrong here! 88/100 Continue reading
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Laphroaig 15 Years Old 200th Anniversary Edition
Beautiful expression, lots going on in here alongwith the salt and peat influences, such power in this really brought to mind a dark cherry liqueur. 88/100 Continue reading
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Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso Sherry 30 Years Old
Matusalem Oloroso Sherry 30 Years Old Category: Oloroso Sherry Origin: Bodegas Gonzalez Byass ABV: 20.5% Cost: £20.95 What they say: VINEYARD FEATURES The vineyards in Jerez are unique to the area. The soil in Jerez is majority Albariza, a white… Continue reading
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