89 points
-
Glenglassaugh 35 Year Old 1978 Cask 1810
Glenglassaugh 35 Year Old 1978 Cask 1810 -Rare Cask Release Batch 1 (42.9%, OB, 2014) 42.9%, £355 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: 1978 cask # 1810 35 Years Old Finished in the finest Port Hogshead / 42.9% vol… Continue reading
-
Kilchoman Port Cask Matured
Kilchoman Port Cask Matured ~ 55% (Single Cask Sample) 55% ABV, Released vatted at £68 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: At the end of August we will release our first ever Port Cask Matured whisky, just 1000 cases… Continue reading
-
Lagavulin 16 Years Old 1998 Single Cask
Lagavulin 16 Years Old 1998 (Single Cask Sample) 52.4% ABV Score: 89/100 What they say: Lagavulin Distillery Warehouse Tasting Sample #2 What we say: Our second cask sample from the Warehouse Tasting at Lagavulin Distillery was distilled in 1998 and… Continue reading
-
Littlemill 27 Year Old 1985 Coopers Choice
Littlemill 27 Year Old 1985/2012 (46%, Coopers Choice, Refill HH #110, 250 Bottles) 46% ABV, £85 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: This was distilled at Littlemill in 1985 before a 27 year maturation in a single cask (number… Continue reading
-
Balmenach 30 Years Old 1979 Berry’s Own Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd)
Balmenach 30 Years Old 1979 Berry’s Own Selection (56.3%, Berry Bros & Rudd, Cask #156, 2009) 56.3% ABV, £130 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: Balmenach distillery can be found at Cromdale, one of the crossing points on the… Continue reading
-
Rosebank 22 Years Old 1991 Mackillop’s Choice
Rosebank 22 Years Old 1991/2013 (55.2%, Mackillop’s Choice, Cask #271) 55.2% ABV, £240 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What MoM says: A 22 year old single cask from Mackillop’s distilled at the celebrated Rosebank distillery. Rosebank is of course a closed… Continue reading
-
Laphroaig 12 Year Old 1996 Bass (Lockett Bros)
Laphroaig’s no-nonsense intense peaty style actually lends itself rather well to cask strength whisky. I don’t know if the quoted 40ppm phenolics just subtly blend into what I think of as the stereotypical Laphroaig taste or if their distillation process… Continue reading
-
Glentauchers 1991 Distillery Labels (Gordon & MacPhail)
Glentauchers 1991 Distillery Labels (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, 2010) Glentauchers Distillery Gordon & MacPhail 43% ABV, RRP £42.99 for 70cl Score 89/100 What they say: Gordon & MacPhail “Located in the north-east of Scotland in the heart of the world… Continue reading
The Whiskyphiles 