Tastes

SPRINGBANK LOCAL BARLEY 10YO 57.3% - 2ND TRY - V Spicy, caramel, raisin, sweetness 2 Delicate, light, bitterness, nutty, spicy on the front and back note 1 Oaky 1 Springbank loval barley 10YO 57.3% 70 bourbon 30 sherry Creamy, sweet, vanilla, caramel 2 Salt, powerful Complexity talisker-like taste but not quite there yet 2 Very mild peat 1.75 1.75

TEACHERS ROYAL HIGHLAND 12YO 1980s - 2ND TRY - Caramel, sweet, v spicy pepper, vanilla, nut, metallic plastic OBE notes 1.5 Spicy and typical cheap bourbon taste and incredibly oaky 0 Oaky 0 0.5 Teachers royal highland 12YO 1980s Nail polish, Raisin, creamy, peppery, vanilla 1 Dry, salty, woody oaky, oily, slight sweetness at the rear 0.5 Light no peat 1 0.75

LAGAVULIN 2003 16YO DISTILLERS EDITION 43% - 2ND TRY - Smokey, roasted pork, peaty, nutty, delicate, no spiciness 3.5 Delicate and light, nice smokiness, very mild in flavour profile but the smoke element is distinct and nice, roasted pork, a little bitterness. Penalizing it for the lack of flavour but this whisky feels very one dimensional 2 Smokey and bbq smoke 2.5 2.5 lagavulin 2003 16YO DISTILLER EDITION 43% Complex smoke, no pepper, caramel, toffee, vanilla 3.25 Smooth, no pepper, quite a bland profile, bbq seared pork ribs with a thick honey glazed, 2.5 Long sustained smoke 3 2.75

TALISKER 2007 10YO DISTILLERS EDI 45.8% - 2ND TRY - SWEETNESS, PEACH, FRUITS FLORAL BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED, HARMONEOUS 3 SWEET PEAR, FLORAL, VANILLA TINGE, SLIGHT BITTERNESS CHOCOLATE TOWARDS THE END 2.5 LONG SUSTAINED FINISH, MILD SMOKES 2.5 2.5 talisker 2007 10YO DISTILLER EDITION 45.8% Round fruits, sweetness, spicy, vanilla 2.75 Unlike a talisker where there is less complexity to this, oily, iodine, heat, bitterness, 1.5 Smokey finish, oily 2.5 2.25

CAOL ILA 2006 10YO DISTILLERS EDI 43% - 2ND TRY- Beautiful caol ila classic nosing, metallic,mid to high pepper, sweetness, caramel, vanilla, pears 4 A lot milder than I've expected, but the flavor kicks in towards the end, sweetness, fruity, oily, bitterness, iodine 1 Sustained smoke 3 2.5 caol ila 2006 10YO DISTILLER EDITION 43% Light bbq Smoke, raisin sweetness 3.5 Peat bitter smoke, creamy, oily, nutty 2 Long sustained smoke 3 2.75

CLYENELISH 1993 17YO DISTILLERS EDI 46% - 2ND TRY- HIGH PEPPER, SWEETNESS PEAR, HONEY, FRIUTY NOTES - THERE REALLY IS QUITE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON UNDER THE FRUITY NOTES BUT IT IS MILD DOWN BY THE PUNGENT PEPPERY BURN FROM THE SPIRIT 2.25 COMPARED TO THE NOSING, THIS IS A LOT SOFTER AND MILD PEPPER - MID PEPPER, SWEETNESS, VANILLA, OAKY, CHOCOLATE 2.5 Mild smoke, long sustained 2.5 2.25 clynelish 1993 17YO DISTILLER EDITION 46% Floral sweetness, slight heat 2.75 Spicy, Complex flavour, Big Bang zingy, oaky, nuts, citrus 2.25 Finish Long citrus finish 2.25 2.25

OBAN 2003 14YO DISTILLER EDITION 43% - 2ND TRY - dry to the nose, not so peppery, raisin, sweetness, vanilla, odd off putting pungentness metallic note (weird) 1 delicate, acidic, iodine, spicy to the back, bitterness 1 sustained long oak 1 oban 2003 14YO DISTILLER EDITION 43% Slight spicy, Sweetness but uncharacteristic and little pear note 2 Creamy, raisin, quite an impactful flavour of pear nuts 2.75 Sweet cream 2.5

DALWHINNIE 1997 17YO DISTILLER ED 43% -2ND TRY- MILD NOSING UNIMPRESSIONABLE, RASPBERRIES, GRAPES, MILDNESS IN THESE NOSING THOUGH, LITTLE PEPPER 2.25 DELICATE, OAKY, ROUND RED FRUITS LIKEN THIS TO BERRIES (CONFIRMED TO BE IN OLOROSSO CASK), MILD MILD, BITTERNESS HITS AT THE BACK 2 SIMPLE OAKY 2 2 dalwhinnie 1997 17YO DISTILLER EDITION 43% Highest in altitude Spicy, pear, fruity 2 Spicy, nutty sweetness, oily, iodine 2 Nutty finish 2 2

CRAGGANMORE 2005 12YO DISTILLERS EDITION 40% - 2ND TRY - fruity, pleasant sweet, vanilla, playful floral honey 3 sweetness, light toasted honey bread, mid pepper, oak, dry and bitterness to the back 1.75 short finish, oak 1 1.75 cragganmore 2005 12YO DISTILLERS EDITION 40% Cotton candy, smooth sweetness, leathery 2.75 Bland, light pear delicate, slight pepz 2 Pearish 2 2

GLENKINCHIE 2003 12 YO DISTILLER ED 43% - 2ND TRY - HIGH PEPPER, SWEET NUGMET, MEATY, HONEY SWEETNESS, SPICY 2.25 Delicate, malty sweetness, dry, oaky, 2.75 Mid finish, oak 2 2.25 glenkinchie 2003 12YO distillers edition 43% Slight peppery, sweet pear Apple, 2 Oily, thick, Apple, nutty 2.5 Light peatiness 2.25 2