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Tobermory 12 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed November 19, 2021 (edited April 25, 2022)This is very nice dram, and excellent value for money. The nose is vanilla and cereal with pears, peaches and orange zest. A spicy sweet arrival with ginger, coffee cream and a full oily mouthfeel. The orange returns stronger in the development and the finish, whilst not long, it clean and crisp with lingering notes of wood spice and white pepper. -
Glenlivet 12 Year (Old Label)
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed November 13, 2021 (edited December 10, 2022)An enticing nose. Apples, vanilla, honey, dry biscuit and cigarette ash. The arrival is creamy, with sweet ginger and chillis, and a dark fruit and baking spice development. There’s a really well developed spirit here, which could have been something really special without the chill filtration and basic presentation. -
Tomintoul 16 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed November 5, 2021 (edited April 25, 2022)A gentle nose of vanilla, walnut, orange peel and a faint smokiness. A sweet citrus arrival, with a sherry cask impact that is restrained and balanced. The finish is not long, but there’s baking spices, brown sugar and dark fruit as it fades. This is a pretty and rounded dram that would benefit from a little more ABV to highlight what is clearly a quality production. -
Old Pulteney 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed August 28, 2021 (edited April 26, 2022)The nose is a little shy. Fruit cake, celery, ginger and chocolate. Toasted hazelnuts and oats. The arrival is also lighter than I’d like, with orange, vanilla and some ginger undertones. The finish is short. This is an overrated whisky, there’s much more interesting options even at this relatively affordable price point. -
Loch Lomond 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands , Scotland
Reviewed August 28, 2021 (edited September 10, 2021)I found the neck pour of this quite bland. However a couple of days later it came alive. Cinnamon and orchard fruits. A strong arrival of honey, vanilla and smoke with a warm spicy strawberry development that lingers. The peat is light but beautifully integrated, and there is a full, creamy mouth-feel. -
Glen Scotia 10 Year Bordeaux Red Wine Cask Finish (2021 Campbeltown Malt Festival)
Single Malt — Campbeltown , Scotland
Reviewed July 24, 2021 (edited January 3, 2023)Like everything from Glen Scotia this has a remarkable nose - earth, buttercream, blackcurrent, strawberry, white pepper and brine. A sweet honey and orange peel arrival and a long finish that is spicy and dry. This whisky is a treat; a chance to try Glen Scotia unpeated. The complex heaviness I love about Glen Scotia is still here - which speaks volumes about the quality of their spirit. Even unpeated this is a wonderfully active and heavy hitting malt - all down to the traditional production techniques this top tier distillery stubbornly sticks to. -
Edradour Caledonia 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed July 7, 2021 (edited September 4, 2021)I never thoughts find a whisky with pickled onions as the predominant nose note. What a time to be alive! There’s also sulphur, celery and cocoa. Edradour doesn’t mess about. The palate is a little more straightforward, but still unique. The arrival has spices dark fruits, figs, coffee honey and cough syrup. The medium finish is fruity and warm. You have to love the quirkiness of Edradour.
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