Of Marketing and Masterclasses Thanks to ‘The Captain’ as he likes to be known at Whisky Apocalypse for prompting the first part of this weeks #Views – I suggest you go read […]
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Bruichladdich 1994 Micro-Provenance Cask #013 (50.6%, OB, Bourbon & Sauternes Finish, 253 Bottles, 2015)
Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Cask 013 Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery Bottling: Official for #LaddieMP3 ABV: 50.6% Cost: £90 Score: 86/100 What they say: The Micro Provenance series is […]
Ben Bracken 22 Year Old Islay (40%, Lidl, 2015)
Interesting, delicate and quite creamy but with an overriding chalky nature that screams BOWMORE at me in big letters, coupled with either a refill sherry cask or mixture of refill sherry/bourbon cask maturation this remains highly drinkable but not overly impressive for me.
Bowmore 17 Years Old 1997 3.251 Engineers work bench in a boatyard (55.4%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 553 Bottles, 2015)
SMWS 3.251 Engineer’s work-bench in a boatyard Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bowmore Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 3.251 Engineer’s work-bench in a boatyard ABV: 55.4% […]
Kilchoman 4 Years Old 2011 Madeira Cask Matured (50%, OB, 2015)
Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured Whisky Review Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Distillery: Kilchoman Bottling: Official ABV: 50% Cost: £82.95 from Royal Mile Whiskies What they say: This expression is our first […]
Bruichladdich 2007 Islay Barley Rockside Farm (50%, OB, 2015)
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm Whisky Review Bruichladdich Distillery Remy Cointreau 50% ABV £42.49 Score: 84/100 What they say: bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm The wild west Atlantic facing coast […]
Bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley (50%, OB, 2014)
Bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley Whisky Review Bruichladdich Distillery Remy Cointreau 50% ABV £64.26 for 1L Score: 82/100 What they say: bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley 100% Scottish organic barley, slow trickle […]
Port Charlotte 9 Years Old 2003 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky (66.5%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 649 Bottles, 2013)
SMWS 127.37 Dinosaurs Dancing to Stravinsky Whisky Review Port Charlotte 66.5% ABV £109.50 buy from SMWS Score: 87/100 What they say: Cask No. 127.37 Nose: The initial nosing is (obviously) peat up front, […]
Caol Ila 13 Years Old 2000 53.222 The three little pigs (58.4%, SMWS, Refill HH, 284 Bottles, 2014)
Review: Caol Ila 13 Years Old 2000 – 53.222 The three little pigs Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Caol Ila distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 53.222 The three […]
Ardbeg Auriverdes (49.9%, OB, 2014)
Review: Ardbeg Auriverdes single malt scotch whisky Ardbeg Distillery – Moet-Hennessy 49.9% ABV £124.95 available from Master of Malt Score: 84/100 What they say: Distilled with equal measures of skill and passion, […]
