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Similar to the 12 Year, but much more rich with added spice and the fresh grass in the finish lingers a lot longer. Pleasant, but still a little tame for me.It is better than the 12 Year, but not $100…

The wonderful and complex nose hits instantly with changing fruit, floral, and grain. The scotch carefully steps onto the palate and then explodes with overripe citrus, fresh apple, and mild walnut. The…

Not overly complex, but the straightforward sherry is delicious.

The perfect balance of Highland and Islay. Quite elegant.

The Clynelish distillery shares terrain with that other distillery, long closed and enjoying a near cult status, Brora (founded in 1819 under the name Clynelish). The current Clynelish distillery was…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: This is of course an Irish peated whiskEy, however once the word peat is involved, immediately we're thinking Islay scotch whisky. The…

This Clynelish can only be obtained in the shop of the distillery. It’s a cask strength with the color of white wine. It was bottled in 2008.The nose differs quite a bit from the standard 14 Year Old,…

The independent bottler Gorden & MacPhail is owner of Speyside’s smallest operating distillery since 1993: Benromach. Today I’m trying the ‘new’ Benromach, i.e. whisky that has been distilled and matured…

The Benromach Origins was made from locally grown Golden Promise barley. Nowadays, distillers prefer barley with a higher yield (like Optic), but Benromach (and The Macallan) use Golden Promise as they…

Ardbeg doesn’t really need an introduction, so I’ll save myself the trouble. This Ardbeg Corryvreckan (NAS) has a beautiful gold color with a green sheen and a great viscosity. I am sampling the standard…