Whisky
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anCnoc Blas
Spicy and challenging at full strength but hints at a good depth, for us this was interesting as presented but much more enjoyable when reduced with water. This takes water well so has the added bonus of stretching out your… Continue reading
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Macallan 2006 Speymalt
Lovely, lots of nice things in this dram, crunchie choclate bars and crème brulee with banana and chocolate influences, a real toasty wood flavour too. 86/100 Continue reading
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Glenrothes 8 Year Old The MacPhail’s Collection
Youthful and direct, bitter-sweet lemons but quite refreshing and lively/zesty this ended up being relatively one-dimensional ‘lemon juice on pancakes’ 81/100 Continue reading
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Speyburn 1989 Connoisseurs Choice
Simply I noted: Very Nice! Note – although the sample bottle was labelled 1991, accompanying tasting notes confirmed this is in fact the 1989 bottled vintage. 86/100 Continue reading
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Glenburgie 17 Years Old 1995 Vintage Collection
An oak-aged and refined fruit cocktail of a dram. Pretty impressive stuff from a distillery more used to producing blend-fodder. 87/100 Continue reading
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BenRiach 20 Years Old
A simply stunning expression, made all the better thanks to the sensible pricing. This really is a well constructed dram redolent of the festive period and Christmas-time. A Dessert of a dram. 90/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 24.128 Posh ladies on the prom!
For me this was a perfect example of a whisky aged to the point of extinction. Undoubtedly beautiful spirit but likely a tired cask after 29 years, strangely little tannic or wood influence was discovered leaving the whole dram like… Continue reading
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SMWS 35.139 Punchy spice explosion
Wow, a stunning Glen Moray expression. The toasted cask has worked to perfection here with a massive infusion of caramelised sugars and beautiful complimentary spices. A culinary delight! 88/100 Continue reading
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Ben Bracken 28 Year Old Speyside
Some superb qualities from the aged tropical fruit medley to the masses of honey and beautifully complimentary spice from those ex-bourbon casks. 89/100 Continue reading
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SMWS 37.67 Tongue tingling treasure
Beautiful, my absolute favourite of the tasting! A perfect blend of spirit and wood character really shows off this Cragganmore at its finest! 89/100 Continue reading
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