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Bladnoch 24 Years Old 1990 Adelphi Selection
Bladnoch 24 Years Old 1990 Adelphi Selection (54.1%, Adelphi, Refill Bourbon Cask #30549, 169 Bottles, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 54.1% ABV, ~ £95 for 70cl Score: 88/100 What they say: A 1990 vintage Bladnoch from independent bottler Adelphi. This… Continue reading
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Brora 35 Years Old 1977 12th Release
Brora 12th Release 35 Years Old 1977 (49.9%, OB, Special releases, 2944 Bottles, 2013) 49.9% ABV £899 Score: 88/100 What they say: The 12th release of Brora from Diageo’s Annual Special Releases, this was distilled in 1977 and has been… Continue reading
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Port Charlotte PC11 EORNA NA H-ALBA
Port Charlotte PC11 EORNA NA H-ALBA Heavily Peated (59.5%, OB, 2014) 59.5% ABV £150 for 70cl Score: 88/100 What they say: This seventh annual release in our Port Charlotte PC series encounters this heavily peated spirit eleven years into its… Continue reading
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Port Charlotte Scottish Barley
Port Charlotte Scottish Barley (50%, OB, 2014) 50% ABV, £44.95 for 70cl available at Royal Mile Whiskies (here) Score: 88/100 What they say: Pronounced “brook-laddie,” Bruichladdich sits close to Port Charlotte on Islay. Apart from a break in the 1920’s and… Continue reading
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Laphroaig 18 Years Old
A beautiful whisky from Laphroaig that really tames that fiery powerful peaty character into something sublime. A really delicious dram that reveals sweet woody bourbon character married perfectly with gentle peat and clean iodine. I could drink this all day.… Continue reading
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Balblair 23 Years Old 1990 Small Batch
Balblair 23 Years Old 1990 Small Batch (51.7%, Cadenheads, Bourbon Barrels, 318 Bottles, 2013) 51.7% ABV, £76.60 Score: 88/100 What they say: The swing tags say bourbon barrels but after checking just one more time i am now assured that… Continue reading
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Peat Monster 10th Anniversary
Peat Monster 10th Anniversary Park Avenue Edition Cask Strength (54.7%, Compass Box, 2014) 54.7% ABV $80-120 for 75cl Score: 88/100 What they say: We can’t quite believe it but it is ten years since we created a bespoke blend of… Continue reading
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SMWS 35.97 Boozy Christmas Cake
Glen Moray 10 Years Old 2004 35.97 Boozy Christmas Cake (58.7%, SMWS, 1st Fill Sherry Butt, Members Pack, 2013) 58.7% ABV, £? – 10cl part of the membership pack Score: 88/100 What they say: Society single cask No. 35.97 Boozy… Continue reading
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SMWS 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea
Jura 24 Years Old 1988 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea (53.6%, SMWS, Refill HH, 232 Bottles, 2013) 53.6% ABV, outturn 262 bottles, £75 for 70cl (Jura) Score: 88/100 What they say: Cask No. 31.26 Our noses picked up the… Continue reading
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Girvan 25 Years Old
The Girvan Patent Still 25 Years Old 2014 ~42.6% (William Grant & Sons Ltd.) 42.6% abv, £269.14 Score: 88/100 What they say: The Girvan Distillery first ran with our fledgling spirit back in 1963. Our unique Continuous Distillation creates a… Continue reading
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