Ledaig 14 yo 1972 Gordon & MacPhail 40%
The famous old brown map label. Fat and tarry as Ledaig gets, this is a shining phenol-ridden light from what to me are Tobermory’s best. The diametric opposite 70s Caol … Continue reading
Glen Garioch 1971 Samaroli 59.6%
A legendary bottle. Like with Brora, those peated years seemed to have brought magical depths and dimensions on scales we now see as unimaginable today. Here an astounding landscape unfolds … Continue reading
Ireland 26 yo 1990 / 2017 Maltbarn #72 49.3%
This is one where the grassy, cut herbs aspect and the berry juiciness sit side by side. We have grass juice, dill, quinine and concrete dust but also red currants … Continue reading
Tomintoul 25 yo 1969 / 1995 Glenhaven 56.5%
Can’t say I’ve met a Tomintoul collector just yet. Now this is one of the good ones, plenty of little notes spanning resinous and spicy to herbaceous, like old panels, … Continue reading
Redbreast 32 yo 1985 / 2018 Dream Cask #41207 46.5%
I really underappreciated the older casks Redbreast was putting out then. This one bubbles over with all kinds of unctuous delights. A viscous concentrate of purple and black fruit, molasses, … Continue reading
Fettercairn 19 yo 1989 / 2008 Private Cellar 43%
Complete honesty – Fettercairn struggles a bit to not be the last choice of the evening, but like a champ these are always fun. This one has a layer of … Continue reading
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