12 Years Old

Glenmorangie Flies New 12-Year-Old Flag

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The popular Glenmorangie distillery has replaced its flagship 10-year-old single malt whisky – dubbed, The Original – with a 12-year-old single malt. The Glenmorangie Original 12 Years Old was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of honey, orange, peach and vanilla. The Glenmorangie Original 12 Years Old […]

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The Macallan Gets Colorful With New Collection

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The Macallan has released their new Colour Collection – a collection of five age-statement single malt whiskies consisting of 12-, 15-, 18-, 21- and 30-year-old single malts. The Macallan Colour Collection single malt whiskies were matured primarily in American oak casks, with a ‘subtle touch’ of European oak. The Macallan 12 Years Old is said […]

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Tamdhu 12 Years Old

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Light and silky Tamdhu spirit reveals it’s fruitiness whilst being well balanced with sherry cask maturation. Really quite moreish. 84/100

Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

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Smooth and honeyed, a very well put together expression from The Balvenie. I feel I picked out more of the sherry component more clearly possibly due to age or experience or perhaps this batch the sherry influence is more defined. A real pleasure to re…

Apogee XII 12 Years Old

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Intense, some slightly vaporous and very spicy and tannic nature. Lacks a little structure and body for me and I needed a little water to tame the spice and tannins to make this enjoyable, personally I’m hoping this breathes a little in the bottle and …

MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

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Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much ‘cask’ influences. 83/100

Kilkerran 12 Years Old

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Smoother and more refined than I last remember, possibly due to slightly older stock being available? Incredibly mealy and cereal led with soft peat smoke pervading later. 87/100

Jura 12 Years Old

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A much cleaner presentation from Jura, certainly they have tightened up on their base bourbon cask maturation stock. I found myself wishing for a little more depth (and grime) on the palate and this is a little sweet & polished on the finish but ov…

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