Ben Nevis 21 yo 1996 / 2018 Whisky Doris #2028 52.2% vs Ben Nevis 21 yo Private Bottling #1407 48.8%
Ben Nevis 21 yo 1996 / 2018 Whisky Doris #2028 52.2%Full of culinary aromas that border on mustiness. Cold fry pans sitting unwashed on stained hobs sticky with grease. Firewood … Continue reading
Glen Ord 40 yo 1965 Royal Mile Whiskies 40.1% vs Glenury Royal 24 yo 1973 / 1997 Signatory #6851 53.7%
Glen Ord 40 yo 1965 Royal Mile Whiskies 40.1%The kind of magic one looks for in these old ones. Old lumps of beeswax, dusty pollen, a bit of amaretto and … Continue reading
Lagavulin 12yo Special Release 2019 56.5% vs Pulteney 12yo 2008 / 2020 Nectar 57.5%
In memory of those who went before their time. Pulteney 12yo 2008 / 2020 Nectar 57.5% I have questions on where the production of this unspeakably underrated malt goes, seeing … Continue reading
Millburn 18 yo 1978 / 1997 Gordon & MacPhail #3166 65.6%
Millburn 18 yo 1978 / 1997 Gordon & MacPhail #3166 65.6%I can count the number of Millburn experts with all the fingers on my feet. I know pitifully little myself, … Continue reading
Craigduff 40 yo 1973 / 2013 Signatory #2516 49.6% vs Ardmore 1991 / 2006 Gordon & Macphail #6158/59/60 57.9%
Craigduff 40 yo 1973 / 2013 Signatory #2516 49.6% What you get when you lightly peat an otherwise funky fruity malt. Warm honey and hay, spilt beer and wet cement, … Continue reading
Ledaig ‘Limited Edition for the Year 2000’ 42% vs Ledaig 1975 / 1995 Blackadder #65 56.5%
Ledaig ‘Limited Edition for the Year 2000’ 42% An unusual one. Zippy salt air, fresh seawater complete with seaweed. Newly pulled nets, fresh catch and fennel. Very seagoing. Now smoking … Continue reading
Laphroaig 1994 / 2016 Malts of Scotland #16032 49.6% vs Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength Red Stripe 55.7%
Laphroaig 1994 / 2016 Malts of Scotland #16032 49.6% Right on the money for 90s Laphroaig, I suppose we could call it a classic style now. Hefty proportions, with a … Continue reading
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