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Annandale Man O’ Words 2015 Bourbon Cask 528
Annandale Man O’ Words 2015 Bourbon Cask 528 Whisky Review: Really quite fresh compared to the new make spirit, predominantly fruit driven here with lemons and apples and also lots of vanillin and woody oak spices from the bourbon cask.… Continue reading
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Rascally Liquor New Make Malt Spirit
Rascally Liquor New Make Malt Spirit review: To me a very ‘traditional’ new make spirit really full of cereal barley flavours, no hint of yeast/fruit or common distillation off notes (lactic/metallic/chemical) – really superb base. Continue reading
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Knockando 18 Years Old 1998
Knockando 18 Years Old 1998 Whisky Review: Much fresher and zestier then the 1994 expression, much more barley influence is discernible here and a much better balance is struck because of it. Plenty of chocolate and orange notes combine well… Continue reading
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Knockando 18 Years Old 1994
Knockando 18 Years Old 1994 Whisky Review: Quite deep and dark with plenty of woody and malty notes and distinct sherry influence with dried fruits such as raisins, plenty of caramel and toffee also, very nice. 85/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1999
Knockando 15 Years Old 1999 Whisky Review: Much more sherried than the 1997 vintage, in texture, colour and flavour. A completely different beast, still with plenty of nutty and floral notes but superior overall. 85/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 15 Years Old 1997
Knockando 15 Years Old 1997 Whisky Review: Malty and floral, spicy and nutty, coffee, etc, this has it all but is perhaps a little too spiced for me. 82/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 12 Years Old 2004
Knockando 12 Years Old 2004 Whisky Review: Wow, quite different from the 2003 vintage, juicier and more sherried and much less drying/oaky and spiced. 82/100 Continue reading
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Knockando 12 Years Old 2003
Knockando 12 Years Old 2003 Whisky Review: A fruity and creamy expression with more than a touch of minerality, more like antacids than Edinburgh rock, reasonably pleasing creamy texture but a bit meh flavour wise. 74/100 Continue reading
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Eden Mill 2019 Release
Eden Mill 2019 Release Whisky Review: Quite unusual and I’m left wondering if this is the effect of the usage of Crystal and Chocolate malted barley for some part of the distillations in this mixture. Very chocolatey with plenty of… Continue reading
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Adrien Camut 6 Ans d’Age Calvados Pays d’Auge
Adrien Camut 6 Ans d’Age Calvados Pays d’Auge Calvados Review: Another deep and rich expression, plenty of oak wood but with an effervescent/mentholic nature, probably tannic/cask derived? balanced by plenty of rich fruits. 86/100 Continue reading
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