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Review #102; Scotch #21: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 5

Background: This bottling of Laphroaig comes to us from the famed Laphroaig distillery. This single malt has been aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being bottled at cask strength. ABV: 57.2% Nose: Medicinal, Warm Peat, Smoke, Decaying Vegetation, Lemon Pledge Wipes, Brine. Palate: Thick, Oily, Heat, peat, medicinal, lemon pledge, smoke, seaweed, small hint of vanilla. […]

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Review #99; Scotch #20: Caol Ila 11yr G&M Cask Strength

Background: This is an 11 year old Caol ila bottling from IB Gordon and Macphail. It was aged in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels.  ABV: 54.1% Nose: Peat, a king of sweetish peat, smoke, vanilla, salt, hint of grass. Palate: Oily mouthfeel, BBQ esque peat, vanilla, smoke that lingers, hint of berries Finish: Medium long, creamy vanilla, peat, smoke, hint

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Review #97; Bourbon #44: Wild Turkey Master Keep Revival

Master’s Keep Revival is made from a blend of Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon aged 12-15 years before finishing in at least 20-year-old Oloroso Sherry casks, hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. Batch No. 1 Bottle No. 31,488 ABV: 50.5% Nose: Fruity sweetness, caramel, honey, oak, rye, a bit of mustyness that furit sweetness dominates the nose

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