Scotch
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Mortlach 1987 Connoisseurs Choice
Mortlach 31 Years Old 1987 Connoisseurs Choice whisky review: A superbly aged and sherried Mortlach. Has that slightly smoky and fireworks/struck match quality that belies the age and production process of this malt. Overtly sherried but not overly woody, more… Continue reading
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Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular
Mortlach 11 Years Old 2004 Old Particular #10968 Whisky Review: A little spirity and spicy, colour and palate suggest slightly under-active refill hogshead. A combination of Mortlach’s heavy spirit and sweetness from vanilla and honey kept reminding me of eggy… Continue reading
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Imperial 20 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
Imperial 20 Years Old 1995 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection whisky review: A fascinating dram, possibly the least favoured by many at the table but also disappeared the fastest! Make of that what you will, this dram was much more funky and… Continue reading
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Braes Of Glenlivet 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch
Wow, simply delicious, so full of fresh fruit flavours, clean and crisp, juiced and sweetened plays out with hints of cereal barley and oak as foils to that crisp fruitiness. 87/100 Continue reading
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Dallas Dhu 22 Years Old 1982 Vintage Collection
Hugely fruity and with a mass of creamy vanilla and coconut from the hogshead maturation. An experience to sample from this now closed distillery, still plenty going on in this whisky despite the delivery at 43%, great quality from Signatory.… Continue reading
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Aultmore 25 Years Old 1990 Single Cask
Wow! A great whisky with an unusual burnt sweetness and masses of fruitiness that romps through darker berry fruits backed by strong malt and chocolate. Spend some time with this one! 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 73.69 Dark side eclipsed by sweet joys
Good ex-sherry influence, not too strong but masks most of the spirit character. That Aultmore grassy/apple/malt flavour is missing. With a little water this whisky falls apart, it becomes a little more vanilla and creamier but with an over-stretched elastic… Continue reading
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SMWS 73.71 A scene from Madeira
Great honeyed sweetness to this one and lots of distillery character/spirit nature in here too but comes with a lot of extra spice this one. Manages to carry the spices well due to the depth of sweetness, a drop or… Continue reading
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Smith’s Glenlivet 1974 Rare Vintage
Christmasy, woody and a somewhat crystalline or purified essential oil flavours with tannic red fruits. Definitely one for red wine lovers! 86/100 Continue reading
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Glen Grant 1954 Rare Vintage
An astonishingly good dram from Gordon & MacPhail. There is a very nice balance to this dram that makes it all so sublime. At first it is a little closed and overpolished wood or toffee but starts to melt in… Continue reading
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