The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Highly recommended! Availability: Wide for an inaugural, but still limited. ABV: 50% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color. General information: Peated Bottling type: Proprietary. Character: Smoky, briney, savory and austere. Score: 94/100 The details: In the midst of the general distilling boom of recent years, Islay has (or at least …
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InchDairnie 2021 (Cooper’s Choice – “Finglassie” Lowland Smoke)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Definitely, if you can find any! Availability: Limited (UK/EU specialty retail and possibly auction) ABV: 54.0% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Peated spirit, matured in American oak and finished in marsala casks Bottling type: Independent Character: Fruity, nutty and smoky. Score: 95/100 The details: To honor the …
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Wolfburn 7 year old (Cask Strength – 2022 Father’s Day Special Release)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: I do! Availability: UK/EU specialty retail. ABV: 58.2% (cask strength) Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Lightly peated malt. Bottling type: Proprietary. Character: Fruity, and slightly smoky. Score: 92/100 The details: An earlier Wolfburn distillery operated in the wind-swept Caithness town of Thurso, on Scotland’s rugged and remote …
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Glenallachie 15
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 …
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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