Scotch

Background: This Single malt from Clynelish has been selected by the SMWS and aged for 14yrs ina 2nd fill Sauternes cask before being bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill filtering. ABV: 56.8% Nose: Light fruits, floral wildflowers, malty grains, black tea/ black pepper, honey. Palate: Thick mouthfeel, plums, oak, pepper, black tea, lemon, citrus, Finish: Medium […]

Matured in a combination of Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon barrels, both of which were first-filled. After a quarter of a century of ageing, it as bottled at cask strength. ABV: 45.1% Nose: Medicinal Whiff, light smoke, hay, fruity berried hint. The age has really tamed and mellowed the nose on this. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, “wet” and lingering,

This is aged in sherry seasoned oak casks from Spain, like most Macallan offerings. This is offered at a higher abv than other releases; however, this is still lower than the 2017 release at 58.4%. ABV: 51.2% Nose: Fruitcake, berries, allspice, oak, and Sulphur. Nose feels a little muted, it makes you work for the notes. Palate: Medium/thinish

Highland Park “Heart of it All” 13 This is a single cask offering picked by the state of Ohio. Distilled: 2004 Bottled: 2018 Cask Type: Refill Sherry Butt ABV: 63.2% Nose: Fruitcake, dark berries, baking spices, citrus, Palate: Heat, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, dark berries, leather. Finish: Medium, Cloves, berries, leather, oak, and other baking spices. This is alright, it reminds me of

This is the yearly limited release that Laphroaig, 2018s being matured in ex-bourbon and ex-fino casks. ABV: 51.8% Nose: Warm thick peat, honey, pears, citrus, ash, honeydew, medicinal hint, bacon. Palate: Peat, bacon, medicinal, honey, ash, pears. Well balanced and very good. Dry on the back end. Finish: Long, medicinal, warm peat, ash and honey. This is well balanced

Background: This single cask of Bruichladdich comes to us from Independent bottler Signatory Vintage. This single malt has been aged for 26 years in a sherry butt before being bottled at cask strength with no additives and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 56% Nose: Gingerbred baked spiced sweetness, muted sherry not as much as you’d expect for 26

GlenDronach 20 1995 Cask 543 Ex-PX puncheon 689 total bottles produced ABV: 54.6% Nose: Incredibly sweet noes, figs, berries, allspice, strong sherry/px it really comes through, grapes, Palate: Thick, oily, and dry. Figs, candy, berries, Sherry, bit of Sulphur funk, vanilla Finish: Long, dry, Sweet sherry, Sulphur funk, allspice, black pepper. This is pretty tasty and stands out as

Background: This bottling was initially matured for over five years in first-fill bourbon The whisky was then transferred to American oak quarter-casks for a further six months. The single malt is non chill-filtered and bottled at cask-strength. ABV: 57.2% Nose: BBQ-esque Peat, Salt, hint of ash, vanilla hint, oak, medicinal/iodine. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Sweet peat, smoke, vailla hint,

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.

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