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What an absolute corker this one is!I recently had the 10 year old Glenmorangie on which this port finish version is based and, I tell you, it was an absolute pleasure. So this expression, with it's…

Port Askaig was launched in 2009 by Specialty Drinks Ltd., produced for The Whisky Exchange, a retailer in the UK. Their current range includes a cask strength bottling as well as a 17yo and a 30yo…

I’m a big fan of this one. Something pretty cool about this version of Balvenie: each bottle is drawn from a single bourbon cask of a single distillation. So each cask forms a limited edition of hand…

The scent starts on the nose with a green, citrus freshness, which is offset by the slightest medicinal scent. Overall, the bouquet is bright and inviting.The taste is slightly sharp, echoing the smell…

Only reveals it self about half way down the bottle. It's waited 16 years so it needs some time to open, but it's well worth the wait. Nose - Not the best nose, but this is deceptive. It's rich and warm…

I picked up this bottle in July 2010 while in vacation in Calgary (long before the LCBO had even thought about stocking Amrut), and have been working my way through it over the past 25 months. It has…

Nearly two years into my single-malt journey, and you'd think I'd have ventured into the homeland of my mother (the Kelly side of the family) by now. Outside of the occasional taste of a Bushmills or…

Maltman is the label used by the Medowside Blending Company. I have already tried quite a few of their single malts. Today we try one from a distillery that I am not at all familiar with: Arran.The nose…

This Arran is 11 years old and was bottled, at cask strength, for the Belgian market in 2010 by The Nectar.The nose reminds me a lot of the Maltman bottling: again a lot of malt and flowers, white fruit…

This Arran has matured on a sherry cask and, like the one I just tried, was bottled by The Nectar Belgium.The sherry influence is immediately discernable on the nose, which seems to be sweet and fruity…