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Review #502; Scotch #172: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood CS

This is the 2019 Cairdeas release from Laphroaig, for this they aged the whiskey in ex-bourbon, quarter casks, and ex-Oloroso casks before bottling it at cask strength. This whisky also had no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Iodine, industrial peat, vanilla, oak spice, woodiness Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, industrial smoke and peat, vanilla, slight […]

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Review #501; Scotch #171: Bowmore 15yr (2004) SMWS 3.314 STR “Loungecore Stave Exoticism”

This cask comes to us from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and was bottled as part of the 2020 Feis Ile festival for the US Market. This was Matured in a bourbon hogshead for 14 years before being transferred to a shaved, toasted and re-charred first-fill barrique. Bottled at cask strength with no color added

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Review #500; Scotch #170: Glenlivet 18yr

This comes from distiller Glenlivet, and is aged for 18 years in first and second fill American Oak and ex-sherry oak casks, then bottled at 43% abv. ABV: 43% Nose: Orange Peel, vanilla, baked bread Palate: Thinner mouthfeel, orange peel, vanilla, slight baked bread, slight dark chocolate. Finish: Short finish. Warm, orange zest, vanilla, bready, toffee, slight dark chocolate.

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Review #495; Scotch #169: Kirkland Sherry 22yr

This is a scotch sourced through Alexander Murray and Co. for American Wholesaler Costco. It comes from Speyside, is aged in Ex-Bourbon then finished in ex-Oloroso Sherry Casks. These clock in at under $100 dollars a bottle. ABV: 46% Nose: Faint must, raisins, allspice, black pepper, Dark Chocolate Palate: Medium mouthfeel, raisins, dark chocolate, must, light vanilla Finish: Short,

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Review #494; Scotch #168: Glen Scotia 11yr (2007) SMWS 93.118 “Alladin’s Cave”

This is a bottling from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society; it comes from Glen Scotia and was aged for 11 years in a First Fill Bourbon Barrel. It was then bottled at cask strength, with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 57.6% Nose: Vanilla Bean, light honey, peppery, fresh baked bread Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Rich

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Review #493; Scotch #167: Glen Scotia 16yr (2000) Cadenheads Authentic

This is a 16 year old Glen Scotia from Cadenheads, from their wood range series. This was distilled in 2000, fully matured in a sherry cask, then bottled in 2016 at cask strength, with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 57.8% Nose: Faint dark chocolate, raisins, oak spice, over-ripe blackberry, must, faint Sulphur but not

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