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SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside single malt scotch whisky review #SMWS #Imperial

Imperial 21 Years Old 1995 65.5 Old School Speyside 1. What they say The nose is classic old-school Speyside – ripe mango, apples, pears, pineapple and flowers with custard Danish and syrup sponge sweetness – but fresh too – paint, Imperial Leather soap and crystallized ginger. The palate combines intense flavours of juicy pear and sherbet straws; then canvas, leather and oak tingle the…

Review: Glentauchers 44 Years Old Batch 10 from @BoutiqueyWhisky #Scotch #Whisky #Glentauchers

Glentauchers 44 Years Old Batch 10 What they say That Boutique-y Whisky Company has reached double digits of Glentauchers bottlings, and for its 10th batch, it’s gone big with a 44 year old expression! Incredible stuff, and with a neat label showing a bit of history behind the distillery and its experiments with “silent malt” – which is malt whisky distilled in column stills. It was a bit of a…

Review: Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice @Gordon_Macphail #Scotch #Whisky #HighlandPark

Highland Park 1989 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength What they say A rich and sherried Highland Park from Gordon & MacPhail, bottled for the Connoisseurs Choice range. This was distilled in 1989, matured for 29 years in a refill sherry butt and bottled on 18 September 2018. The refill cask has added rich layers of sherry-cask flavour to Highland Park’s floral and softly smoky spirit, letting…

John Crabbie 28 Years Old 1992 Speyside (45.5%, John Crabbie & Co., 260 Bottles, 2021)

John Crabbie 28 Years Old 1992 Speyside Whisky Review ABV: 45.5%Age: 28 Years OldBottling: John Crabbie & Co.Category: Speyside single malt scotch whiskyCost: £350Origin: Undisclosed distilleryVintage: 1992 What they say Pioneering Scotch whisky brand, John Crabbie & Co, is building upon its award winning Independent Bottling credentials and continuing its legacy of innovation with the launch…

The Glendronach 27 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5897 (48%, OB, Batch 18, 853 Bottles, 2020)

The Glendronach 27 Years Old 1992 Port Pipe #5897 Whisky Review ABV: 48%Age: 27 Years OldBottling: OB, Single Cask Releases Batch 18Category: Highland single malt scotch whiskyCost: £555 from Master of MaltOrigin: GlenDronach distilleryVintage: 1992 What they say The GlenDronach Distillery is pleased to announce the eighteenth batch of its acclaimed Cask Bottling collection. Eighteen casks…

Fiona Macleod 33 Years Old (46.3%, TCoIWC, 2020) #Islay #Whisky

Fiona Macleod 33 Years Old Whisky Review

ABV: 46.3%

Age: 33 Years Old

Bottling: The Character of Islay Whisky Company

Category: Islay single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £399.95 available from Master of Malt

Origin: Undisclosed

Vintage: Undeclared

What they say

Another incredible Islay single malt from The Character of Islay Whisky Company, which has been matured for an impressive 33 years! Over…

Caperdonich 22 Years Old 1997 (60.5%, LOTG Bourbon Barrel #19130, 171 Bottles, 2020) #Caperdonich #whisky #review @lady_ofthe_glen

Caperdonich 22 Years Old Whisky Review

ABV: 60.5%

Age: 22 Years Old

Bottling: Lady of the Glen, Bourbon barrel #19130, 171 bottles

Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £400

Origin: Caperdonich distillery

Vintage: 1997

What they say

Originating in 1898, the Caperdonich Distillery was closed in 2001 and demolished in 2011; with its light, floral and creamy distillate forever lost to…

Glenrothes 21 Years Old 1993 Kumquat Cluster Whisky Review

ABV: 46%

Age: 21 Years Old

Bottling: Wemyss Malts

Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky

Cost: £sold out

Origin: Glenrothes distillery

Vintage: 1993

What they say

Sampled from The Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar by Secret Spirits

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