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Dufftown 18 Year Old 1995 Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Dufftown 18 Year Old 1995 – Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #9962, 197 bottles, 2013) 48.4% ABV, ~£60 launching December 2013 Score: 90/100 What they say: The Dufftown 18 Years Old from the Old Particular range is due to be… Continue reading
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GlenDronach 20 Years Old 1993 Cask 33
GlenDronach 20 Years Old 1993 Single Cask 33 (59.1%, Abbey Whisky, Oloroso Sherry Butt, 592 bottles, 2013) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: GlenDronach Distillery Bottling: Benriach Distillery Company, for Abbey Whisky ABV: 49.2% Cost: £89.95 What They say: We’ve always enjoyed… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain 23 Years Old 1989 The Rare Casks Release 2 (Abbey Whisky)
Bunnahabhain 23 Years Old 1989 The Rare Casks Release 2 (44%, Abbey Whisky, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 96 bottles, 2013) 96 bottles @ 44% ABV, distilled 1989, bottled 2013, £72.95 for 70cl Score 90/100 What They say: The 2nd release in… Continue reading
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Benromach 9 Years Old 2001 Hermitage Wood Finish
Benromach 9 Years Old 2001 Hermitage Wood Finish (45%, OB, 1300 bottles, 2010) 45% ABV, £33.99 Score: 90/100 What they say: Our distillery – Speyside’s smallest – is located on the outskirts of the ancient market town of Forres, in… Continue reading
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Laphroaig An Cuan Mor
The subtlety and smoothness of the finish, the complexity of this in the mouth and the fire with which it starts combine to make this a pretty spectacular dram. I haven’t tasted a Laphroaig that packs in so much, yet… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Uigeadail
Nom nom nom, here is a whisky to chew over. Oh yes! This is like Christmas mince pies and washing them down with a good Sherry [i.e. what we called Santa’s share in our house] by a smoky log fire.… Continue reading
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Springbank 15 Years Old
Springbank 15 Years Old (46%, OB, 2013) Campbeltown single malt scotch whisky 46% ABV, RRP £47.50 for 70cl Score 90/100 What they say: Like a storm gathering of the Kintyre coast, dark and ominous, yet tastes so good. The richness… Continue reading
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Laphroaig Cairdeas Port Wood Edition
On the face of this one I would strongly recommend a port finish Laphroaig could easily make its way into their standard range even at a tamer non cask strength, however I wouldn’t want to take anything away from the… Continue reading
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Hazelburn 8 Year Old 2002 Sauternes Wood
Wow! for 8 years old this has a lot going on. A simply superb whisky that absolutely proves that age isn’t everything! The balance between the peat of the spirit and the sweetness from the Sauternes cask is perfect. If… Continue reading
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Lagavulin 1994 Distillers Edition
Yes! this is a perfect balance between the deep smoke Lagavulin and sweet sherry from the PX casks. Although these are released yearly with some batch to batch variation, more recent versions have been met with as much good [and similar]… Continue reading
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