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  • SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside

    A fantastic old Imperial with lots of dusty and woody sugars and oodles of fruit sweetness in this one. Befitting its age this becomes drying and leathery with some great tannins too. I suspect the rechar HH was a finish… Continue reading

    SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside

  • SMWS 17.39 Relax, take it easy

    SMWS 17.39 Relax, take it easy Whisky Review: A pleasure to taste and a real treat to sample with the ice cream also made from it. Quite delicate and light and a touch floral. Presented that great taste combination of… Continue reading

    SMWS 17.39 Relax, take it easy

  • SMWS 71.38 A cheese-board in a library

    SMWS 71.38 A cheese-board in a library Whisky Review: Woody and closed but with plenty of aged woody sugars, fruit comes out eventually. Very nice waxiness in this pointing towards the distilleries blending potential perhaps? 90/100 Continue reading

    SMWS 71.38 A cheese-board in a library

  • SMWS 10.118 Enthralling pink and peat intensity

    SMWS 10.118 Enthralling pink and peat intensity Whisky Review: A lovely mixture of sweet port influence and smoke. I was worried the palate at cask strength may have been a little overpowering but actually the sweet and peat aren’t too much.… Continue reading

    SMWS 10.118 Enthralling pink and peat intensity

  • SMWS 35.223 A Theta State of Mind

    SMWS 35.223 A Theta State of Mind whisky review: Another lovely and well-aged dram, the Sauternes finish may have added plenty of sweetness and fruit but the impact seems really rather subtle and I suspect I can taste just as… Continue reading

    SMWS 35.223 A Theta State of Mind

  • G13.1 A Complete revelation

    G13.1 A Complete revelation Whisky Review: Fascinating for a 4 year old grain whisky. The virgin oak puncheon has had a fair share of the contribution to the flavour profile of this whisky. A superb introduction to Chita’s grain whisky… Continue reading

    G13.1 A Complete revelation

  • SMWS 7.130 Musky, floral, sweet perfumes

    SMWS 7.130 Musky, floral, sweet perfumes whisky review: A delicious aged Longmorn full of fragrant and fruity notes and a good helping of complimentary woody spices. Again a very true to form whisky expression redolent of Longmorn distillery character and… Continue reading

    SMWS 7.130 Musky, floral, sweet perfumes

  • SMWS 30.98 Bring on the dancers

    SMWS 30.98 Bring on the dancers whisky review: A fairly true to form Glenrothes, I just noticed I pulled (finally) one of the same tasting notes as on the bottle in caramel apple granny! Diminishes only in the fact that… Continue reading

    SMWS 30.98 Bring on the dancers

  • SMWS 29.249 Sweet black tea in the surgery

    SMWS 29.249 Sweet black tea in the surgery whisky review: OK so it is a finished whisky and my conscience still tells me that doesn’t sit right with the old ‘Product of a single cask’ statement the bottles used to… Continue reading

    SMWS 29.249 Sweet black tea in the surgery

  • SMWS 93.94 The final trawl

    SMWS 93.94 The final trawl whisky review: Yes! A fantastic Campbeltown malt whisky, slightly oily and fishy just as they should be. I loved this one and thought it was going to be my favourite of the tasting. 87/100 Continue reading

    SMWS 93.94 The final trawl