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Glenburgie 21 Years Old Black Friday 2019 Edition
Glenburgie 21 Years Old Black Friday 2019 Edition Whisky Review: OK, better at cask strength though tinny. Good tropicality showing age in fruit but feels like quite an underactive cask and a bit of an odd choice. With water becomes… Continue reading
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Linkwood 18 Years Old 1997 Old Malt Cask
Linkwood 18 Years Old 1997 Old Malt Cask Whisky Review: Still fairly basic with much spirit lead flavour akin to the 10 year old, some deeper flavours in here thanks to longer maturation but I’m still not loving this one.… Continue reading
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Linkwood 10 Years Old Batch 7
Linkwood 10 Years Old Batch 7 Whisky Review: Very lemony with an odd salinity and minerality. Under-active casks? Sour spicy and spirity, not for me. 77/100 Continue reading
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Glen Moray 13 Years Old 2006 Madeira Cask Project
Glen Moray 2006 Madeira Cask Project Whisky Review: Deliciously rich but not over-sweet, an unsual fruity and malty combination with a creamy delivery. 87/100 Continue reading
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The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Years Old
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Years Old Whisky Review: Smooth and cereal rich with a good fruity sweetness. Still on of my favourite introductory whiskies, a pleasure to revisit. 82/100 Continue reading
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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
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Glenburgie 16 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask
Glenburgie 16 Years Old 1995 Old Malt Cask whisky review: Refreshing and zesty, full of lemon jelly, tart and clarified fruit juices. 84/100 Continue reading
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Aultmore 16 Years old 1997 Berrys’
Aultmore 16 Years old 1997 Berrys’ Whisky Review: Wow, melon filled goodness and unmistakable pear drops, super fruity. 87/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice
Glentauchers 27 Years Old 1991 Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: Full of dark smoke and wood, not too fruity and a little mineralic/flinty make for a rather unusual but enjoyable expression. 86/100 Continue reading
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Glentauchers 8 Years Old 2008 Cask 23 Batch 17
The Good Spirits Co. Cask 23 batch 17 whisky review: Potent at 63% but takes water well. Plenty of malt and dried fruits in here. Drinking (as I thought) as a blende malt I found this quite complex but without… Continue reading
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