91 points
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Macduff 25 Years Old 1990 Cask 1271 Whiskybroker
Macduff 25 Years Old 1990 (55.4%, Whiskybroker, Sherry Butt #1271, 456 Bottles, 2015) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Macduff Distillery Bottling: Whiskybroker; Sherry Butt 1271 ABV: 55.4% Cost: £70 What they say: Distilled on the 21st of February… Continue reading
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Aberlour 16 Years Old 2000 Sherry Cask
A rich and deliciously sherried Aberlour, this hand-fill cask really proves the base filling underpinning Aberlour’s A’Bunadh expression. A perfect example of how their light apple & honey spirit character really can work with a dollop of sherry cask maturation (as… Continue reading
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Tomatin 14 Years Old 2002 Single Cask 34915
Tomatin 14 Years Old 2002 PX Cask #34915 Distillery Exclusive (54%, OB, PX Cask #34915, 2016) Whisky Review Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Tomatin Distillery Bottling: Takara Shuzo, Hand-fill distillery only ABV: 58.2% Cost: £90 What they say:… Continue reading
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Ardbeg 21 Years Old
Ardbeg 21 Years Old Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Ardbeg Distillery Bottling: Luis Vuitton Moet Hennessy ABV: 46% Cost: £310.00 What they say: ARDBEG TWENTY ONE LAUNCHES TO CELEBRATE DISTILLERY’S MOST PERILOUS DAYS Ardbeg has announced that its… Continue reading
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Mortlach 21 Year Old 1994 Mission Gold
Mortlach 21 Year Old 1994 cask 2 Mission Gold ~ 50.4% (Murray McDavid) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Mortlach Distillery Bottling: Murray McDavid ABV: 50.4% Cost: £175.95 What they say: Muscular Mortlach matured in a first fill bourbon… Continue reading
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Lemorton 25 Years Old
Lemorton 25 Ans Grande Reserve Vieux Calvados Domfrontais Review: Aged to perfection, their are hints of juicy pear fruits still here but with a mass of drying, deeply woody and herbal oak, tannins and clove all weaved seamlessly together. 91/100 Continue reading
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Benromach 35 Years Old
This expression is still surprisingly fresh considering its age. There is a depth of wood and fruit here belying its long time in a first fill sherry cask yet the orange oil tastes like it is fresh out of the… Continue reading
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SMWS 120.7 Sweet, fragrant and satisfying
Hakushu 14 Years Old 1999 120.7 Sweet, fragrant and satisfying (55.5%, SMWS, 1st Fill Bota Corta Butt, 517 Bottles, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Hakushu Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask #120.7 ABV: 55.5% Cost: £229 for the… Continue reading
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SMWS 25.68 Vichy Kisses
Rosebank 23 Years Old 1990 25.68 Vichy Kisses (57.8%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 214 Bottles, 2014) Rosebank Distillery Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. 25.68 Vichy Kisses 57.8% ABV £117.10 Score: 91/100 What they say: Cask No. 25.68 The panel… Continue reading
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Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Similar flavour profile but I actually scored this expression higher by a few points. I initially found the Corryvreckan quite drying/tannic and challenging in my first review. Here it was sampled after both the Ardbeg 10 Years Old and Uigeadail… Continue reading
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