England
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Filey Bay Flagship
A nice introduction to the Filey Bay house style, plenty of fruity spirit and a hint of youth in the woody notes present, thankfully not too over-cask-engineered which seems all the rage with most new distilleries. A promising start! 82/100 Continue reading
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Defilement 8 Years Old Chestnut Cask Finish
Hah a curve ball in the form of this Chestnut wood cask, whilst distinctly not oak, but then again this is not Scotch, it is a blended English whisky so I’m unsure if English whisky regulations exist or preclude the… Continue reading
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The Whiskymaker’s Editions Colheita
The Whiskymaker’s Editions Colheita Whisky Review: Very drinkable, a good intensity of aromas and flavours. This reminds me a lot of a good oaky and fruity red wine, perhaps the most easily approachable/drinkable expression so far from the Lakes Distillery.… Continue reading
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The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.3
The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.3 Whisky Review: A definite move in the right direction in this series, delivered at a more approachable ABV. This has a super nose but sadly it is not totally backed up on the palate. Perhaps an… Continue reading
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The English 11 Years Old
The English 11 Years Old Whisky Review: Similar to their ‘Original’ expression this is more of an every day drinker kind of whisky, starting to become a little drier and spicy for my palate but still a great benchmark of… Continue reading
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The English Small Batch Release
The English Small batch Release Rum Cask Matured whisky review: Quite sweet on the nose, gets a little woodier with more brown sugars on the palate. A very nice Rum cask matured expression that keeps plenty of distillery character. 84/100 Continue reading
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The English Smokey Single Malt Whisky
The English Smokey Single Malt Whisky Whisky Review: A superb smokey dram full of buttery cereal barley and that distinct fruit spirit character tempered with masses of Vanilla from Bourbon barrel maturation. The result is a reminiscent of childhood summers… Continue reading
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The English Original Single Malt Whisky
The English Original Single Malt Whisky Whisky Review: A rather accomplished expression, perhaps a touch woody in places but balanced by that lovely fruity spirit character which has started to become tropical as well as sweet on the palate. Masses… Continue reading
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The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2
The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 whisky review: More of the same! The 1st edition was a very drinkable (albeit with a little water required) expression and this follows much in the same vein. Enticingly and subtly different, reflective of the cask… Continue reading
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The One Port Cask Finish
The One Port Cask Finish whisky review: Sweet and smoky but with a rather odd rubbery and metallic edge to it, reminds me of some of the more unusual Tobermory offerings from e.g. SMWS and although not displeasing it isn’t… Continue reading
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