The Basics: Do I recommend it?: God yes, if you can find it. Availability: Sadly scarce. ABV: 43% Presentation: Unspecified General information: One of two versions released around the same time, one at only 40% abv Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Spicy and fruity. Score: 93/100 The details: Speyside’s Benriach distillery has spent more of its …
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Roseisle 12 (2023 Diageo Special Releases)
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 …
Craigellachie 13
Widely available Recommended For the details… Although Craigellachie was built in 1890–relatively recently, given that many of its Speyside peers date back another 40-60 years before that–it is widely considered to produce an “old style” Speyside malt, with a heavier, more sulphurous character thanks to the use of worm tubs. Oddly enough, like many of …
Glen Spey 1996 (Murray McDavid)
Long gone Meh For the details… Built in 1878 in the Speyside town of Rothes by a local grain merchant named James Stuart, Glen Spey was originally known as "Mill of Rothes." It was built in the same year as its better-known neighbor, Glenrothes, part of the early stages of the huge late 19th century …
Mortlach 16 year old (Flora and Fauna)
Discontinued, but still available from select retailers and auction Highly recommended for those who enjoy a sulphurous sherry bomb For the details… Although distilleries are popping up all over Scotland these days, Speyside, a subsection of the Highlands wedged in between Aberdeen in the southeast and Inverness in the northwest, remains the country’s most populous …
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