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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The Basics: Do I recommend it?: If you can find it, yes! Availability: Scarce, perhaps altogether gone. ABV: 46% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Distilled Spring 1983, bottled 2010, 27 years old Bottling type: Independent Character: Smoky, briney and oily. Score: 97/100 The details: Of all the distilleries that fell victim to the …
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The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes and no. Stunning whisky, but good luck finding any, and prepare to pay a steep price if you can. Availability: Scarce. It was a limited release when it hit shelves 11 years ago, and time and a mostly positive buzz have not made it more plentiful. ABV: 58% …
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 …
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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