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I've not ventured into Lowland territory much before. The only ones I've tried previously are the entry-level Auchentoshans and Glenkinchie - both of which I was less than impressed with. This Bladnoch…

Sometimes independent bottlings are only a pale shadow of the distillery they represent. But I've always found Old Malt Cask to be one of the better independent bottlers and this one certainly does not…

The new kid on the block in the so-called Private Collection by Glenmorangie is this Ealanta. I tried the Sonnalta PX, Artein and Finealta before, they were all to my liking. This Ealanta matured on…

Resounding titles such as Extremely Rare immediately make you want to try this dram. So I got me a sample of this Glenmorangie at a festival in Ghent last February. After maturing on bourbon for 15 years…

Glenmorangie is one of those distilleries that absolute does not allow its name to be printed on any independent release’s label. Although, of course, sometimes Glenmo is bottled by someone else. Reme…

I gave a sample of this out to a blind taster with the challenge of naming the distillery in three guesses. First quote was 'it's a Speyside isn't it?' Yep, this is rather different Caol IlaNeeds water…

Nose: Vanilla, frosting with a but of loose alcohol/extract. Banana, pineapple, and mango. Tropical fruit abounds! There the fruits are still soft and less citric/sharp. Ice cream and perfumy orange…

from a purchased sampleNose: Peat, brine, and kosher salt (obviously). There's a good layer of fruit behind it -- mainly lemon. Damp clamshells and oysters. A little pepper. Vanilla. Dried flower petals…

from a purchased sampleNose: Really great peat wonder. Ashy, coastal, and rather medicinal. It's almost a bit on cardboard and hay, and it works here. A little and faint bbq (charcoal, not the sauce).…

Warm spicy arrival citrus, nutty, wooden middle that flows into a long slow thick fruit and ginger vegetable finish.