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Deanston 11 Years Old 2004 Amontillado Cask Finish
Deanston 11 Years Old 2004 Distillery Exclusive (60.1%, OB, Amontillado Cask Finish, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Deanston Distillery Bottling: Official: Distell – Distillery Fill your own ABV: 60.1% Cost: £80 Score: 85/100 What they say: The third… Continue reading
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Blender’s Choice 2015 Single Grain
Blender’s Choice 2015 Fuji Gotemba Single Grain (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Japanese single grain whisky Origin: Fuji Gotemba Distillery Bottling: Official – Kirin ABV: 46% Cost: €110 Score: 83/100 What they say: Recently voted Best Japanese grain whisky at the… Continue reading
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Tokinoka Blended Whisky
Tokinoka Blended Whisky (40%, OB, 2015) Category: Japanese blended whisky Origin: White Oak Distillery Bottling: Official – Eigashima Shuzo ABV: 40% Cost: £29.99 from Drink Supermarket Score: 84/100 What they say: From the Akashi White Oak Distillery this is a… Continue reading
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Benromach 35 Years Old
This expression is still surprisingly fresh considering its age. There is a depth of wood and fruit here belying its long time in a first fill sherry cask yet the orange oil tastes like it is fresh out of the… Continue reading
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Glenlivet 16 Years Old Nadurra
Quite spicy but in a really good way. Reminded me of gingerbread and cake. In fact a multitude of sweets and desserts appear in my tasting notes as I chewed my way through the sweetness in this expression. The proof… Continue reading
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Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Finish
Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Cask Finish (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Tullibardine Distillery Bottling: Picard Vins & Spiritueux ABV: 43% Cost: £40.63 What they say: This is a delicious whisky from Tullibardine, released in 2013. It… Continue reading
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The Singleton of Dufftown Tailfire
Short and sweet overall, some nice aromas but fairly unimpressive from there onwards. This is supposed to be bursting with red fruit and berries – I guess the dram I received had already burst? I will stick to the Spey… Continue reading
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Eagle Rare 10 Years Old
Pay attention otherwise you may miss this one and it is gone. Too easy to sip on the palate I found myself preferring the nose on this Bourbon. Very drinkable as is, unchallenging and equally applicable to cocktail use as… Continue reading
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Kilkerran Work In Progress 7 Bourbon Wood
A powerful and slightly unusual expression. There is a mass of vanilla here from the cask but water snuffs this out and I feel suddenly transported back to the WIP2 and 3 editions I have tried in terms of vigour… Continue reading
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anCnoc Blas
Spicy and challenging at full strength but hints at a good depth, for us this was interesting as presented but much more enjoyable when reduced with water. This takes water well so has the added bonus of stretching out your… Continue reading
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