St. Magdalene 26 yo Cadenhead 1982 / 2008 52.7% vs St. Magdalene 32 yo Cadenhead 1982 / 2015 58.1%
St. Magdalene 26 yo Cadenhead 1982 / 2008 52.7% Later period St. Magdalene have this peculiar gasoline note and this is no exception. Linseed oil, dried grass, gasoline and new … Continue reading
Aultmore 2005 / 2018 Gordon & Macphail #15601007 for Whiskywarehouse Exclusive 54.1% vs Aultmore 25 yo 46% ~ 2014 bottling
Aultmore 2005 / 2018 Gordon & Macphail #15601007 for Whiskywarehouse Exclusive 54.1% Young ready whisky. Drinkable now or after another 20 years in the cask. Toasty. Fresh malty flavours full … Continue reading
Longrow 16 yo 1974 46% ~ mini, J & A Mitchell & Co Ltdvs Longrow 21 yo 1974 #1550 46%
Longrow 16 yo 1974 46% ~ mini, J & A Mitchell & Co Ltd Shoe polish, black grease, old camphor boxes stained with incense implements. Soot, old newspapers, gooped up … Continue reading
Lochside 21 yo 1979 / 2001 Silver Seal 50% vs Lochside 37 yo 1981 / 2018 The Whisky Agency 48.6%
The loss of this distillery is heartbreak without mend. Lochside 21 yo 1979 / 2001 Silver Seal 50% Not a common vintage, we know the 1981s. But are these fruity? … Continue reading
Lagavulin 10 yo 1988 / 1998 Horae Solaris Moon Import 50% vs Lagavulin 1988 Samaroli 56%
Lagavulin 10 yo 1988 / 1998 Horae Solaris Moon Import 50% I know the thing about Lagavulin and its consistent style, but there is so very little in this nose … Continue reading
Tomatin 23 yo 1981 / 2005 Whisky Wizard #18244 46% vs Tomatin 34 yo 1976 / 2010 The Whisky Agency & 3Rivers 51.1%
A Japanese owned behemoth that was once the largest producer of whisky with 23 stills, today it just has 12. Tomatin 23 yo 1981 / 2005 Whisky Wizard #18244 46% … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 26 yo 1987 Highland Laird 51.1% vs Bunnahabhain 25 yo 1988 / 2013 La Maison du Whisky Artist 3 #18745 56.3%
Bunnahabhain 26 yo 1987 Highland Laird 51.1% Bunnahabhain usually comes across as having good weight, and it is evident here with these cold vegetable and nut oils, and congealed fat … Continue reading
Glen Garioch 1993 / 2014 Spirit & Cask Range #1794 52.9% vs Glen Garioch 25 yo 1990 Old Particular Douglas Laing #10989 56.9%
Glen Garioch 1993 / 2014 Spirit & Cask Range #1794 52.9% Very typical of these years. Austere and sharp, yet the wood’s given it sugar, vanilla pods and cream. Charcoal … Continue reading
Laphroaig 9 yo 2004 / 2013 Hunter Laing ‘Advance Sample’ #10054 50% vs Laphroaig 12 yo 2002 / 2014 Distillery only self fill cask #6930 57%
Laphroaig 9 yo 2004 / 2013 Hunter Laing ‘Advance Sample’ #10054 50% An onrush of medicinal iodine, bandages, brine, sea muck, salt crusted clothing, intense peat and raw smoked malt. … Continue reading
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