Glen Grant 27 yo 1955 / 1982 Samaroli 43% vs Glenury Royal 24 yo 1966 / 1990 Cadenhead 53.8%
Glen Grant 27 yo 1955 / 1982 Samaroli 43% Let’s calibrate. Here is honey and gentle wax, buttered pear tarts and freshly turned dry loam. No big sherry but you … Continue reading
October 27, 2020 · Leave a comment
Lochside 22 yo 1979 / 2001 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 276 bttls 50% vs Lochside 32 yo 1982 / 2014 Malts of Scotland #14019 55.2% vs Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 Thosop 50.5%
Less common vintages for Lochside: Lochside 22 yo 1979 / 2001 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 276 bttls 50% One of those malts where the fruitiness, while leaning juicily tropical, … Continue reading
October 21, 2020 · Leave a comment
St Magdalene 25 yo 1964 / 1989 Cadenhead 44.2% vs St Magdalene 23 yo 1970 Rare Malts 58.43%
St Magdalene 25 yo 1964 / 1989 Cadenhead 44.2% One of those old noses which are so remarkably phenolic one might have thought old Ardmore. Cold engines and a single … Continue reading
October 12, 2020 · Leave a comment
Caol Ila 15 yo Sestante for Novecento 64.7% vs Caol Ila 15 yo Sestante 65.3%
Caol Ila 15 yo Sestante for Novecento 64.7% Familiar sort of brutal Caol Ila, the kind that’s oily, rooty, flinty, briny and lemony, but as narrow as the space between … Continue reading
October 5, 2020 · 1 Comment
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