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Glenturret 10 Year Old
Glenturret 10 Year Old (40%, OB, 2014) 40% ABV, £34.99 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: The Glenturret 10 year old single malt whisky, produced at Scotland’s oldest distillery, the Brand home of The Famous Grouse. On the palate,… Continue reading
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Goldlys 12 Year Old PX Cask Finish 1st Release
Review: Goldlys 12 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish [1st Release] ~ 43% (Filiers Distillery) Category: Belgian double still whisky Origin: Filliers Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 43% ABV Cost: £50 for 70cl Score: 78/100 What they say: Double still whisky,… Continue reading
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Goldlys 12 Year Old Cask 2600
Goldlys 12 Year Old [cask 2600] – Distillers Range Category: Belgian double still whisky Origin: Filliers Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 43.7% Cost: £50 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: A limited edition release of Goldlys 12 year old whisky.… Continue reading
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Macallan Gold
The Macallan Gold 1824 Series Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: The Macallan Distillery Bottling: Edrington ABV: 40% Cost: £36.95 What they say: The Macallan Gold – Exclusively matured in sherry oak casks from Jerez, Spain. The Macallan 1824… Continue reading
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Highland Park Freya
Highland Park 15 Years Old Freya (51.2%, OB, 2014) 51.2% ABV, £140 for 70cl Score: 91/100 What they say: For the third release in the acclaimed Valhalla Collection, Highland Park has turned its attention to the mesmerising Norse Goddess of… Continue reading
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Highland Park Loki
Highland Park 15 Years Old Loki (48.7%, OB, 2014) 48.7% ABV, £120 for 70cl Score: 87/100 What they say: (From Master of Malt) The second release in Highland Park’s Valhalla Collection following last year’s Thor release. Loki is Thor’s adoptive brother,… Continue reading
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Highland Park Thor
Highland Park 16 Years Old Thor (52.1%, OB, 2014) 52.1% ABV, £120 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Highland Park Thor has a natural strength like its namesake, drawing influence from the environment unique to Orkney, to create a… Continue reading
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Oban 1998 Distillers Edition
Oban Distillers Edition 1998 Montilla Fino Finish (43%, OB, OD 162.FX, 2013) 43% ABV, £65 for 70cl Score: 80/100 What they say: Each Distillers Edition expression undergoes a second (or ‘double’) maturation in casks that have previously held a fortified… Continue reading
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Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky
Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky ~ 43% (Distell) Category: South African singe grain whisky Origin: The James Sedgwick Distillery Bottling: Distell; Bain’s ABV 43% Cost: £30 What they say: A pioneer in its own right, Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is South Africa’s first… Continue reading
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Glenfiddich 18 Years Old
Glenfiddich 18 Years Old (William Grant & Sons) 40% ABV, £50-55 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: We use fine Spanish Oloroso wood and American oak to mature this rich, intriguingly fruity and robust oak expression, but there are… Continue reading
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