Very drinkable, plenty of oak wood – no surprise for 44 years in the cask but also remarkably light still at this age, very suggestive of a refill cask and for my mind nothing dissuades me from ex-bourbon her 91/100
Another super Ben Nevis bottling by Boutique-Y, not too much Nevis Funk in here but just enough to confirm its origin. Plenty of refill ex-bourbon notes though and generous fruits too. 87/100
A superb Ledaig expression full of peat smoke, salty coastal influence and sherried/dried fruits. 84/100
Quite harsh/spicy, black pepper and cinnamon overpower the fruitiness quite quickly, certainly needs a drop of water and readily reveals that metallic edge/hot radiator nature. 77/100
Lovely fruity aroma and also on the palate but much too spiced for my liking, quite sharp/prickly. 78/100
A touch woody but with some lovely sweet and floral notes, also a little bit vegetal on the palate. 79/100
Mackmyra 5 Years Old Batch 2 Whisky Review: Deliciously floral and fruity, I love Makmyra’s quirky nature and this has it in droves despite the simple cask maturation. 86/100
Penderyn 6 Years Old Batch 1 Whisky Review: Syrupy and sweet, very drinkable but also very spiced on the palate. Contains an odd soapiness before the sherried fruits arrive. An odd little number indeed. 84/100
Ben Nevis 21 Years Old Batch 8 Whisky Review: Odd, fruity and metallic, earthy, nothing in any one direction but clearly unbalanced, but I still quite like it. 85/100
Tomatin 11 Years Old Batch 4 Whisky Review: A rather soft, sugary and fruity expression, for me a great example of the delicacy of Tomatin’s superb spirit nature. 84/100
