#bottled 2018

Aberlour 9 Years Old Batch 7 single malt scotch whisky from @BoutiqueyWhisky #review

1. What they say This right here is the seventh batch of single malt from the Aberlour distillery to be independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! We’re no none the wiser as to why the chap in the top room of Aberlour’s Mash Tun hotel looks so scared. Will we ever know? It’s a question for the ages… While we ponder it, how about we enjoy some tasty Speyside single malt!? Batch 7…

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…

Rampur Double Cask (45%, OB, 2018)

Rampur Select Whisky Review

ABV: 45%

Age: NAS

Bottling: OB

Category: Indian single malt whisky

Cost: £58.95 from The Whisky Exchange

Origin: Rampur distillery

Vintage: Undeclared

What they say

The newest jewel in the collection is the Rampur Double Cask Indian Single Malt Whisky Non-Chill Filtered.

This beautiful expression is crafted by maturation in handpicked American Bourbon barrels…

Kamiki Blended Malt Whisky (48%, OB, 2018) #Kamiki #Japanese #Blendedmalt #whisky #review

Kamiki Blended Malt Whisky Whisky Review

ABV: 48%

Age: NAS

Bottling: OB

Category: Japanese blended malt whisky

Cost: £52.20 available from Amazon.com

Origin: Kamiki

Vintage: undeclared

What they say

Perfectly balanced with heather honey, sweet caramel, Japanese plum, balanced oak, peat and toffee with hints of sandalwood and green tea. Non chill-filtered at 48% alcohol to keep its natural…

#whisky review: Glen Scotia Victoriana Cask Strength Batch 001 from @GlenScotiaMalt

Glen Scotia Victoriana Cask Strength Batch 001 Whisky Review

Category: Campbeltown single malt scotch whisky

Origin: Glen Scotia distillery

Bottling: OB

ABV: 54.8%

Cost: £69.95

What they say

GLEN SCOTIA VICTORIANA, CAMPBELTOWN WHISKY, INSPIRED BY VICTORIAN TIMES. CASK STRENGTH SINGLE MALT FOR WHISKY CONNOISSEURS. OUR MASTER BLENDER HAND SELECTS THE CASKS FROM OUR RESERVE CELLAR, CHOSEN OF THEIR…

#Whisky Review: Clynelish 28 Years Old 1989 Connoisseurs Choice from @Gordon_MacPhail #GordonandMacPhail

Clynelish 1989 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength Whisky Review

Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky

Origin: Clynelish distillery

Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice 2018, Cask Strength

ABV: 49.3%

Cost: £?

What they say

DISTILLERY Clynelish

REGION Highland

DISTILLED Wednesday, 15 November 1989

BOTTLED Tuesday, June 26, 2018

ABV 49.3%

YEARS OLD 28

CASK NO. 8204

CASK TYPE…

#Whisky review: Highland Park 16 Years Old Wings Of The Eagle from @HighlandPark

Highland Park 16 Years Old Wings Of The Eagle Whisky Review

Category: Island single malt scotch whisky

Origin: Highland Park distillery

Bottling: Edrington, OB, Travel Retail

ABV: 44.5%

Cost: £74 (1L)

What they say

According to the legends of our Viking ancestors, the might eagle which sits at the top of Yggdrasil, the sacred tree, represents wisdom and knowledge. The beating of its wings…

#Whisky Review: The GlenDronach 10 Years Old Forgue from @GlenDronach

The GlenDronach 10 Years Old Forgue Whisky Review

Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky

Origin: GlenDronach distillery

Bottling: Brown-Forman, OB, Travel Retail

ABV: 43%

Cost: €60

What they say

The GlenDronach Forgue 10 Year Old has been matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, bottled at 43% ABV, and as is the case for all The GlenDronach expressions, it is…