Scotch

Review #53; Scotch #9: Glen Grant Signatory Vintage 1997 Bounty Hunter Select

Background: This is a Scotch single barrel, bottled for Bounty Hunter in California. This was aged for 20 years before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered.  ABV: 60% Nose: Bright Berries, honeycomb, Floralness, Cereals. Palate: Medium thickness, some heat. Sweet vanilla, honey, floral wildflower, citrus hint. Finish: Long, sweet honey cereals, citrus, […]

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Review #52; Scotch #8: Longrow 11 Red Australian Shiraz Cask

Background: This is a bottling from the Springbank Distillery as part of their Red series. This was aged for 11 years and is a mix of refill bourbon hogsheads then aged for 5 years in Australian Shiraz Hogshead.  ABV: 53.7% Nose: Warm peat, Sweet Caramel, Grapes, Sweet light fruits, hint of baking spices, well balanced. Palate: Peaty, burnt

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Review #51; Scotch #7: Clynelish SiC 21yr 1996 The Whisky Exchange

Background: This single malt from the Clynelish distillery was aged for 21 years in a Refill Sherry Cask. Signatory Vintage, an independent bottler then bottled it at cask strength with no additives or filtering for The Whisky Exchange. ABV: 52 % Nose: Sweet Sherry, Berrys, plums, honeydew, Honeycomb, grapes, citrus, vanilla. Palate: Oily, Vanilla, orange, tartness, Less sherry,

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Review #47; Scotch #6: Glendronach 1995 PX Sherry Cask 3804

Background: This single cask of Glendronach was distilled in 1995, aged for 19 years in a PX Sherry cask, then bottled at cask strength with no additives or Chill filtering for WhiskyBase. ABV: 54.2% Nose: Strong Plums, dark fruits, sherry, honey, grapes, ethanol Palate: Medium mouthfeel, dark furtis, sherry, honey, baking spices, burnt oak, Sulphur hint Palate: Long, dark

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Review #43; Scotch #5: Glenlossie 24yr Signatory Vintage 1992 Bounty Hunter Private Select

Background: This bottling comes to us by way of Independent bottler Signatory Vintage. This single malt was distilled at Glenlossie then aged for 24 years in a hogshead before being selected by Bounty Hunter in Napa, California. It was bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill filtering. I had this blind so keep

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Review #32; Scotch #3: The Whisky Exchange “A Fine Christmas Malt” 2018

Background: This whiskey, a 17 year old single malt was aged in sherry before being bottled by The Whiskey Exchange for Christmas in 2018. The most likely source of this sherried whisky was Glenfarclas. This was bottled at cask strength with no additives and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 58.7% Nose: Burst of dark bright sweet fruits, plums

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Review #20; Scotch #2:Port Charlotte 12 Oilenach Furachail

Background: This is a bottling from Scotland distillery Bruichladdich. This was aged for 12 years, is heavily peated, and a travel exclusive. It was bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 58.7% Nose: A nice peaty punch. Underneath bright light fruits, berry’s, melons, grapes, honeycomb. The peat balances well in

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