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High Coast Timmer
A lovely and subtle, almost floral, woody and smokey expression, just what I imagine a campfire in a Swedish pine forest smells like. 86/100 Continue reading
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Armorik Maitre de Chai 2010
Blind tasting – Dark coloured but quite smooth and soft in flavours, I was misled by the Oloroso cask maturation effect on the colour here I think. Again having recently sampled through Armorik’s core range and latest peated expression I… Continue reading
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Hatozaki Pure Malt
Blind tasting – Oddly herbal and sweet, this has plenty of Japanese influence and reminded me of some of the Hakushu expressions. 86/100 Continue reading
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Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky
Blind-tasted – Reasonably simple definite corn-led grain whisky with bourbon-oak maturation, possibly from somewhere with a slightly warmer climate, I guessed a grain or pot-still Irish whiskey due to the sweet and spiced nature. 83/100 Continue reading
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Pere Magloire VSOP South Islay Cask Finish
An interesting mix of peat-smoke and Calvados, quite light from the peaty whisky side which adds some darker notes of liqourice, clove and tar. 84/100 Continue reading
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Pere Magloire VSOP North Islay Cask Finish
A lovely nutty, buttery and slightly coastal nature imbued here which really compliment the sweet apple and nutty French oak nature of the core Calvados. 85/100 Continue reading
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Pere Magloire VSOP Speyside Cask Finish
A much sweeter and more vanillic expression following finishing in aSpeyside whisky cask, more body generate from a hint of malty cereal barley also. 84/100 Continue reading
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Pere Magloire VSOP Pays d’Auge Calvados
A lovely introductory apple/fruit-led flavour, quite light on the palate and a hint of French oak maturation. 83/100 Continue reading
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Glenallachie 11 Years Old 2009 Single Cask 3728
Full of honey and fruit from the Sauternes cask maturation, good malty body present here too which persists through to the finish. Delicious. 86/100 Continue reading
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Benromach 10 Years Old
Benromach’s entry level malt is still a complex and fascinating dram full of malty barley, fruity spirit and sweet & spiced cask derived flavours. Superb, possibly one of the best 10 year old standard expressions available. 84/100 Continue reading
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