The Mortlach 14 Year Old “Alexander’s Way” Travel Retail Exclusive
Tasting notes:The nose on this travel retail exclusive is simply joyous. But that may just be because it smells so very Mortlach. For those of you who don’t exactly [...]
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The Cragganmore 12 Year Old 2019 Special Release
Tasting notes:There’s so much happening on the nose with this dram, it’s crazy. Don’t misunderstand me, though: it’s not a crazy nose. Really, [...]
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, [...]
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 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 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 Hayes Parker Reserve Bourbon
Tasting notes:On the nose, we got unripe corn cobs carved into cogs. Corn cogs. Smoking a a corn cog snipe. Come on, kids, they’re easy to catch! Just stand at the [...]
The Cameronbridge 37 Year Old 1982 TWB Originals (51.0%)
Tasting notes:The nose here is big, with perfumey fruit—or maybe it’s fruity with big perfume or perfumey with big fruit, hard to say. There are also notes of gardenias, [...]
The Westland Distillery’s 6th Annual Peat Week Single Malt Whiskey
Tasting notes:The nose on this dram is a minty, barley popcorn seasoning that provokes confusion when it hits the market, but then quickly develops a cult following. [...]
The Bunnahabhain 10 Year Old TWB Originals 1st Fill Oloroso (57.1%)
A man walks into a bar… He’s handed a whisky dark and rich in color with a dusty mustiness on the nose that soon gives way to deep, rich red stone fruit. [...]
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