Tastes
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Toasted almonds, oranges, mint and a pleasant mustiness on the nose. Vanilla ice cream arrival with a citrus and spicy wood development. A long white chocolate finish with a gentle peat undertone. A creamy, oily mouthfeel. This is a complex, beautifully balanced dram. One of the most exquisitely executed blends I’ve tasted.
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Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky Sherry Cask
Single Malt — Cotswolds , England
Reviewed March 7, 2021 (edited January 22, 2022)Not my favourite Cotswold release, but the quality of their malt spirit still shines through a rather underwhelming cask finish. -
Hazelburn 10 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed February 26, 2021 (edited March 27, 2022)This malt bursts with flavour. Coconut, toasted almonds, muscavado sugar, cereals and toffee on the nose. A fresh but oily mouthfeel with a strong, sweet but peppery arrival of vanilla cream and ginger, and a long dry minty finish. There’s a pleasant salty tartness. Despite being an unpeated whisky, I definitely detect a delicate background smoke. This is a truly superb whisky. Springbank have pulled off a magic trick here - a triple distilled single malt that brings the fresh creaminess of a great Irish whisky but sacrifices nothing in terms of complexity. -
Deanston 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed February 20, 2021 (edited September 8, 2021)Treacle, oats and lemon zest on the nose. Sweet ginger, peardrops and vanilla arrival, a short apple pie and black pepper finish. -
Kilkerran 12 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed February 12, 2021 (edited September 8, 2021)Honey, banana and apples beautifully balanced with a mild but meaty peat on the nose. Sweet ginger arrival with a long peppery finish. -
Edradour 2009 10 Year Un-Chillfiltered Collection (Signatory)
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed January 22, 2021 (edited October 12, 2021)Tasting the 2010 version. This is an enjoyable oddball. A funky sweet and sour nose of apricots and almonds, a pleasant minty arrival with a long ginger cake and treacle finish. A unique whisky that dares to be different. -
Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
Blended — Ireland
Reviewed December 7, 2020 (edited January 16, 2021)Honey and pineapple nose. Bananas and cream follow with a hint of tobacco and liquorice. A short spicy and dry kick on the finish that trails into sweetness.
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