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Oct 7, 2020
1 min

Bunnahabhain Moine PX finish 2020

A limited release of 1661 bottles, bottled at 50% ABV. Distilled on 05-Sep-1991 and bottled on 23-Jan-2020 at natural cask strength. This Bunna, supposedly available for sale in early 2020 seems to have a staggered release in the market. Few appeared here and there but disappeared quickly. Heftily priced (£300 circa), this one is a finish PX cask and heavily peated. Colour: Pale straw Nose: A nutty profile, with sharp smoke (a burnt flavour), vanilla, some salinity, custard,

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Oct 7, 2020
2 min

Amrut naarangi

Amrut naarangi 50% ABV|| Batch 3|| Jun 2017 I thought it would be apt to pop open this bottle and taste. A lovely packaging similar to double cask, kadhambam. I never liked the packaging for intermediate sherry. Sherry casks from Spain were picked and fresh orange peels were added in the casks & left for about 2 years. Then the sherry was emptied and whisky was matured. Named as ‘naarangi’ because of this orange flashback. Colour: Amber. Simmering gold. Thin single leg in the

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Paul John Oloroso & PX casks

Paul John Oloroso & PX Brilliant. Bold. Well, let me ‘edit’ and use some nomenclature else I will be sent to Mars till Christmas to attain Nirvana. Oloroso: Colour - Deep mahogany. On the nose, some brown sugar, cocoa, figs, prunes & sherry notes. On the palate, full & very viscous with subtle spice (clove, dark cardamom), dark fruits, mouth coating, caramel, a bit of nuttiness some grapefruit. Good long finish that’s luscious & sherry flavours. PX: Colour - Dark amber. On t

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Glenburgie - Gordon & Macphail

Glenburgie 20 59.9% ABV, 1st fill sherry butt, Gordon & Macphail Many of the G&M sherry casks from their Connoisseur’s choice line have been good especially the ones released after they changed to this new packaging. Colour: Copper. Nose: Fruitiness (apple, prunes), sweetness, some sawn wood, sherry, plum cakes. Complex. Layered. Mild spiciness. Palate: Full. Fruity. Plums. Some marsh-mellows on top of fruit cake. The distillery character of Glenburgie, especially the fruitne

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Whiskynerds 35 year old Secret speyside

This is a 35year old Secret Highland at 48.2% ABV. 246 bottles bottled by the independent bottler 'Whiskynerds'. Colour: Lemon Nose: Wonderful. Old style. Waxy. Chalky. Golden Kiwis. Mild fruitiness. So rounded. Warm. Elegant. Age plays in its cards here. Old whiskies have so much complexities and it takes time to decipher. Palate: Bitter fruitiness. Mild peppery notes. Some tea. Mild herbal notes. Fruit salad. Quite complex. Waxy notes. Mild liquorice. Some stem ginger but v

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Paul John Single cask for The Nectar 58.5%

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Paul John Single cask for The Nectar 58.5%

This is a single cask from Paul John, bottles for The Nectar. #192 bottles. Colour: Bright copper. Nose: Peat. Orange marmalade. Loads of honey. Distant tropical fruitiness. Some aniseed. The barley should be Indian barley for it has that ubiquitous Indian barley malt from Paul John. A bit of black tea cakes. Palate: Quite full. Creamish. Very oily & viscous. Citrus notes. White pepper. Slowly fades into mango pulp & the peat emanates. Lot of drama in the mouth - intensity, m

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan

Ardbeg 19yo Traigh Bhan 46.2% Ardbeg has been releasing quite a few age statement whiskies recently. The 23, then 21, then 22, a new 5yo vee beastie. The Traigh bhan was released last year. It took many by surprise. A 19yo from Ardbeg really does especially priced below £200. The box says its matured in bourbon hogshead and oloroso sherry cask. Colour: Pale straw. Nose: Brilliant. Initially it was peak & oak. But aftee 15-20 mts it was superb. Opened up wonderfully. Tar, van

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Paul John Brilliance 46% ABV - Nothing short of brilliance

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Paul John Brilliance 46% ABV - Nothing short of brilliance

Paul John: Brilliance. 46% ABV. Priced around £35 for a 1L bottle, this whisky ticks many boxes for an entry level whisky. Full of flavours & nice and easy to drink. Colour: Copperish gold. No added colouring in this whisky. Nose: Honey. Some oak spice. Sweetness. Mild fruitiness that’s reminiscent of tropical fruits. Palate: Light. Silky. A tinch of oak spice. Honey. Some musk melon. Chocolate but only just. Not as mouth coating as I expected. Finish: Short. Dry oak spice, s

