Peated
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Kilchoman 8 Years Old 2011 Single Cask 490
Kilchoman 8 Years Old 2011 ‘Unpeated’ Cask 490 RMW Exclusive Whisky Review: Ha! Cheeky Kilchoman putting unpeated distillate together with peated feints and forshots from the previous distillation run. Matured in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel (or hogshead based on… Continue reading
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Longrow 15 Years Old 2001 Sherry Cask
Longrow 15 Years Old 2001 Whisky Review: A touch oily and closed and quite creamy in texture. Straight forward sherry and peat but with further sampling what at first seems simple is really quite accomplished, a single cask that is… Continue reading
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Longrow 12 Years Old 2002 Sherry Cask
Longrow 12 Years Old 2002 Sherry Cask Whisky Review: A hint of rubber at first but this quickly dissipates leaving a sweet and oily combination of sherry and peat smoke which is really quite lovely. 88/100 Continue reading
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Longrow Red 11 Years Old Cabernet Franc
Longrow Red 11 Years Old Cabernet Franc Whisky Review: Sadly not heavily red wine influenced, a competent expression whose fruitiness struggles to compete with the peaty and spicy nature, much preferred the Gaja Barolo. 84/100 Continue reading
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Longrow 7 Years Old 2000 Gaja Barolo
Longrow 7 Years Old 2000 Gaja Barolo whisky review: A superb expression, perhaps a touch spirity/alcoholic which belies its youth but a complete absence of spice means this mixture of smoke and red fruits is an absolute winner for me.… Continue reading
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Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1
Glasgow 1770 Peated No.1 Whisky Review: A lovely expression with plenty of new oak character, sweet and sublime smoke. A gentle smokiness and traces of youth in the spirit which is entirely expected, I hope as this expression is matured… Continue reading
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Paul John Peated Select Cask
Paul John Peated Select Cask whisky review: Even more fun at Select Cask strength, this peated edition presents the ideal sweet and peaty mixture again with a chewy cereal backbone to this whisky. 89/100 Continue reading
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Balvenie 14 Years Old 2002 Peat Week
A rather closed nose opens slowly to reveal a monotone and dry whisky, hints of ripe bananas and honey elude to Balvenie’s sweet spirit character but mostly this tastes of peat but not particularly phenolic, a little nutty perhaps, there… Continue reading
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The English Whisky Co. Chapter 16
The English Whisky Co. Chapter 16 (46%, OB, 1178 Bottles, 2014) Category: Single Malt English Whisky Origin: St. George’s Distillery Bottling: The English Whisky Co. ABV: 46% Cost: £49.99 What they say: Chapter 16 – Peated, Sherry Cask English Whisky… Continue reading
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Cooley 13 Years Old Peated Single Malt
Cooley 13 Years Old Peated Cadenheads (56.7%, WM Cadenhead, Bourbon Barrel, 198 Bottles, 2011) Category: Irish peated single malt whiskey Origin: Cooley Distillery Bottling: Cadenhead’s ABV: 56.7% Cost: £? What they say: Aged 13 Years Distilled at Cooley Distillery Bottled: June 2011… Continue reading
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