The signature honey aroma is still there and intact but a subtle smokiness appears to have developed adding extra depth. Busy delivery with the mildly waxy barley having much to say: spice prickle early on followed by some early... Read More
Dry sherry and make no mistake. Silky, juicy delivery; cramped slightly by a background bitterness; spices take their time but arrive eventually. Doubly dry finale thanks to both big oak and the sherry influence. Could do with... Read More
From the Aberlour 10 school of brilliant noses: the quality of the sherry butts used is as good as you can find today with their clean, almost inspirational gently spiced clarity offering sufficient permeability to allow both... Read More
Amber, with shades of ruby. Notes of complex honey-drenched fruit (sultana, marmalade, peaches, apples), toffee, treacle, and hint of mint. Full, rich texture and lush body. Long, warming, moderately spicy finish. -Malt Advocate... Read More
Ardbeg Ten Years Old is the ever-peaty, ever-popular core expression of the Ardbeg range. More complex, citrus-led and sophisticated than recent bottlings, though the peat is no less but now simply displayed in an even greater... Read More
Ballantine`s Finest is a complex, refined and elegant blended scotch whisky. It is regarded as the taste to satisfy a modern style. The original flavour, complexity and refinement comes from more than 50 single malt flavours.... Read More
Ballantine`s Finest is a complex, refined and elegant blended scotch whisky. It is regarded as the taste to satisfy a modern style. The original flavour, complexity and refinement comes from more than 50 single malt flavours.... Read More
Excitable malt; lively almost piercing sugars. Incredible spice delivery, seriously warming and increasingly sensual as the malt fights back. Lots of toffee-barley. Tasted blind I would never have recognised the distilllery. -Jim... Read More
The Balvenie Doublewood Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 12 year old single malt which gains its distinctive character from being matured in two woods. During its period of maturation The Balvenie Doublewood is transferred from... Read More
Unusual aroma for a wine-finished whisky: here we are getting distinct ye olde oake signs that are leaning towards the exotic fruitiness of old bourbon casks. Salivating and on the money malt-wise with the juicy chewiness appearing... Read More
This entry level Bunnahabhain bottling comes in a redesigned bottle. This 12 year old is lightly peated for an Islay single malt and consequently is a light, fresh dram. Now at the higher strength of 46.3% - for more complexity... Read More
