Single malt
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Hazelburn 8 Year Old 2002 Sauternes Wood
Wow! for 8 years old this has a lot going on. A simply superb whisky that absolutely proves that age isn’t everything! The balance between the peat of the spirit and the sweetness from the Sauternes cask is perfect. If… Continue reading
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Glentauchers 1991 Distillery Labels (Gordon & MacPhail)
Glentauchers 1991 Distillery Labels (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, 2010) Glentauchers Distillery Gordon & MacPhail 43% ABV, RRP £42.99 for 70cl Score 89/100 What they say: Gordon & MacPhail “Located in the north-east of Scotland in the heart of the world… Continue reading
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Edradour 11 Years Old 2000 SFTC Burgundy Cask
Edradour 11 Years Old 2000 Straight from the Cask Burgundy Cask Finish (57.1%, OB, 436 bottles, 2011) Edradour Distillery 57.1% ABV, £50 for 50cl Score 85/100 What they say: Edradour 11yo straight from the cask Burgundy cask finish. Outturn 436… Continue reading
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Balvenie 12 Years Old Signature Batch 3
The Balvenie 12 Years Old Signature Batch 3 The Balvenie Distillery – William Grant & Sons 40% ABV £33.61 from Master of Malt Score 69/100 What they say: A classic marriage of The Balvenie matured in the three most traditional… Continue reading
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Jura Diurachs’ Own
Jura 16 Year Old Diurachs’ Own (40%, OB, 2012) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Jura Distillery Bottling: Emperador – Whyte & Mackay ABV: 40% Cost: £44.99 What they say: Rich & full-bodied with hints of citrus fruit and toffee.… Continue reading
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Aberlour 10 Years Old
Wow! for an entry level expression this has it all, beautiful apple-fresh speyside spirit and lashings of bourbon and sherry influences create a real complex toffee monster. This is permanently part of my collection, on my 3rd or 4th bottle… Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain 12 Years Old
Bunnahabhain 12 Years Old (46.3%, OB, 2011) Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky Origin: Bunnahabhain distillery Bottling: Distell ABV: 46.3% Cosy: £37.98 What they say: Bunnahabhain is not a typical, heavily peated, smoke-filled Islay – instead it lets the sea… Continue reading
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Highland Park Drakkar
Yes even though it is a 1L bottle I expect to get through this quickly and I will always have room in my collection for this, lets hope HP continue to supply/release it… 79/100 Continue reading
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Lagavulin 1994 Distillers Edition
Yes! this is a perfect balance between the deep smoke Lagavulin and sweet sherry from the PX casks. Although these are released yearly with some batch to batch variation, more recent versions have been met with as much good [and similar]… Continue reading
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Glenkinchie 12 Years Old
Very delicate and often looses out to some of the more complex whiskies I have. However over time I have grown to appreciate this more and more. Yes it is very drinkable but maybe a bit tame for my tastes.… Continue reading
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