The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, highly recommended. Availability: UK specialty retail ABV: 46% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Peated Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Smoky, fruity, and herbal. Score: 93/100 The details: Anyone following the Scottish whisky scene over the past decade or so is sure to have been struck by the …
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Benrinnes 15 (Flora and Fauna)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, very highly! Availability: UK/EU specialty retail ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Almost certainly first-fill sherry Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Heavy, meaty and rich. Score: 94/100 The details: One of the older distilleries on Speyside, Benrinnes was originally founded by Peter MacKenzie in 1826, shortly after the passage …
Ballindalloch 2015
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes. Availability: Limited availability at some UK specialty retail. ABV: 46% Presentation: Unchillfiltered General information: First fill bourbon and first fill ex-sherry Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Floral, fruity and creamy. Score: 88/100 The details: One would be forgiven for wondering if Speyside is populated by nothing but Grants: One …
Wilderness Trail Wheated Single Barrel Bourbon
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, very highly! Availability: Fairly wide? A little hard to say. ABV: 50% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Mashbill 64% corn, 24% wheat, 12% malted barley Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Sweet, soft, fruity and herbal. Score: 94/100 The details: Wilderness Trail was founded in 2013 in the …
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Yellowstone Select – Landmark Edition (Lamar Valley)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: It’s solid. Availability: Honestly, I’m not entirely sure on this one. ABV: 46.5% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Sweet and spicy. Score: 82/100 The details: Mainly a single malt drinker, I do wander into other domains from time to time. During hot summer …
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