An interesting fatty, waxy style with abundant malt, honey and citrus candy, making for a good middle-aged whisky.
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- Cask #5:22013 vintage58.3%
An interesting fatty, waxy style with abundant malt, honey and citrus candy, making for a good middle-aged whisky.
A clean, bright dram with citrus, vanilla, white pepper and ginger—very much what you’d expect from a good bourbon cask, though not especially distinctive.
Deep, elegant smoke meets farmy, tarry and medicinal notes, with berries, tobacco, cocoa and a long, salty finish.
A round, accessible whiskey with bright fruit, honey, vanilla and a pleasantly oily texture—an inviting dram that needs no wine-cask finish.
A punchy, unmistakably Bowmore profile of smoked lemons, brine and tart tropical fruits works remarkably well with the supportive Caribbean rum finish.
A bright, zesty fruit salad of passion fruit, sour plums, lemon and grapefruit, with limestone, green tea and polished oak underneath.
A charming old Strathisla combining apricots, citrus and honeyed beehive notes with herbal tea, dried flowers and aromatic old oak.
A maritime, ashy Bowmore with candied lemon, grilled pineapple and honey on the nose, giving way to roasted herbs, eucalyptus and a long, mineral finish.
A very nice fruity core of tangerines, peaches, mango and pineapple, balanced by typical chalky, waxy and mineral notes.
A sweet and peaty Glen Scotia with maritime smoke, dark fruits, smoked bacon and a red wine influence that works remarkably well.
A vibrant combination of brine, herbal notes and citrus works wonders, balanced by mild sweetness and leading to a very long, peppery, subtly bitter finish.
Immaculate Laphroaig with maritime power, delivering focused medicinal, citrus and coastal notes through a very long finish.
An exceptionally aromatic and unique whisky, balancing tart peaches, pineapple and plums with dried herbs, wax, sandalwood and a candied, fragrant finish.
Vinous and fairly unique, it brings bright raspberry and blackcurrant, vanilla, clove and a brandy-like edge, finishing with dark fruits and brown sugar.
Fruity sweetness, bright sparkle and a pleasant tart note make this a distinctive dram that grew on the reviewer into a firm favourite.
Red berries, cherries, toffee and orange cake show on the palate, but the reviewer feels the Bordeaux cask—not the yeast—is doing most of the talking.
Rich and aromatic, with raisins, red berries, plums, toffee, nuts and milk chocolate, though active oak brings a slightly drier, lightly bitter edge.
A very complete and simply stupendous whisky, dominated by old-style sherry with tobacco, prunes, chocolate and a long, dry finish.
Lovely waxiness paired with rich fruitiness makes this Clynelish an all-round work of art, with creamy fruits, honey and refreshing citrus.
A nuclear smoke bomb with warming peat, barbecue ashes, sea spray and medicinal notes—one of the nicest young Laphroaig expressions the reviewer has had lately.
