Millburn 36 yo 1969 / 2005 Douglas Laing #DL2152 50% vs Glenburgie 40 yo 1963 / 2003 Signatory #4751 56.4%
Millburn 36 yo 1969 / 2005 Douglas Laing #DL2152 50% Thick! Old vegetable oil and greasy grills on which cut asparagus and bittergourds slowly cook, oozing vegetal sap. Clear resin … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 23 yo 1996 / 2019 Single Malts of Scotland for the Nectar #536 51.3% vs A Speyside Distillery 32 yo 1989 / 2022 Thompson Bros 51.4%
Ben Nevis 23 yo 1996 / 2019 Single Malts of Scotland for the Nectar #536 51.3% Fruity for a Ben Nevis, sweet with golden syrup tinned yellow peaches and mango … Continue reading
Brora 22 yo 1972 / 1995 Rare Malts 61.1% vs Brora 22 yo 1972 / 1995 Rare Malts 58.7%
Brora 22 yo 1972 / 1995 Rare Malts 61.1% Huge, as expected, maximum octane, outrageous even, but it’s a kind of peat that is not so much to do with … Continue reading
Talimburg 19 yo 1986 / 2005 The Whisky Fair #1485 45.9% vs Talisker 20 yo 1981 / 2002 62%
Talimburg 19 yo 1986 / 2005 The Whisky Fair #1485 45.9%Lovely old sea-driven nose, immediately evocative with brine, pulled up shellfish in nets, loose seaweed, rubber boots, lemon balm, oiled … Continue reading
Caol Ila 12 yo Bulloch Lade for Zenith 43% vs Caol Ila 30 yo 1979 / 2010 Berry Bros #4604/5 55.6%
Caol Ila 12 yo Bulloch Lade for Zenith 43% Muddy seawater mixed with oxidized lemon oil, chest rub, kelp, spilt petrol, oozingly oily black peat and old nets. A perfect … Continue reading
Clynelish 29 yo 1965 Whyte & Whyte 52.1%
Clynelish 29 yo 1965 Whyte & Whyte 52.1% One of the unicorns. How many 60s Clynelish single casks are there? The nose floors you. Old resin and cold engine lubricants, … Continue reading
Brora 21 yo 1982 / 2003 Signatory #416 58.4% vs Clynelish 27 yo 1982 / 2009 Synch Eli Daily Dram 46%
Brora 21 yo 1982 / 2003 Signatory #416 58.4% Cold candles, dried up lime zest, plenty of dirty mineral notes like sand and gravel mixed with a teaspooon of coal … Continue reading
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