The Talisker 15 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:On the nose, it’s evident that this is one of the more extraordinary Taliskers we’ve ever had. The nose is simultaneously flowery and custardy, [...]
Reviews
The Single Malts of Scotland Caol Ila 10 Year Old (58.3% abv)
Tasting notes:The first whiff is a classic aroma from a Mother’s Day breakfast made by an 8-year old daughter who is in the “magical glitter rainbow unicorn” [...]
The Woodford Reserve Batch Proof (123.6 proof)
Tasting notes:The Woodford Reserve Batch Proof 123.6 begins perfectly. By which I mean that six is a perfect number: the product 1 x 2 x 3 = 6, and the sum 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, [...]
The Mortlach 26 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:The nose here recalls cotton candy fashioned from fine Burgundy wine on the plaza of a cobblestoned, ancient European city nestled in the mountains. Oh, and [...]
The Berry Bros. & Rudd Bunnahabhain 1989 24 Year Old
Tasting notes:The nose opens with daisy petals drizzled with bootstrap molasses. (Yes, John, I know it’s blackstrap molasses. Humor, man, humor.) There were also [...]
The Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:This Islay gem has a comely nose. One might even say pulchritudinous, but that is a word that sounds so different from what it means that I abjure its use. [...]
The Fettercairn 28 Year Old
Tasting notes:At 42% abv, we couldn’t help but wonder: might this be cask strength after an angel’s share frenzy? It certainly smells like it could be. The nose is a [...]
The Cardhu 14 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:The Diageo Special Release Cardhu 14 nose opens with a fruit phantasmagoria, a cake run riot, a Great British Baking Show special where Mary Berry and Paul [...]
The Ledaig 11 Year Old 2008 TWB Originals 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead (54.4%)
Tasting notes:There’s a hint of high octane on the nose–and by this, I mean a serious clean peat smell. But if you work on it some more, it’s really more [...]
The Westland Coldfoot American Single Malt Whiskey
Tasting notes:The Westland Coldfoot nose opens with the robust peaty, smoky aromas of outdoor woolen coats and leather chaps that’ve been worn sitting down around many a [...]
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