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Nose: Very sweet, with lots of sherry but also bourbon influences, with creamy vanilla, crème Brule , ripe oranges, honey and a lot of spice, very very nice. on the 2nd wave of aromas: some wood, and a…

My last review looked at the standard distillery bottling of Glen Elgin 12 Year Old (I scored it an 88). This Glen Elgin is also 12 years old, but is bottled by Duncan Taylor for their Dimensions coll…

This was the hardest review for me to do. Dewars was my frist whisky. Trying to grade this one without all the sentimentality of my youth in service creeping in was harder to do than I thought. Just as…

Background: The distillery in Yamazaki was the first in Japan. Established by the founder of Suntory, Shinjiro Torii. Because of this, Suntory will claim Torii to be "the father of Japanese whisky",…

Had this one in the cabinet for a few months and decided to give it a crack this evening since its not the priciest of the bunch and quite easy to acquire. Colour - Medium/Light gold. Legs - Slow, thin…

Warm, Medium, Spicy sweet smooth arival with a finish that falls off quick and easy. Good blend not overly complex.

Hancock's President's Reserve is one of the single-barrel offerings of the Buffalo Trace distillery, and probably my favorite of the lot aside from the rather more expensive Blanton's Gold Edition.App…

Nose: Lots of vanilla, butter, and some acetone (not a bad thing when it comes to bourbons) , the odd tobacco leaf, and a hint of mint, quite spiced and a few maple notes well. given it’s high Rye per…

I had a bottle of this mailed to me by a good friend because it is currently not available in GA but is coming in 2013 I am told. What an idea to finish bourbon in port barrels...why didn't I think of…

Bedlington Malt Whisky Society sampled this bottle on the 28th of November 2012. This is a very impressive dram! Not as peaty as other Laphroaigs, and a lot sweeter.Colour: Caramel, manuka honey.Nose:…