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Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular

Review: Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular Cask 11169 from @DLaingWhisky #Speyside #singlemalt #scotch #whisky #GlenKeith #Review #OldParticular

Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular Cask 11169 (Douglas Laing) Image courtesy of Master of Malt What they say This right here is a 20 year old Glen Keith, which was matured in a single hogshead cask. Said hogshead was filled up by Glen Keith in November 1995 and, in June 2016, it was cracked open by Douglas Laing to bottle the whisky for their Old Particular range. 261 bottles were…

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Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular

Review: Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular Cask 11169 from @DLaingWhisky #Speyside #singlemalt #scotch #whisky #GlenKeith #Review #OldParticular

Glen Keith 20 Years Old 1995 Old Particular Cask 11169 (Douglas Laing) Image courtesy of Master of Malt What they say This right here is a 20 year old Glen Keith, which was matured in a single hogshead cask. Said hogshead was filled up by Glen Keith in November 1995 and, in June 2016, it was cracked open by Douglas Laing to bottle the whisky for their Old Particular range. 261 bottles were…

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Ledaig 8 Years Old 2008 The Single Cask (52.8%, Claxton's, Refill Sherry Butt, 645 Bottles, 2016)

Ledaig 8 Years Old 2008 The Single Cask (52.8%, Claxton's, Refill Sherry Butt, 645 Bottles, 2016) #whisky #review @Claxtonsspirits

Ledaig 8 Years Old 2008 The Single Cask Whisky Review

ABV: 52.8%

Age: 8 years Old

Bottling: Claxton’s, The Single Cask

Category: Island single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £sold out

Origin: Tobermory Distillery

Vintage: 2008

What they say

A Claxon’s bottling of peated Tobermory single malt Scotch whisky, bottled under their Ledaig name. It was distilled in May 2008 and matured for 8 years in a…

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Oban 2001 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, OD 165.FB, 2016)

A side-by-side of 2 Oban Distillers Edition whiskies from @12Distilleries, starting with the 2001 vintage #whiskyreview #whisky #singlemalt

Whisky Review: Oban 2001 Distillers Edition

Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky

Origin: Oban distillery

Bottling: Diageo, OB

ABV: 43%

Cost: £74.95

What they say

Importers and entrepreneurs, the founders of Oban distillery would have approved of the Spanish influence brought to bear with this edition’s second maturation in Montilla Fino cask wood finish.

Official tasting notes:

Nose: Fru…

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Glenkinchie 2016 Distillery Only (48%, OB, 6000 Bottles)

#Whisky Review: Glenkinchie 2016 Distillery Only (48%, OB, 6000 Bottles) from @12Distilleries

Whisky Review: Glenkinchie 2016 Distillery Only Category: Lowland single malts scotch whisky Origin: Glenkinchie Distillery Bottling: Diageo ABV: 48% ABV Cost: £80 Available only at the distillery

What they say:

Limited Edition available only at the distillery bottling, Bottled in 2016 producing a batch of 6000 bottles at 48% ABV. Constructed from a combination of ex-bourbon hogsheads,…

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Hicks & Healey 8 Year Cornish Old Single Malt ~ 42.5% (Hicks & Healey)

#Whisky review: Hicks & Healey 8 Year Old Cornish Single Malt

Whisky Review: Hicks & Healey 8 Year Old Cornish Single Malt Category: Cornish single malt whisky Origin: Healey’s Cyder Farm Bottling: Hicks & Healey, Official ABV: 42.5% Cost: £58.99

What they say:

The culmination of an idea forged from the perfect partnership of expertise in brewing and innovation in distillation, our single malt Classic English Whiskey is a rare and sought-after spirit.…

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Mortlach 1997 Port Cask Finish (Bottled 2016) ~ 56.4% (Malts of Scotland)

#Whisky Review: Mortlach 1997 Port Cask Finish (Bottled 2016) from Malts of Scotland

Whisky Review: Mortlach 1997 Port Cask Finish (Bottled 2016) Cask MoS 16014 Category: Speyside single malt Scotch whisky Origin: Mortlach Distillery Bottling: Malts of Scotland ABV: 56.4% Cost: sold out

What they say:

Distilled at Mortlach distillery in 1997, this whisky has been transferred into a port cask for an undisclosed finishing period. Cask MoS 16014 was bottled in 2016 at Cask Strength…

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Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 ~ 51.5% (Claxton's)

#Whisky Review: Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 from @Claxtonsspirits

Whisky Review: Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Elgin Distillery Bottling: Claxton’s ABV: 51.5% Cost: £91.42 from Master of Malt

What they say:

Glen Elgin is perhaps one of the lesser-known malt whisky distilleries in Scotland, despite having a strong following among whisky aficionados. Since its establishment in 1998, Glen Elgin quickly…

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