The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Ish. Availability: Limited (specialty retail only) ABV: 56.5% (cask strength) Presentation: Unspecified General information: Ex-bourbon and refill casks Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Light, orchard fruit, cereal. Score: 86/100 The details: When Roseisle came fully online in 2010, a collective shiver ran down the spines of Scotch enthusiasts. Here was …
Redbreast 12
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes! Availability: Pretty much everywhere. ABV: 40% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Single Pot Still Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Nutty, fruity, oily, rich. Score: 89/100 The details: Ethnically, I’m more Irish than Scottish, but I tend to prefer Scotch whisky to Irish whiskey–partly on account of the greater variety of …
Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 year old
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes! Availability: Widespread ABV: 47.4% Presentation: Unchillfiltered General information: Heavily peated Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Smoky, maritime and surprisingly…Mexican? Score: 94/100 The details: I try to mix it up with my reviews; review some obscure stuff that you’ll only be able to dig up at auction, if even there, …
Winter Industry Update
Not exactly winter news, but in mid-October, Spirits Business reported the beginning of production at the Dunphail distillery, in Morayshire. Created by the owners of England’s Bimber distillery, Dunphail is one of the relatively few distilleries to crop up on Speyside in the midst of the current boom in the Scotch industry (so far, the …
Lochside 1991 (Gordon & MacPhail/Connoisseur’s Choice)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Only to serious Scotch enthusiasts and completionists Availability: Auction ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Distilled 1991, bottled 2008, ~17 years old, matured in refill bourbon barrels Bottling type: Independent Character: Cereal, light fruit and herbal Score: 77/100 The details: Located in the East-Central Highland town of Montrose, Lochside …
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