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Hazelburn 12 Years Old
Yum, I enjoyed this one a lot. Plenty of sherry wood character in here but matched with the malt and oaky wood character also. This Hazelburn still has that Springbank meaty, malty and a little machine oil character but is… Continue reading
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Brora 35 Years Old 1977 12th Release
Brora 12th Release 35 Years Old 1977 (49.9%, OB, Special releases, 2944 Bottles, 2013) 49.9% ABV £899 Score: 88/100 What they say: The 12th release of Brora from Diageo’s Annual Special Releases, this was distilled in 1977 and has been… Continue reading
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Laphroaig 30 Years Old Cairdeas
Wow, what a dram! Usually in older whisky I find the peat influence mellowed and a lot of wood influence, this one appears to have been slightly rejuvenated by the second maturation allowing the peat to burst out in an… Continue reading
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Port Charlotte PC11 EORNA NA H-ALBA
Port Charlotte PC11 EORNA NA H-ALBA Heavily Peated (59.5%, OB, 2014) 59.5% ABV £150 for 70cl Score: 88/100 What they say: This seventh annual release in our Port Charlotte PC series encounters this heavily peated spirit eleven years into its… Continue reading
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Royal Lochnagar 12 Years Old
Royal Lochnagar 12 Years Old (40%, OB, 2014) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Royal Lochnagar Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 40% ABV Cost: 34.43 Score: 84/100 What they say: Royal Lochnagar Distillery, just a mile or so along the… Continue reading
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Octomore 6.1
Octomore 06.1/167ppm Scottish Barley (57%, OB, 2014) 57% ABV, £90 for 70cl Score: 90/100 What they say: The world’s most heavily peated whisky, this is the sixth edition of the uber-experimental cult Octomore. Titanic amounts of peat but with a… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich Cuvée 382 La Berenice
Bruichladdich Cuvee 382 La Berenice MG41 [L’Age d’Or] (46%, OB, Sauternes/Barsac Cask, 2012) 46% ABV, £100 for 70cl Score: 89/100 What they say: This American-oak-aged Bruichladdich has been further matured in casks that previously contained the lush sweet white wines… Continue reading
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Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley (50%, OB, 2014) 50% ABV, £40 for 70cl What they say: This single malt Scotch whisky has been crafted by master distiller Jim McEwan from individually selected casks to showcase the classic, floral and… Continue reading
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Karuizawa Spirit of Asama 55
Karuizawa Spirit of Asama 55 (55%, OB, 2012) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Karuizawa distillery Bottling: Karuizawa, OB ABV: 55% Cost: £61.34 What they say Whisky from the closed distillery of Karuizawa in Japan is fairly in demand these… Continue reading
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Yoichi 12 Years Old
Yoichi 12 Years Old (45% , OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Yoichi distillery Bottling: Nikka, OB ABV: 45% Cost: £71.85 What they say Yoichi (founded in 1934) The North of Japan The northern island of Hokkaido is… Continue reading
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