Caol Ila 1968 / 1990 Gordon & Macphail 58.6%
This one is a long time coming. Combine the deepest phenolics with the grimiest organic funk. Heavily ripe, almost animalic farmy, wet mud and cowpats. Yet the gods of whisky … Continue reading
Lagavulin 11 yo Manager’s Dram ~bottled 2013 57.1%
Huge Lagavulin that immediately brings to mind the style of the 12 yo special releases, though this one seems to lean cleaner, sharper and less brutal. To be sure we … Continue reading
Glen Grant 15 yo 57%/100 proof 75cl
This one is an example of sherry as a veneer. Its a tannic but rich layer with black tea and dried bark matched with chocolate boxes and tobacco leaf, all … Continue reading
Tomatin 13 yo 1976 / 1990 Cadenhead 60.4%
Brutal as they come, its grass juice and turpentine, metal cleaner with spent lubricant, and some kind of pepper and mustard personal defence spray. Harsh, raw and very much for … Continue reading
Longmorn 30 yo 1964 / 1995 Signatory #51 53.2%
Going a little further back into the 60s this one shows a clean earthiness, almost medicinal. A profile that brings to mind a whole era of old whisky rather than … Continue reading
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