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Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish Speyside Whisky

December 31, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish Speyside Whisky

Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish Speyside Whisky

70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – One of a raft of wood-finished Benriachs introduced in Summer 2010, this 16 year old has been finished in claret barrels after an initial maturation in ex-bourbon casks and is described as tasting of ‘Spiced fruit scones, enrobed in a fig and date syrup.’.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 16 Year Old, Benriach, bottling, casks, distillery, fruit, maturation, Speyside, tasting

Mackmyra Special 04 / Double Dip Bourbon – Swedish Single Malt Whisky

December 13, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Mackmyra Special 04 / Double Dip Bourbon - Swedish Single Malt Whisky

Mackmyra Special 04 / Double Dip Bourbon - Swedish Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 53% / Distillery Bottling – Mackmyra’s fourth special release is Double Dip Bourbon, named for its unique double maturation, beginning in larger bourbon casks before ending in smaller hand-made 30-litre casks. The whisky is descrtibed as crisp, fresh and fruity with a sweet spiciness..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: bourbon, casks, fresh, fruity, Mackmyra, Swedish, sweet, whisky

Caol Ila 1997 / Private Collection / Hermitage Wood Finish Islay Whisky

December 2, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Caol Ila 1997 / Private Collection / Hermitage Wood Finish Islay Whisky

Caol Ila 1997 / Private Collection / Hermitage Wood Finish Islay Whisky

70cl / 45% / Gordon & Macphail – A rare red wine finish from Gordon & Macphail, complimenting an initial 10 years of maturation in bourbon casks with a 30 month finishing in Hermitage casks, a french red wine normally made using Syrah grapes..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1997, Caol, casks, finishing, gordon, Islay, macphail, red, wine

Bruichladdich 36 Year Old / Dna – Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky

November 30, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Bruichladdich 36 Year Old / Dna - Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky

Bruichladdich 36 Year Old / Dna - Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 41% / Distillery Bottling – Another beautifully-presented Bruichladdich, DNA represents the last of the late 1960s and early 1970s casks acquired when the new owners took over. Matured in 80% bourbon and 20% sherry, DNA has been finished in wine casks from cult claret Le Pin..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 36 Year Old, bourbon, Bruichladdich, casks, finished, Islay, matured, sherry, wine

Dalmore Tay Dram / Rivers Collection – Highland Single Malt Whisky

November 25, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Dalmore Tay Dram / Rivers Collection - Highland Single Malt Whisky

Dalmore Tay Dram / Rivers Collection - Highland Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – Produced by Dalmore with the object of raising up to £400k for a quartet of beautiful Scottish fishing rivers, like the rest of the Rivers Collection the Tay Dram has been produced from quality bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and at least £4 per bottle sold will go to the Tay Foundation that protexts and conserves the river..

Price: £ 40.95  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: bourbon, casks, Dalmore, Highland, oloroso, produced, quality, sherry

Glenmorangie 1981 / Sauternes Wood Finish Highland Whisky

November 24, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Glenmorangie 1981 / Sauternes Wood Finish Highland Whisky

Glenmorangie 1981 / Sauternes Wood Finish Highland Whisky

70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A perfect example of what wood-finishing (so often reviled by some) can achieve, Glenmorangie 1981 spent the last two of its 21 years of maturation in casks formerly containing Chateau d’Yquem. A legendary ‘Morangie..

Price: £ 450.00  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1981, casks, example, Glenmorangie, Highland, legendary, maturation, morangie, years

Sheep Dip 8 Year Old – Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

November 8, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Sheep Dip 8 Year Old - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

Sheep Dip 8 Year Old - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 40% – Sheep Dip is what used to be referred to as a vatted malt: a blend of malt whiskies with no grain element. Crafted by Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay for the Spencerfield Spirits Company, the malts used are aged between 8 and 12 years old and are from good quality first-fill casks..

Price: £ 24.95  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: Sheep Tagged With: 8 Year Old, casks, company, good, malt, malts, quality, Sheep

Bruichladdich 1989 / 18 Year Old / Kosher Wine Finish Islay Whisky

October 26, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Bruichladdich 1989 / 18 Year Old / Kosher Wine Finish Islay Whisky

Bruichladdich 1989 / 18 Year Old / Kosher Wine Finish Islay Whisky

70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A Bruichladdich 1989 aged in bourbon casks for 18 years before being finished in casks from the Carmel winery in Israel..

Price: £ 60.75  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 18 Year Old, 1989, aged, Bruichladdich, casks, distillery, finished, Islay, years

Dalwhinnie 1991 / Distiller's Edition Highland Whisky

October 9, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Dalwhinnie 1991 / Distiller's Edition Highland Whisky

Dalwhinnie 1991 / Distiller's Edition Highland Whisky

70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – The second edition of the Dalwhinnie Distiller’s edition, this is finished in fresh Oloroso Sherry casks, giving extra richness and sweetness on top of the regular Dalwhinnie characteristics..

Price: £ 43.25  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1991, casks, Dalwhinnie, edition, extra, Highland, oloroso, sherry, sweetness

Talisker 30 Year Old / Bot. 2010 – Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

October 5, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Talisker 30 Year Old / Bot. 2010 - Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Talisker 30 Year Old / Bot. 2010 - Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 57.3% / Distillery Bottling – One of the most consistently excellent of the super premium releases from Diageo, this cask strength Talisker 30yo is vatted from a mix of refill American and European oak casks and sadly limited to less than 3000 bottles worldwide..

Price: £ 235.00  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 30 Year Old, american, bottles, casks, Island, oak, refill, Talisker

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