Tastes
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Royal Lochnagar Distillers Edition
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed June 22, 2020 (edited July 31, 2020)ROYAL LOCHNAGAR 1998 12YO DISTILLERS EDITION 40% - 2ND TRY - HONEY VANILLA, CARAMEL MALTY, BARLEY , NO PEPPER 3 MALTY, SUGARY, SWEETNESS, DELICATENESS 3 SHORT OAK 1.5 2.5 royal lochnagar 1998 12YO DISTILLERS EDITION 40% Muscat cask Creamy sweetness berries 3 Light creamy raisin, berries, nutmeg, very smooth 4 Finish grapes and berries no smoke 3.5 3.5 -
Lap 10 - 20210712 beaut smoke, meaty campfire, low pep, medinal herbs and dry moss wood, 2.75 light delicate, herbal, chinese medicine, bitterness and wood and no sweetness in this that you get with kavalan, highland spedside types of whisky, this is harsh hitting wood and sourness moss 2.5 finish is woody, sourdough 2.25 2.5 LAPHROAIG 10YO OB 43% - 202113 - 2nd try - Smokey, slightly peppery, herbs 3 Herbal, medicinal, peaty, smokey 2.5 peaty 3 Laphroaig 10YO 43% Much more bitter than the usual. More medicine 2.25
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Ben Nevis 1996 23 Year (Single Malts of Scotland)
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed June 18, 2020 (edited July 27, 2022)BEN NEVIS 1996 23 YO HUNTER LAING 50% -2nd try- delicate, light sugary, citrus, mid to high peppery 2.75 floral, citrus, pear, fruity, lemon peels - the first taste is not impressive but as you break it down in your mouth the true flavors starts to standout 2.5 dry, citrus 2.5 2.5 Ben Nevis 1996 23YO HUNTER LAING 50% Apricot, slight pepper 3 Fruity, mango, citrus, tropical fruit, oily waxy, 3.5 Finish: Long sustain, non peaty 3 3 -
Miltonduff 10 Year Distillery Labels (Gordon & MacPhail)
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed June 18, 2020 (edited July 20, 2020)TSC MILTONDUFF 2009 10YO 64.5% 2ND TRY Filled at 69.5% DELICATE NOSING FOR A 64 ABV, SWEET CARAMEL, FLORAL 2 BITTERNESS DARK CHOCOLATE, OAKY, RAISIN, OAKY, SUGAR SWEETNESS 2.5 PEAT SMOKE 2.5 2.25 TSC MILTONDUFF 2009 10YO 64.5% Filled at 69.5% Caramel, honey comb, 3 Strong hits, caramel, sparking candy, cough syrup, aromatic, oily waxy, bitterness 4 Long finish, sulphuric smoke 2.5 -
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed June 18, 2020 (edited July 20, 2020)Sweet candy Low pep 2.25 Honey thin, bitterness sweetness, sweetness, lack complexity 2.75 Low sustain oaky 2.25 2.25 JOHNNIE WALKER GREEN LABEL 15YO 43% - 2ND TRY - SWEET CANDY MID PEPPER 2 DELICATE, BALANCED WHOLESOME, NOT DISTINCT IN ANY ONE PROFILE, BITTERNESS, BLAND, OAKY, NO HINT OF SWEETNESS LIKE THE NOSING SUGGESTS 1 OAKY 2 1.5 Johnny Walker GREEN LABEL 15YO 43% Sweet, Apple, Smokey 2.75 Light Peppery, thick oily, iodine, sweetness, smooth, smoke 2.5 Finish smoke light, Long 2.25 2.5 -
Linkwood 2008 8 Year Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
Single Malt — Scotland
Reviewed June 18, 2020 (edited July 24, 2020)LINKWOOD 2011 7YO CARN MOR 47.5% -2ND TRY- PEACHY, FRUITS, MID TO HIGH PEPPER, OLIVE, ORANGE, CITRUS, RAISINS, DATES 2.75 PEPPERY HIT AT THE START, VERY COMPLEX, SWEETNESS, SOUR LEMON ZEST, 2.5 SUSTAINED LONG FRUITS, NO PEAT 2 2.25 Linkwood 2011 7YO CARN MOR 47.5% Highly pepper, Apple 2 Sweet, zingy, light and delicate 4 Sweetness, pear 2.5 2.75 -
DRYNESS, GRAPEY, SALTY GRAPE SWEET RED FRUITS, SEA, SEAWEED, PRUNES 2 DELICATE AND IT GETS MORE INTENSE AND FLAVORFUL BURST, ENERGETIC DRINK, SWEETNESS AND CREAM, 3 OAKY, LONG SUSTAIN 2.5 2.5 TALISKER 10YO OB 45.8% Talisker 10 sweetness caramel dryness dense moss, high pep, thick oily complexity, 2.5 sharp high pep on the tongue, saltiness, sweetness, caramel, smokey is light campfire, youthful, beautiful complexity on the tongue with a smack of zesty lemon 2.75 Salty mid finish 2.5 2.5 - 2ND TRY - Fragrence, roast meat, very complex noisy, sweetness, salt, smoke, no pepper 3.5 Salty, fruity, raisins, heat, dryiness 1.25 Sustain long smoke, light light smoke, oaky 2.5 2.25 TALISKER 18YO OB 45.8% - 2nd try - Delicate, mild nosing, metallic, rust 1 Delicate, bland, citrus lime, oaky, rust, oiliness 1 Mid finish, oaky 1 TALISKER 10YO OB 45.8% Sweetness, spicy pepper - 2.75 Zesty, creamy, 3 Long, pepper 2 2.5
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CAOL ILA 12YO OB 43% - 2ND TRTY - Musky Smokey, classic caol ila flavor, vanilla, dense sweetness 3 Dense thick iron, sweetness, oaky, medicinal, herbal, masculine 3 Smooth fire, campfire 3 Caol ILA 12YO OB 43% Sweetness, round peat, fruits, pepper 2.5 Iodine, lightness delicate, small coal, salty 3 Bbq lightness 2.5 2.5
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