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Aberlour on the tasting desk

Aberlour 14 yo ‘Double Cask Matured’ (40%, B, +/-2021)Aberlour 16 yo ‘Double Cask Matured’ (43%, B, +/-2021)Aberlour ‘A’bunadh batch #69’ (61.2%, OB, oloroso butts, 2021)Aberlour 16 yo 2005/2021 (56.7%, OB for La Maison du Whisky, sherry hogshead, cask…

Forgotten Edradour

Edradour 18 yo 2003/2021 (53%, Signatory Vintage for WhiskySponge, refill hogshead, 334 bottles)Edradour 16 yo 2004/2021 (59.9%, The Maltman, Or Sileis, 1st fill Marsala hogshead, cask #73, 403 bottles)

Batman Gets His Own Inishtree Single Malt

Batman has his own Scotch whisky called Inishtree – a 25-year-old limited edition single malt from former Speyside distillery, Imperial [which closed in 2013]. The whisky was produced through Park Row, the London-based venue bankrolled by Warner Bros, DC Comics and Wonderland Restaurants which features drinking and restaurant venues themed around the characters of the […]

Doing rums again

Montebello 12 yo 1999 (40%, OB, Guadeloupe, cask #186, +/-2012)Mirascielo (38%, OB, +/-2020)Manutea 3 yo 2017/2021 ‘VO’ (58.7%, OB, Tahiti, cask #BY21, 300 bottlesPenny Blue 2009-2011/2021 (59%, Navigator World Whisky, Mauritius)Hampden 23 yo 1997/2021…

Highland Park Megasesh Part II

John Scott’s 35 Year Old ‘Supreme’ Blended Scotch Whisky (43%, John Scott & Millers, 675 bottles, 2003)Highland Park 20 yo 2000/2021 (58.1%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #4.266 ‘The Dark Lord Of Stromness’, 1st fill barrel, 202 bottles)Highland Park 14 …

Unknown Whiskies

Glenwill ‘Epsilon S1’ (40%, Matisse Spirits Company, Asia, Sherry Butt Finish, Highland Single Malt, +/-2017)Matisse 15 yo (46%, Matisse Spirits Company, Asia, +/-2017)Matisse 19 yo (46%, Matisse Spirits Company, Asia, +/-2017)Peat Reek (46%, Blackadde…

Hazelburn 13 Years Old 2007

A superb Hazelburn expression in which the spirit nature has been matched to (mostly) ex-bourbon maturation, soft citrus fruits and biscuity cereals accentuated with a touch of sherry sweetness and Campbeltown maritime/salt influences. 87/100

A trio of Glen Scotia

Glen Scotia 2013/2021 (56.2%, OB, 1st fill bourbon, cask #483, 236 bottles)Glen Scotia 2012/2021 (56.6%, OB, 1st fill bourbon, cask #746, 251 bottles)Glen Scotia 2010/2020 (52.1%, OB for Taiwan Twin Lions Society and Or Sileis, 1st fill PX sherry, cask…

Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary

I knew this release was coming, but it wasn’t really one I was really anticipating. Let’s face it…this was not going to be in the same sort of league as the rather legendary 175th Anniversary release which was said to have included casks from as far back as the 1950s. Having said that, I adore […]

Bowmore Releases Aston Martin 21-Year-Old

Islay distillery Bowmore continues their collaboration with British automaker Aston Martin with the release of a 21-year-old single malt whisky called Bowmore Masters’ Selection [the result of a collaboration between Bowmore master whisky blender Ron Welsh and Aston Martin executive vice president and chief creative officer Marek Reichman]. Bowmore Masters’ Selection Aston Martin is a […]

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