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A mate of mine (Jimmy) and I have this arrangement that whenever we get something new we always invite each other over to have a glass. He recently had a birthday and was gifted a few bottles - a Haig…

Tried this with a drop of water. Good for a 12 year single malt. Thought it was smooth and had a good mouth feel. Sweet on the start with a strong finish on the back of the tongue. Nothing particularly…

I had a taste of this wonderful Irish single malt. Medium bodied with tastes of sherry and malt. Hints of honey and spice were also there with a low level of peaty-ness that I enjoy. Great bottle of…

Managed to obtain a bottle of both chapters 7 & 10. Feel extreemly privilaged to have managed to beat the speculators and collectors to it on such rare and limited expressions.Have supped from both and…

A mate of mine (Jimmy) and I have this arrangement that whenever we get something new we always invite each other over to have a glass. He recently had a birthday and was gifted a few bottles - a Haig…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Apple and Dutch black liquorice are the first to greet, before introducing the marzipan candy and wet grass. Wafts of tobacco smoke are…

Contrary to the peated version, which uses malt from Scotland, this version uses French malt.Taol Esa (which means “the try-out”) was first released in 2008, but I’ve tried the 2009 release. All of the…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Heavy layers of caramel and rubber, mixed in with fresh herbs, wood-shavings and even peeled onions. A deep plum aroma is not all-together…

Forget the 12 and the 15, not because they are better or otherwise than the 18, but because this is the 18. Comparisons are futile.This whisky is heavily influenced by it's 18 years in Oloroso Sherry…

Port Ellen PE1 was talk of the town in 2009. It was highly sought after with exceptional prices in auctions. Its successor, Port Ellen PE2, was sold out in just around 24 hours, but the hype seemed a bit…