Bowmore 19 yo Cadenhead 46%
Bowmore 19 yo Cadenhead 46% Vintageless little mini but given the label, something tells me it might be great. Right, I was hoping for fruit, which isn’t here but neither … Continue reading
Clynelish bicolour 12 yo donini import 57%
Clynelish bicolour 12 yo donini import 57% Donini was active up to the mid 90s and given this label, it’s tax strip and code JI, best guess would be an … Continue reading
Longmorn 25 yo 1973 / 1999 Hart Bros #4117 55.5%
Longmorn 25 yo 1973 / 1999 Hart Bros #4117 55.5% One of Michiel’s past Limburg gems. This whisky is almost brown in the glass! A fulsome blend of wood, sweet … Continue reading
Brora 40 yo 1978 / 2018 200th Anniversary 49.2%
Brora 40 yo 1978 / 2018 200th Anniversary 49.2% A masterclass in subtlety. Not far from those glorious Special Releases. These miracles somehow retain a deep phenolic depth though clearly … Continue reading
Longrow 1973 Samaroli 53%
Longrow 1973 Samaroli 53% Billowing clouds of dry and resinous white smoke, oil flecked, mineral and sharp, from a bonfire of medicinal barks and roots, and sap laden branches. Sharply … Continue reading
Glenlossie 24 yo 1975 / 2000 Cadenhead Millennium Bottling 53.9%
Glenlossie 24 yo 1975 / 2000 Cadenhead Millennium Bottling 53.9% One of these old speysiders that can seem quite highland in style, if regions means anything to you. Dried orange … Continue reading
Longrow 18 yo 46%
Longrow 18 yo 46% Brings to mind the charred aspects of a fire, the charred wood, ash, dumped garden clippings, but also a burnt cream in blackened pans and some … Continue reading
Mortlach George Cowie 113.8 proof
Mortlach George Cowie 113.8 proofA bit of a mystery bottle. I knew I had the picture for this but I can’t find it now, though I am sure it was … Continue reading
Bowmore 12 black dumpy 1L for duty free 43% ~80s bottling
Bowmore 12 black dumpy 1L for duty free 43% ~80s bottling A bottle with a livery issued over a long enough period that it has a varied reputation. Since this … Continue reading
Springbank 11 yo 2006 / 2017 Local Barley 53.1%
Springbank 11 yo 2006 / 2017 Local Barley 53.1% Big boisterous Springbank, up to the ears in oily petrochemical notes of spilt diesel on a hot day next to a … Continue reading
Rosebank 20yo Zenith 57%
Rosebank 20yo Zenith 57% I was not ready the first time I tried this, but every time I come back I find its brilliance ever brighter with each pass. There … Continue reading
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