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Oct 2, 2020
2 min

Redbreast 27 years old 54.6%

My love for Redbreast is infinite. I love all their releases. Their core range consists of 12, 12 Cask strength, 15, & 21yo. And the 'no age statement' Lustau. To me, Redbreast 12 cask strength, 21yo are perfect 100/100. Flawless whiskies. Absolutely marvellous. This Redbreast 27yo consists of whisky matured in Oloroso Sherry Casks & Bourbon barrels and finally spent some time in Ruby Port casks. It is not coloured & non-chill filtered. Colour: Copperish gold. Nose: Classic R

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Clynelish 8yo 48% ABV ~ The Whisky ExchangeAn young Clynelish. Still Great !!

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Clynelish 8yo 48% ABV ~ The Whisky ExchangeAn young Clynelish. Still Great !!

Clynelish 8yo 48% ABV by The Whisky Exchange for its label ‘Single malts of scotland’. Clynelish is one of my favourites though most of the experience is from tasting the whiskie in festivals and bars. I don’t have any great bottlings from Clynelish but may be some dailly drink ones. Any aged Clynelish that surfaces gets sold out quickly. This one is part of the ‘reserve’ cask releases by The Whisky Exchange. 5 casks put together for this bottling. Colour: Pale straw. Lemon.

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Bunnahabhain 10 The Whisky Barrel 57.1% ABV ||An overpriced yet delicious Bunna.

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Bunnahabhain 10 The Whisky Barrel 57.1% ABV ||An overpriced yet delicious Bunna.

Bunnahabhain 10yo, 57.1% ABV This is a 10year old Bunnahabhain bottled for TWB (The Whisky Barrel) of UK. It is a single 1st fill oloroso sherry cask, bottled at cask strength, with 292 bottles at. 57.1% ABV. Colour: Mahogany. Nose: Dark chocolate, Nutmeg and lots of golden sultanas. Dark cherries. Some figs. Palate: Dark chocolate, Prunes and some figs. A bit thin. Some dry ginger spice. Warm cinnamon and honey. Aniseed. Good, heavy sherry influence. Finish: A very good nose

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Clynelish 23 The Nectar of the Daily Dram 54.8% ABV

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Clynelish 23 The Nectar of the Daily Dram 54.8% ABV

A marriage that works. Clynelish with intense sherry influence. Clynelish is a distillery owner by Diageo. It has a cult following with its unique ‘waxy’ characteristic of the distillery character with the pungent and slightly coastal briny character. The 14yo is still a great core range whisky from Clynelish and Clynelish is predominantly a blend for JW Gold label. A lot of independent bottling in the market compared to original distillery bottling. Aged Clynelish is quite d

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Invergordon - 46 year old, Thompson brothers. 48.4% ABV

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Invergordon - 46 year old, Thompson brothers. 48.4% ABV

This is a ‘single grain’ scotch whisky from ‘Invergordon’ distillery. It is owned by Whyte & Mackay. Situated in Highlands. This bottling is from Thompson brothers. This is not a single malt. It is a ‘grain’ whisky. Invergordon uses ‘cereal corn’ for making this whisky. Starch in corn is converted to sugar by heat and pressure in a cooking sort of process. Addition of yeast converts it to alcohol as part of fermentation and then it is distilled. Most of Invergordon’s grain wh

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A magnificent Ledaig ||Ledaig 25, The Whisky Agency, 48.5 %

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Oct 2, 2020
1 min

A magnificent Ledaig ||Ledaig 25, The Whisky Agency, 48.5 %

Ledaig is a line of whisky from Tobermory distillery. It’s ‘peated’. Vintage ‘Ledaig’ bottling are quite special. This one is 25years old botted by the independent bottler ‘The Whisky Agency’. Colour: Pale lemon. Nose: Citrus notes, hay, chalk, very very mild ash, elegant and quite complex and layered. Plums. Cardamom. Lamb’s wool. Guava skin. Wax. Palate: Very oily. Some herbal tea with citrus notes. Moist. Mouth coating. Chalk. Wax. Very delicate. No peatiness perhaps a dis

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Oct 2, 2020
2 min

Islay Violets 33yo

Islay violets 33year old, 46.2% ABV. (Bowmore?) This is a bottling from ‘The Whisky Exchange’ who owns the 'Elixir distillery' line. Beautiful packaging. Classic styled. The box, the colour of the label, the fonts used are all so classy. Beautiful & Elegant. A 33year old whisky itself brings a hefty price tag and more so if it’s an islay. In this case, does the price justify? Let’s see. This whisky has been matured in American bourbon barrels and finished in cognac casks. May

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