The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes Availability: Widespread–liquor stores and some big box stores will have it. ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: n/a Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Powerful and richly smokey. Score: 93/100 The details: Reviewing my reviews, I see that I’ve managed to miss Lagavulin’s core 16 year old expression. Let’s remedy …
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Mannochmore 12 Year Old, (Flora and Fauna)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: To the collector or completionist only. Availability: UK/EU specialty retail ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Nothing specified, but probably matured in refill bourbon barrels Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Fragrant, grassy and herbal. Score: 81/100 The details: Mannochmore sprouted up at the tail end of the post-war Scotch boom in …
Ardnahoe 5 Year Old – Inaugural Release
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Highly recommended! Availability: Wide for an inaugural, but still limited. ABV: 50% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color. General information: Peated Bottling type: Proprietary. Character: Smoky, briney, savory and austere. Score: 94/100 The details: In the midst of the general distilling boom of recent years, Islay has (or at least …
Glen Elgin Duo
A slightly different format, here. In this case, I’m reviewing two distinct expressions hailing from Diageo’s hidden Speyside gem, Glen Elgin–the proprietary 12 year old, which is regularly available in the UK, and a one-off single cask from indie bottler Alistair Walker. Glen Elgin was founded in 1898 by a pair of bankers, William Simpson …
Inchgower 12 Year Old – 2011, (Signatory Small Batch Ed. #3)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: It’s a solid dram. Availability: UK specialty retail. ABV: 48.2% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Oloroso sherry casks Bottling type: Independent Character: Fruity, juicy and sherried. Score: 88/100 The details: Speyside’s only coastal distillery, Inchgower is located near the town of Buckie–which, for a brief stretch, actually …
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