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SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside

SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside single malt scotch whisky review #SMWS #Imperial

Imperial 21 Years Old 1995 65.5 Old School Speyside 1. What they say The nose is classic old-school Speyside – ripe mango, apples, pears, pineapple and flowers with custard Danish and syrup sponge sweetness – but fresh too – paint, Imperial Leather soap and crystallized ginger. The palate combines intense flavours of juicy pear and sherbet straws; then canvas, leather and oak tingle the…

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Glentauchers 44 Years Old Batch 10

Review: Glentauchers 44 Years Old Batch 10 from @BoutiqueyWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #Glentauchers

Glentauchers 44 Years Old Batch 10 What they say That Boutique-y Whisky Company has reached double digits of Glentauchers bottlings, and for its 10th batch, it’s gone big with a 44 year old expression! Incredible stuff, and with a neat label showing a bit of history behind the distillery and its experiments with “silent malt” – which is malt whisky distilled in column stills. It was a bit of a…

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Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice

Review: Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice @Gordon_Macphail #Scotch #Whisky #HighlandPark

Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength What they say A rich and sherried Highland Park from Gordon & MacPhail, bottled for the Connoisseurs Choice range. This was distilled in 1989, matured for 29 years in a refill sherry butt and bottled on 18 September 2018. The refill cask has added rich layers of sherry-cask flavour to Highland Park’s floral and softly smoky spirit, letting…

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John Crabbie 28 Years Old 1992 Speyside (45.5%, John Crabbie & Co., 260 Bottles, 2021)

John Crabbie 28 Years Old 1992 Speyside (45.5%, John Crabbie & Co., 260 Bottles, 2021)

John Crabbie 28 Years Old 1992 Speyside Whisky Review ABV: 45.5%Age: 28 Years OldBottling: John Crabbie & Co.Category: Speyside single malt scotch whiskyCost: £350Origin: Undisclosed distilleryVintage: 1992 What they say Pioneering Scotch whisky brand, John Crabbie & Co, is building upon its award winning Independent Bottling credentials and continuing its legacy of innovation with the launch…

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The Glendronach 27 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5897 (48%, OB, Batch 18, 853 Bottles, 2020)

The Glendronach 27 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5897 (48%, OB, Batch 18, 853 Bottles, 2020)

The Glendronach 27 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5897 Whisky Review ABV: 48%Age: 27 Years OldBottling: OB, Single Cask Releases Batch 18Category: Highland single malt scotch whiskyCost: £555 from Master of MaltOrigin: GlenDronach distilleryVintage: 1992 What they say The GlenDronach Distillery is pleased to announce the eighteenth batch of its acclaimed Cask Bottling collection. Eighteen casks…

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Fiona Macleod 33 Years Old (46.3%, TCoIWC, 2020)

Fiona Macleod 33 Years Old (46.3%, TCoIWC, 2020) #Islay #Whisky

Fiona Macleod 33 Years Old Whisky Review

ABV: 46.3%

Age: 33 Years Old

Bottling: The Character of Islay Whisky Company

Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £399.95 available from Master of Malt

Origin: Undisclosed

Vintage: Undeclared

What they say

Another incredible Islay single malt from The Character of Islay Whisky Company, which has been matured for an impressive 33 years! Over…

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Caperdonich 22 Years Old 1997 (60.5%, LOTG Bourbon Barrel #19130, 171 Bottles, 2020)

Caperdonich 22 Years Old 1997 (60.5%, LOTG Bourbon Barrel #19130, 171 Bottles, 2020) #Caperdonich #whisky #review @lady_ofthe_glen

Caperdonich 22 Years Old Whisky Review

ABV: 60.5%

Age: 22 Years Old

Bottling: Lady of the Glen, Bourbon barrel #19130, 171 bottles

Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £400

Origin: Caperdonich distillery

Vintage: 1997

What they say

Originating in 1898, the Caperdonich Distillery was closed in 2001 and demolished in 2011; with its light, floral and creamy distillate forever lost to…

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Glenrothes 21 Years Old 1993 Kumquat Cluster (46%, Wemyss Malts, Sherry Butt #3343, 730 Bottles, 2014)

Glenrothes 21 Years Old 1993 Kumquat Cluster Whisky Review

ABV: 46%

Age: 21 Years Old

Bottling: Wemyss Malts

Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £sold out

Origin: Glenrothes distillery

Vintage: 1993

What they say

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