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Oban's standard 14 year offering is quite smooth and velvety. This said, in my estimation at least, it lacks character. In other words, it is a touch bland.Nose: Walnuts, oak, white chocolate, hemp ropes…

Nose: old hay, the high Oregon desert after a rain, slightly rancid cream on its way to becoming yogurt, Asian pear, wet iron.Palate: Smooth tequila, green apple, pond water (my equivalent of what many…

I have to admit the last year or so haven't been very good for my two favorite distilleries, Ardbeg and Laphroaig. Generally an honest, if not a tad overzealous, fan of anything to come out of these two…

Everyone's into this whole travel retail BS. That's where the big bucks are I suppose. Ignorant travelers with fat wallets who will buy anything that's sitting on a well lit shelf. Usually surrounded by…

This is the new version of the Tobermory 10 year old, un-chillfiltered and bottled at 46.3%. I've never tasted the old version, so I don't have any comparisons to make, but looking at the previous rev…

If you ask me, Modernism started at Clynelish. And this 14 yo is the liquid expression of Piet Mondrian’s "Composition in Brown and Grey" (google it...I did!)-- with its brownish mustard and grey sect…

Hot sweet and spicy arrival develops a warm thick long slow fruit loaded finish.

Wemyss Malts bottles its single cask range usually at 46% in stead of cask strength. But the whiskies kept their natural colour and are non chill-filtered. The name reflects the prominent flavours of the…

Don’t think anyone is going to fight me on this, but Glendronach is one of the best distilleries out there at the moment. The miracles in cask selection the people of Billy Walker performed after the…

Tasted January 2013.Ah, Talisker, the single malt that started it all for me a few years ago, and it still holds a special place in my heart for that reason.Nose - peat smoke and saltiness, smoked kip…