Tastes

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

Benromach 10YO 57% Woody fresh wood smell 2 Very spicy eyes watering, gunpowder, bitterness, roasted peanuts 0.25 Wood smoke, smothering 2.5 1.5

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

Sweet, slight salty, Low pepper 2.75 Sweet raisin, smooth, creamy, thick, caramel 2.5 Finish sweet, smooth 2.75 2.5

GLENMORANGIE 14YO QUINTA ROBAN 46% - 2ND TRY - Initially matured in Bourbon casks, then extra matured in Port casks First floral note detected in this one, you dont really get any kind of floral notes amongst Lasanta, Nectar, Original. Raisins, Creamniess, sweetness, vanilla note, moderate pepper - 2.75 Creaminess, raisin, sweetness, slight burn at the back with a bit of bitterness, malty 2.5 Lightly peated, with a strong raisin finish 2.25 2.25-2.5 Glenmorangie 14YO QUINTA RUBAN 46% Spicy berry notes 2 Berry, less oily, sweetness 2.75 Spicy finish - lingering berry 2.5

GLENMORANGIE 12YO LASANTA 43% - 2ND TRY - Rich and full-bodied, our signature expression is first aged in American oak ex-bourbon casks for smoothness. We then finish this single malt whisky in hand-selected Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Compared to 10YO and NECTAR, you get a lot more powerful flavours in the nosing. Creamy, caramel, smooth sweet milkiness and pudding-like, very slight peppery, candy-like sweetness 2.75 Creamy pudding, sweet, nutty, smoothness in this, slight bitterness at the back, slightly dry. Do you get the complexity like all other Single Malt - Well No, but what you get is a smooth dessert-like whisky that is easy to drink. If you are looking for something Complex, this is not for you 2.25 Very very light peat, and a cooling finish with a cream-like dessert maltose flavor 2.5 Would I buy it? The boringness of this, I really don't think I would will actively seek this out at a whisky store, but a relatively decent drink. 2.25-2.5 Glenmorangie 12YO LASANTA 43% Spicy, sweet 2 Berries, fruits, spicy 2 Lingering spice 2

GLENMORANGIE NECTAR D'OR 46% - 2ND TRY - Glenmorangie's Nectar d'Or is a 12 Year Old whisky finished in Sauternes casks. This is sweet and spicy with notes of ginger, nutmeg lemon meringue and honeycomb. Moderate pepper, compared to the 10YO this has considerably less sherry in the nosing, honey is the most prominent of flavor, vanilla, oak influence, fruitiness citrus 2 Light and delicate, wholesome woodiness and oak, bitterness at the back, citrus lemon peel 1.75 Light citrus finish, smooth and no peat 2.25 2 Glenmorangie nectar d’or 46% Spicy peppy Sweet 2 Fuller, oily, Sweet, nutmeg 3 Smoothing, light burn at the end 2 2.25

GLENMORANGIE ORIGINAL 10YO 40% - 2ND TRY - The original expression of our elegant, floral spirit and the real backbone of the Glenmorangie range. A ten-year-old single malt, Glenmorangie Original is produced by marrying the delicate spirit that emerges from Scotland's tallest stills, with first and second fill American white oak casks. Slightness in pepper, sweet caramel, sweet ripe berries, pleasant, sugary, 2.75 Lightness and delicate and insufficient oaking time for the flavor to stand - you do get raisin, berries, smooth, sherry 2.25 Not a long after-taste, but you do feel the dryness of the berries, dont feel any peat, slight bitterness lingering 2 Overall a decent whisky but it is relatively light in the flavor, not suited to the heavy flavours that I would prefer, perhaps enjoyed more by ladies who are not fond of the whisky-traditional flavor 2.25 Glenmorangie original 10YO 40% American oak for 10YO Spicy and peppery, raisin, vanilla note 2.25 Light spiciness, herbs, nutty 2.25 Finish light smooth fire 2.5 2.25

Staoisha 2013 5YO TSC 59.3% - 2nd TRY - high ABV but you do not get that peppery burn, very delicate to the nose. Roasted meat, hearty rosemary marination, lightly roasted over a bbq - this akin to a meal rather than a drink, very pleasant summer bbq smog 4 Smoke Smoke Smoke Everywhere, every part of your mouth is coated with this beautiful Caol Ila like smoke. I won't call this peat, but smooth bbq smoke, roasted nuts, rough musculinity, a little kick of bitterness but nothing that is too hard to swollow. Rating a little lower than I would like because there is nothing more than smoke in this taste 2.75 Roasted meat and bbq - truly a classic beaut 3.5 3.25 Staoisha 2013 5YO 59.3% 3.75 Smoke, bak Kua, sweet, peppery from ABV 3.75 raisin Sweetness , smothering raw heat, creamy milk roll over your tongue 4 Peat that is gentle 4

Springbank 12YO 2019 Cask Strength 57.1% - 2nd try - Salty, lightly peppery, caramel, dryness, raisin, sherry - indeed it is 50% sherry and 50% bourbon 2 Spicy hit, sherry, raisins, nutty, bitterness 1.25 Sustained sulphuric smoke 1.25 1.5 Springbank 12YO 2019 57.19% cask strength 2 Sharp peppery 1.5 Electric, zest, hits all corner of the mouth, dry 3 Light peat 2