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Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: A changing-room of a nose, with the smell of fresh mud and spray-on deodorant. A more rustic interpretation would be that of smoking…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: A very eclectic medley of flavours right from the off. We have wet mouldy shoes, rubbing shoulders with a used polish-cloth. These slig…

I had heard so many good things about The Balvenie 12 yr Double Wood that a few months ago I added the bottle to my cabinet. I have to admit that initially I didn't get what all the hubbub was about, but…

The 15 year expression from The Balvenie is from a single bourbon cask and is bottled at a higher strength. I have found that right around 48% is about the ideal strength for me. After My experience with…

This is the oldest whisky I have yet to try so that alone excited me. Add to that that this is my first port finished scotch, and lest just say I couldn't wait to give this one a go.Nose: An extraordi…

Nose: wine notes , some red fruit and Peaty sweetness. Condensed milk and some fruit salad. Wee smoke, and the signature ‘Laddie’ DNA is there. Think of Octomore 2.2, but a lot weaker and and not as…

This will be no more than a quick, first impression of sharing a bottle Glenmo's Nectar D'Or with some friends: the most obvious flavour note is the pure blast of sweet from the Sauternes barrel in which…

Colour: Dark gold.Nose: Sweet, Earthy peat. Red fruit. dried Grapes. Smoke , BBQ smoke to be more specific.. A little citrus. PepperPalate: Spicy. Winey and Smokey sweet. Very very good. The wine does…

Nose : Sherry notes, earthy peat and some wet earthy sand, dry fruits and leather . rather complex concoction. Butterscotch.Palate: Big bodied, sherry, wee smoke ad peat notes, dried fruits , sugared…

Nose: Big sherry, sweeter than the 15 year old. sultanas,raisins, dates and plums. immersing and very round. a bit mossy ground. fungus.Palate: Honey, dried fruits and spices (nutmeg, cinnamon) some zest…