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Sampled neat, after caesar salad and balsamic chicken poutine and lager as well as white wine. Nose: Very sharp smell to the dram. Strongest smell I got was a crisp oak, but there was a very small "so…

“Wow. What a nose!” ? When I first came across this heavenly Rye Whiskey I almost missed it. As I passed by the table, I was slightly distracted and then at the last moment I noticed this smiling pig…

Nose: This is a very different dram than the 1997 , and that can bee deduced from a wee sniff : heavier and darker with BBQed pears, leather , some dried fruit in the form of crushed dates and , smoked…

Besides their classic single casks at cask strength, Malts of Scotland also bottles the very accessible (both pricewise and drinking strength wise) Glen Class range, their so-called Steady Crackers. The…

I have tried quite a few early 90s Ardmore and must say it is a whisky that is right up my alley. But this Ardmore 1991 from Malts of Scotalnd is a bit different, for it matured for 22 years on a rum…

This Malts of Scotland bottling was released at the end of last year. I am trying it only now, so that I can put it head-to-head with a more recent Auchentoshan release by the same bottler. This one was…

In the spring release from Malts of Scotland, this 21 Year Old Auchentoshan was released from a bourbon barrel laid to rest in May 1991 and bottled in March 2013. So it is only two months shy of being…

N: very nice sweetness, easy steady arrival, dark fruits, tiramisu, caramel. W/ H2O caramel dies down, so does everything else. P: even on the tongue, shallow, black pepper, expecting sweet but not there…

N: light fruit, green apple, vanilla, restrained, W/ H2O opens up slightly, no development. P: spicy, sharp arrival, some summer fruits,medium sweet, burns/hot F: burn continues, medium finish Overall…

Last night I decided after a very long day of watching movies, playing video games, prepping for my wife's and I upcoming holiday to Scotland and talking whisky to crack open a sample bottle of whisky…