This bottling comes from Ardmore’s distilling season in 2008. After spending 11 years maturing in a bourbon barrel, it was dumped and bottled at natural cask strength by Morrison & MacKay. Devoid of coloring or filtering The picture above is from me opening the bottle last night as I forgot to take a pic of […]
Review #271; Scotch #92: Ardmore 11yr 2008 r/scotch selection Read More »
Glen Scotia Double Cask is matured in the finest first fill bourbon barrels before being finished for up to twelve months in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Raisins, Figs, Red Berries, Spicy. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Vanilla, salt, Figs, Dark Chocolate, Lemon Zest Finish: Short length, Vanilla, oak, Dark Chocolate, Spices, Lemon Zest. Rating: 6/10 I’m not sure
Review #266; Scotch #91: Glen Scotia Double Cask Read More »
Vatting of six single malts which are aged in first fill sherry casks then shipped to Unst, near the Muckle Flugga Lighthouse in the Shetlands. It spends a year on the island in new French oak before being returned to the mainland for bottling. ABV: 40% Nose: Plums, Honey, Hay, Sulphur. Raisins. Palate: Watery, Thin. Hay, Light Fig,
Review #265; Scotch #90: Muckle Flugga Blended Malt Read More »
This is a single cask release from Blackadder, it is a non disclosed sourced Isaly Malt and is one of 216 bottles drawn at cask strength from a single oak hogshead and bottled in July of 2013. ABV: 60.6% Nose: Light Sweet Peat, Brine, Oak Spice. Pledge Wipes, Campfire Smoke, Citrus Zest. Palate: Thick and oily mouthfeel. Rich
Review #262; Scotch #89: Blackadder Peat Reek Raw Cask(2013) Read More »
This is a selection by K&L and is lightly peated at 22ppm. This is non-chill filtered and no color added. Lets have a taste. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Brine, Vanilla, light smoke, deli meats. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Brine, Vanilla, Light Smoke, ash, pepper,. Finish: Medium finish, Strong Brine, Vanilla, Smoked Deli Meat, light ash, pepper, clove. Rating: 6/10 This is a
Review #261; Scotch #88: Talisker 8yr 2009 Old Particular K&L Selection Read More »
This is a single cask offering from Eradour, a Heavily Peated offering with no color added, no chill filtering, and bottled at cask strength. ABV: 61.5% Nose: Dark Chocolate, Citrus, Slight Black Tea, Raisins and Figs. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Smoked Meaty Peat, Raisins, Smoke, Black Tea, Pepper Finish: Medium Length, Meaty Peat, Smoke, Black Tea, Pepper, Dark Chocolate Rating: 8/10
This is a cask strength bottling of the Peat’s Beast blend, aged in PX Sherry for an unknown amount of time before being bottled at cask strength. I had this blind then was shown the bottle. ABV: 54.1% Nose: Clean light peat, earthy, honey, vanilla, meaty Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, peat, meaty, earthy, lemon zest, vanilla. Iodine,
Review #256; Scotch #86: Peats Beast Batch Strength PX Read More »
This is an bottling from The Ultimate Whisky Company. This Staoisha from Bunnahabhain was aged for 5 years in an ex-bourbon barrel before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. I had this blind then was shown the bottled after taking my notes. This was reviewed blind, and then I was revealed the dram
Review #255; Scotch #85: Staoisha 5yr 2013 Ultimate Whisky Company Read More »
This is a NAS peated expression from Bruichladdich that has been aged its entire life in French Oak. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind. ABV: 57.8% Nose: Light sweet peat. Rotting fall vegetation, medicinal iodine, lemon zest, earthy. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, sweet meaty peat, vanilla, rotting vegetation, iodine,
Review #254; Scotch #84: Port Charlotte 2007 CC:01 Read More »
This is a standard offering from Arran that has been aged in a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. Note this is the new standard 18, not the limited edition 18 which ws aged in only sherry casks. Let’s see what this “young” distillery has to offer us. ABV: 46% Nose: Honey, Vanilla, Cereals, slight hay, baked
Review #250; Scotch #83: Arran 18yr Read More »
