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  • Coquerel 4 Years Old Finished in Bourbon Barrels

    Calvados Coquerel 4 Years Old Limited Edition Finished in Bourbon Barrels review: The perfect combination of apple pie and custard, simply delicious! 87/100 Continue reading

  • Lindores Abbey Cask Blend

    Lindores Abbey Cask Blend review: A little too feisty at 60% ABV, but packed full of dried fruit, spice and toffee, well-reduced with water it reveals some cask and some new make spirit characters and suggest that things are maturing… Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey Cask Blend

  • Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae

    Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae review: Interesting neat but tastes a bit like a cough medicine and reminded me a lot of Calvados too, perhaps as part of a cocktail or longer drink this would come into its own? 80/100 Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey Aqua Vitae

  • Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit

    Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit review: A delicate New Make Spirit with plenty of malt character and little lactic or metallic nature as can often be found, my guess would be they are aiming this to be very drinkable when… Continue reading

    Lindores Abbey New Make Spirit

  • Bunnahabhain 20 Years Old 1997 Palo Cortado Finish

    Bunnahbhain 20 Years Old 1997 Palo Cortado Finish whisky review: A delightful expression, plenty of sweet vanilla suggest plenty of ex-Bourbon maturation before the final Palo Cortado finish. I loved this plenty of buttery nut and coffee notes but without… Continue reading

  • Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old 2008 Mòine

    Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old 2008 Mòine Bordeaux Red Wine Cask Matured whisky review: A powerful, full-bodied, peated and earthen Bunnahabhain, sweetened by the use of the wine casks but also enhanced with dried fruit and tannins complementing the darker coffee… Continue reading

  • Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition

    Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition whisky review: A much more meatier and smokier edition than the previous years vintage. Some may like this more but I think this has drifted slightly too far from the sweet and peat balance. More… Continue reading

    Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition

  • Caol Ila 2003 Distillers Edition

    Caol Ila 2003 Distillers Edition whisky review: A deliciously sweet and peaty Caol Ila Distillers Edition with a burst of well-integrated fruits adding to the heady malt and smoke mixture.  84/100 Continue reading

    Caol Ila 2003 Distillers Edition

  • Bimber 2 Years Old Port Cask

    London Single Malt Spirit Port 2 Years Old review: Diminishing, from nose to finish. The nose is there or thereabouts, even a lovely musty wood smell that suggest old Port maturing in the cellars. The palate still carries a little… Continue reading

    Bimber 2 Years Old Port Cask

  • Bimber 2 Years Old Sherry Cask

    London Single Malt Spirit Sherry 2 Years Old review: A delicious 2 year old PX matured sample suggest this first ‘Sherry Cask Matured’ expression that is going to be full of the classic nut, toffee and chocolate flavours that PX… Continue reading

    Bimber 2 Years Old Sherry Cask