Tastes
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Old Pulteney 18 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited January 6, 2019)The new Old Pulteneys are great. I may have preferred the 18 to the 25. Tasted at The Whisky Show London. -
Springbank 21 Year (Single Cask)
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited May 4, 2019)Sherry cask yumminess. Tasted at The Whisky Show London 2018. Four or five star, who can remember? -
Springbank 18 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited October 11, 2018)Rich, robust, chewy. Tasted at The Whisky Show London 2018. -
Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength (56.2% ABV)
Single Malt — Campbeltown , Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018Tasted at The Whisky Show London 2018 -
Highland Park The Dark 17 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited October 1, 2018)Big in your face whiskies like this are much easier for an overworked palate to appreciate at a tasting event like The Whisky Show London than more subtle stuff. Nevertheless, this was one of the most impressive whiskies of the day. -
Bowmore Vintner's Trilogy 27 Year Port Cask
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited March 8, 2020)Tasted at The Whisky Show London 2018 -
Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength
Single Malt — Taiwan
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited October 11, 2018)Kavalan had 15 bottles out to taste at The Whisky Show London 2018, plus this if you asked nicely. -
Talisker 8 Year (2018 Special Release)
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2018 (edited August 5, 2019)This was one of more than two dozen whiskies I tasted Saturday at The Whisky Show London, by far the best event of its kind that I've been to. I happened to be in town this weekend and was lucky enough to get a ticket from the show's wait list, as it was sold out officially. I keep promising to swear off these shows as they really are the antithesis of the art of whisky appreciation, but the sensible price and fantasy pour list made this one hard to resist. It was as if The Whisky Exchange had just thrown open its doors and invited everyone to dive in. Every distiller you can think of was there, pouring their top tier drams, alongside all the great independent bottlers. It's a measure of how hard it was to narrow down the 600+ choices that I all but ignored the Pappy stand. Of course, sensible tasting notes are impossible under these circumstances, but I will attempt to get a few up alongside a slew of four and five star ratings. With so much choice, it was easy to avoid the merely good whiskies. The Talisker 8 was surprisingly smooth at its cask strength and as distinct from the 10 as that one is from the 18. The dominant flavor was Nutella. Yes, chocolate and hazelnut. Beyond that, I have nothing useful to report for now, though I did bring a bottle back for a colleague. Perhaps he'll share.70.0 GBP per Bottle
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