Glenfarclas 29 yo 1966 / 1996 #6551 51.2%
Glenfarclas 29 yo 1966 / 1996 #6551 51.2% Big boned Glenfarclas, you can feel the heft. Charred gristle and soot effect comes through, but alongside various honeys and earthy herbal … Continue reading
Laphroaig 1979 / 1997 Blackadder #5962 43%
Laphroaig 1979 / 1997 Blackadder #5962 43% A bit of an open secret but some of these late 70s Laphroaigs could be gorgeous. Zing! Absolutely. At opening, the sting of … Continue reading
Macallan 52 yo 1946 / 1998 Select Reserve 40%
Macallan 52 yo 1946 / 1998 Select Reserve 40% Let me just say – because I know I will get questions on this one. This was one of the last … Continue reading
Clynelish 36yo 1972 / 2009 Gordon & Macphail Book of Kells #14301 59.4%
Clynelish 36yo 1972 / 2009 Gordon & Macphail Book of Kells #14301 59.4% What we love about Clynelish is right here in this glass. Warm wax, ripe yellow fruit, hot … Continue reading
Benriach 40 yo 1971 / 2011 #1947 49.8%
Benriach 40 yo 1971 / 2011 #1947 49.8% The brand new Emerald Room by The Swan Song has officially opened, make a trip down and there you may find such … Continue reading
Mortlach 50 yo1957 / 2007 Gordon & MacPhail #585,586 43.5%
Mortlach 50 yo1957 / 2007 Gordon & MacPhail #585,586 43.5% As expected its a beastly sherry. Or if not sherry then a goopy churn of coffee powder, Worcestershire sauce, chicken … Continue reading
Springbank 29 yo 1993 / 2022 Animal Spirits #95 46.4%
Springbank 29 yo 1993 / 2022 Animal Spirits #95 46.4% A Singaporean bottler, and they have chosen well! Exemplary 90s Springbank, funky type. Diesel fumes, a clean fruity funk, sea … Continue reading
Caol Ila 1976 / 1996 Scotts Selection 57.6%
Caol Ila 1976 / 1996 Scotts Selection 57.6% Mature Caol Ila where, to paraphrase Lagavulin, fire has been fined into warmth. Subtle tones from the wood and spirit have married … Continue reading
Blair Athol 23 yo 1993 / 2017 Special Release 58.4%
Blair Athol 23 yo 1993 / 2017 Special Release 58.4%Powerful sherry driven whisky with notes of smeared blackberry jam, carbonised sauce pans, fire wood, sweet spice laden desert fruitcake with … Continue reading
Irish Single Malt 27 yo 1988 / 2015 Auld Alliance 51.2%
Irish Single Malt 27 yo 1988 / 2015 Auld Alliance 51.2% Famously fruity years in Ireland, perhaps 1988 is the fruitiest of them all. This and its peated 1991 sister … Continue reading
Jura 25 yo 1990 / 2015 Douglas Laing #10990 54.2%
Jura 25 yo 1990 / 2015 Douglas Laing #10990 54.2% Natural and unhindered. A distillate’s quirks are laid bare in a whisky like this. Watered down tiger balm muddled with … Continue reading
Port Ellen 15 yo 1977 / 1992 SMWS 43.4 61.5%
Port Ellen 15 yo 1977 / 1992 SMWS 43.4 61.5% It’s a huge punchy nose. A veritable wall of peat, black oil, tar and petrochemicals, cold rubber, crushed granite, mountains … Continue reading
Bruichladdich 24 yo 1965 / 1990 Turatello 54.2%
Bruichladdich 24 yo 1965 / 1990 Turatello 54.2% Fruity but in the overripe vine laden sense, meaning musky cantaloupe and honeydews, oranges and peaches left out to ripen too long … Continue reading
Strathisla 8 yo Gordon & MacPhail 100 proof 57%
Strathisla 8 yo Gordon & MacPhail 100 proof 57% It’s a mystery to me why some whiskies are upfront and approachable at 60+% but others are so locked in at … Continue reading
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