Awesome, full of sherry and smoke, benefits from time and water too. Powerful sherry and sweet influence here but works really well. 91/100
Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice
Ledaig 12 Years Old Batch 18
A superb Ledaig expression full of peat smoke, salty coastal influence and sherried/dried fruits. 84/100
Tobermory 12 Years Old Batch 15
Quite harsh/spicy, black pepper and cinnamon overpower the fruitiness quite quickly, certainly needs a drop of water and readily reveals that metallic edge/hot radiator nature. 77/100
Ledaig 10 Years Old (46.3%, OB, 2020)
A lovely expression full of salted caramel and soft peat smoke. 85/100
Arran 18 Years Old 1996 Single Cask 777
Another characteristically fruity Arran dram, still quite spicy and perhaps a little less sweet and vanillic most likely due to the use of a refill hogshead for maturation here. 84/100
Arran 21 Years Old 1996 The Single Cask
Takes a drop of water well, still some dry peppery spices present but deliciously sweet and fruity throughout this one. 86/100
Talisker 57° North (57%, OB, 2012)
Another hugely enjoyable expression from Talisker, sadly discontinued but thankfully this appears to have been replaced with strong and youthful Talisker’s featuring in Diageo’s special releases – hopefully one day I’ll get to try them. 89/100
Talisker 2007 Distillers Edition (45.8%, OB, TD-S: 5TF, 2017)
A lovely expression full of dark, rich, fruity malt and salty smoke, superb. 86/100
Jura Winter Edition (40%, OB, 2020)
Jura Winter Edition Whisky Review: A classic Jura expression, not sherried to death but the spirit is really brought to life by the addition of sherry-derived flavours complementing core Jura distillate. For me this is much more of an autmnal dram than a winter warmer due to the association with ‘bonfire night’ flavours. 87/100
Ledaig 10 Years Old 2008 The Single Cask (54.3%, Claxton’s, Refill HH #1851-700075, 304 Bottles, 2018)
Ledaig 10 Years Old 2008 The Single Cask Whisky Review: Another superb expression, the complete antithesis of colour = flavour, much like many young Islay whiskies. A lovely mixture of fruit and smoke with more than an indication on the nose of exactly where it came from. 86/100
