Scotch

This comes to us from BenRiach. This 10 year old bottling was aged all 10 years in a Sauternes Barrrique. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 58.7% Nose: Heavy Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark chocolate, fig jam, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Fig jam, allspice, grapes, nutmeg, cinnamon, maltiness […]

This comes to us from Lady of the Glen. This Glen Moray was aged for 11 years in bourbon hogsheads, and then finished in a tiny Ex-Pedro Ximenez Octave from Josafer Tanoaria. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 54.3% Nose: Peppery, Oak Spice, Malty, chocolate. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, cocoa,

This comes to us from distiller Glengyle. This was aged for 8 years in recharred Oloroso casks, then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered with a release size of 15,000 bottles. Let’s see how this release holds up. ABV: 57.1% Nose: Heavy Baking spices, allspices, black pepper, nutmeg, heavy figs, raisins,

This is Springbank and bottled under their Longrow series. This bottling was aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels, and then finished for 3 years in Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. It was then bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 51.6% Nose: Light Meaty Peat, red grapes, dark chocolate, funk, faint

This bottling comes to us from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This was distilled at Longmorn, aged for 13 years in a 1st fill ex-sherry butt. It was then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non chill filtered. This was bottled for the 2020 Speyside festival. Let’s see how they chose.

Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 10 Central Ohio Bourbon Glass This is a head to head of Laphroaig’s Cask Strength offering. This is a 10 year old whisky, bottled at cask strength and barrier filtered to remove char particles i.e.; non-chill filtered. This is aged in ex-bourbon barrels, so let us see how these two

This is a bottling from Springbank in their Longrow series, it was aged for 11 years all in a first fill Sauternes cask. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 56.6% Nose: Meaty sweet bbq peat, Grape Jam, Allspice, Nutmeg, Lemon Peel, Black Pepper, touch of floralness. Palate: Medium oily

This is a bottling from the SMWS. It is a 29-year-old Clynelish, aged in a Refill Ex-Sherry Butt. This bottle was bottled at Cask Strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 57.6% Nose: Punchy, Honey, Graham Cracker, Allspice, black peppercorns, figs, apricots, dark chocolate, toffee, apple peel. Palate: Thick and oily mouthfeel, a bit waxy.

This is a revamp of an OB bottling from Arran. This is aged entirely in Sherry hogsheads, with no color added, non-chill filtered, and bottled at Cask Strength. It has NAS, so let’s dive in and see how it is. ABV: 55.8% ABV Nose: Figs, plums, malty, raisins, slight hay, black pepper, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Raisins, honey, Grapes,

This is a limited release from Glenmorangie. For this release, the barley was grown in the fields around the distiller, and then aged for 15 years in First Fill Bourbon Barrels. I tried this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 43% Nose: Honey, Hay, Malty, peppery. Palate: Light mouthfeel, honey, malty, slight brine,