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James MacArthur bottled a few whiskies for the Whisky Festival Milano 2009. This Cragganmore 1997 is one of them. Cask 1509 yielded 150 bottles for the festival, so I presume it was only part of the cask…

The Bladnoch Forum hardly needs an introduction, I think. In a nutshell, Bladnoch is not only a Lowland distillery, but also an independent bottler. They bottle quite a few casks for the members of their…

Nose: Quite floral, peaches and syrup, green apple, orange juice, lightly toasted oak, iced tea, a little honey, a touch of amaretto. The sherry that is present is fragile and almost disappears with…

Nose: Red apples coated with caramel, very malty, vanilla, pecan divinity (it's a nougat candy), lemon, coriander.Taste: The pecan nougat is great! Sweet and nutty, apples, a bit of pepper and oak.Finish…

I really like this as a day to day dram. Rich deep in color and able to stand up to a few drops of water if that's how you feel. I usually don't add any as this is pretty sweeth to begin with, reasonably…

This malt is often described as an ideal beginners whisky, and while true, I think that sells this fine drop somewhat short. For me, this is a true Highland benchmark. It is the perfect combination of…

Nose: A very sweet whisky with cinnamon rolls, icing, raisins, Christmas spice, maybe even some banana bread and milk chocolate. There's also a distinct bourbon-like sweetness.Taste: Thick maple syrup…

Nose: Intense lemon pie with whipped cream, lemon zest, a bit of salt, very malty, graham crackers, floral honey. Smells like spring. Taste: Quite floral and creamy, honeyed oak, lemon and lime juice…

Appearance - light amber Nose - delicate, floral, honey, candy sweetness, woody, citrus Taste - bit of a bite up front, sweet, floral, woody, honey Finish - floral dry finish, a bit short

appearance - medium dark amber nose - apple, sweet, dark fruit, spice, honey, rich taste - spicy, cinnamon, apple, woody, raisin finish - spicy and woody average length finish