Scotch

  Review #1142; Scotch #216 I had this blind then was revealed the notes so keep that in mind. Here we have a bottling of Bunnahabhain, done for Feis Ile in 2018. This single malt aged for 10 years in ex-oloroso casks before being bottled at cask strength with no additives in 2018. Distillery: Bunnahabhain Bottler: Bunnahabhain […]

Review #1114; Scotch #215 I had this blind then was revealed the bottling, so keep that in mind reading my notes. In another blind review of a secret Santa sample, we have a whisky from a distillery I’ve never had, Jura. 7 wood jokes aside, this is a bottling from independent bottler Cadenhead’s. This whisky

Review #1113; Scotch #214 I had this blind then was revealed the bottling, so keep that in mind reading my notes. This 6 year old Arran was a blend of 3 vatted sherry hogshead that held peated Arran spirit for 6 years before being bottled at cask strength with no color added or chill filtration.

Review #1035; Scotch #213 Laphroaig 8yr 2014 Single Cask Virigin Oak Heavy Toast This bottle comes to us from Laphroaig, that famous distillery located on Islay in Scotland. This single barrel was selected by t8ke of Whiskeyraiders, r/bourbon, and the various other projects. This cask of peated single malt was put into a Virgin Oak cask

North Star Spirits Clynelish 20yr 2000 This bottling comes to us from the independent bottler North Star Spirits. This single malt from the Clynelish distillery was aged in a sherry but and finished in a Portuguese brandy butt. It was bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill filtering. This was a single barrel.

Bruichladdich 2008 – Bere Barley This is a bottling of single malt scotch from Bruichladdich that wild and interesting distillery located on Islay. This release from them is of their Bere Barley series. What sets this release apart from their other releases is their use of the grain, Bere Barley, which is an old variety

Glenlivet 11yr 2007 Signatory Vintage TWB select This is a single cask of Glenlivet bottled for The Whisky Barrel.com by Signatory Vintage. This first fhill Sherry hogshead was aged for 11 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 66% Nose: Raisins, Plums, Nutmeg, Cinnamon. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Plums, Nutmeg, slightly bready, Cinnamon Finish: Medium length

Macallan Rich Cacao This bottling comes to us from that famous (and pricey!) distillery The Macallan. Part of the Harmony collection this bottling of single malt was aged in a combination of European and American Oak casks before being bottled with no chill filtering or color added. It is called Cacao due to the color

Ardbeg Ardcore Committee This bottling comes from the Ardbeg distillery located on Islay in Scotland. This is part of their limited edition Committee releases. This is a non-age stated single malt that was created using roasted black malt. This was bottled with no chill filtering. ABV: 50.1% Nose: Very light nose, faint lemon zest, bitter black tea,

Laphroaig 2022 Cairdeas Warehouse 1 This bottling comes to us from that famous distillery located on Islay in Scotland, Laphroaig. This is part of the yearly Cairdeas line which are limited edition expression that have something different each year. This years expression is a non-age stated Single malt that was aged entirely in first fill