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Note: this is a review of the Committe Reserve bottling of the Ardbeg Alligator.While I pour the last dram from my bottle of Alligator, I look up my tasting notes to see how I initially liked this. Only…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS for short, bottled this Ardbeg at the age of 11 years in 2011. It came from a refill sherry cask and is their 109th bottling from this distillery already. The whisky…

This one is massive. At least for my palate and nose having little experience with peat monsters like this. But I really enjoyed it!I only got a sample which I tasted some days ago for the first time.…

Opened March 27th, 2012 from a 5cl (50ml) sample bottle.Nose: Custard, vanilla essence, melting moments, ice cream, confectionery, icing sugar. So sweet. Incredible nose. No alcohol bite. Most amazing…

I'll put my hand up straight away and state up until recently, when I didn't want to drink vodka, my spirit of choice was a nicely aged Anejo Rum of some variety. Waitrose had Buffallo Trace gathering…

To be specific on the batch this bottle came from the batch No is: C04-A-28.Nose: buttered corn, pastry, mild cigar tobacco, hard candy's and some sweet nuttiness, has a very 'thick' quality about it,…

Nose: mellow vinilla, some cinnamon sugur, golden syrup, dried apple and lemon, thick honey, nectarine and peach, dried pear, sweet malted grains and some toast.Palate: quite thick and creamy, soft…

Nose: Sea spray, gentle peppery smoke, thick rich honeys, creamy honeys, some citrus (candied orange peels, melons), lovely sweet maltiness, heather, fine leather, some floral notes.Palate: thickly…

A few drams thanks to ryan and ygtbsm94. Lots of spiced apple pie with muted bacon and smoke. Thicker palate with some residual sweetness not present in a lot of Islay Scotches. Decently spicy finish…

Havana Rum Barrel Finish, 21 year, thanks to ygtbsm94. Phenolic, estery nose with hot alcohol coming through. Taste is powerfully fruity, loads of black cherries and baked raspberry. Finish is very…