The Whiskyphiles

MacNair’s

  • MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

    Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much ‘cask’ influences. 83/100 Continue reading

  • MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 21 Years Old

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 21 Year Old blended malt whisky review: A deliciously well-aged blend, just enough peat smoke to make me think of older style single malts and also robust but subtle or rather soft sherry influences too -… Continue reading

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 21 Years Old

  • MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Year Old blended malt whisky review: A very different blend, lighter on the palate and more wood influence. It feels to me like they have shifted the balance much in favour of the Speyside malt(s) here… Continue reading

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

  • MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated blended malt whisky review: A great blended malt, a little youthful but this brings power to the Islay smoke, some nice floral and herbal elements in here but difficult to assign much specific cask influences. The… Continue reading

    MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated