The Basics: Do I recommend it?: If you like sherry, then yes! Availability: Here and there. Many specialty retailers carry it, some don’t. ABV: 46% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: A whisky that has quite obviously been logging time in some very, very active sherry casks Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Fruity, nutty and …
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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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Glasgow 1770 – Peated
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 …
My top whiskies of 2024
I have, more than once, considered writing a sort of summary of my year in whisky. I routinely fail to do so for one reason or another. This year, my friend over at Whiskey One put together a nice list of his favorite whiskies for the year, finally inspiring me to do the same. I …
Port Ellen (Douglas McGibbon’s Provenance) 1983 27 year old
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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