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Hazelburn 2002 / 8 Year Old / Sauternes Finish Campbeltown Whisky

April 11, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Hazelburn 2002 / 8 Year Old / Sauternes Finish Campbeltown Whisky

Hazelburn 2002 / 8 Year Old / Sauternes Finish Campbeltown Whisky

70cl / 55.9% / Distillery Bottling – Amazing colour on this triple-distilled Hazelburn 2002 from Springbank – the result of a three year second maturation in Sauternes casks after an initial 5 year period in refill bourbon wood..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2002, 8 Year Old, bourbon, Campbeltown, casks, Hazelburn, maturation, second, wood, year

Sullivan's Cove Bourbon Cask Whisky / Single Cask Australian Whisky

March 7, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Sullivan's Cove Bourbon Cask Whisky / Single Cask Australian Whisky

Sullivan's Cove Bourbon Cask Whisky / Single Cask Australian Whisky

70cl / 47.5% – A single cask whisky from Sullivan’s Cove, a great Australian distillery in Tasmania, that spent the whole of its maturation in a Bourbon cask, eschewing some of the more esoteric woods that often pop up in Australian whisky..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Australian, bourbon, cask, distillery, maturation, pop, Sullivan's, whisky

Mackmyra Special 06 / Summer Meadow – Swedish Single Malt Whisky

February 23, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Mackmyra Special 06 / Summer Meadow - Swedish Single Malt Whisky

Mackmyra Special 06 / Summer Meadow - Swedish Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 46.8% / Distillery Bottling – The 6th release in Mackmyra’s Special range, inspired by the summer meadows, is delicately fruity and floral, using a combination of bourbon and sherry casks for maturation..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: bourbon, casks, fruity, Mackmyra, maturation, release, sherry, Swedish

Glenmorangie 1981 / Sauternes Wood Finish Highland Whisky

February 14, 2012 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..

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

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

Clynelish 1993 / Connoisseurs Choice Highland Whisky

December 18, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Clynelish 1993 / Connoisseurs Choice Highland Whisky

Clynelish 1993 / Connoisseurs Choice Highland Whisky

70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A Connoisseurs Choice bottling of Highland favourite Clynelish, bottled in 2006 after about 13 years of maturation..

Price: £ 47.49  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1993, bottled, Clynelish, favourite, Highland, macphail, maturation, years

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

Benrinnes 1984 / Berry Brothers & Rudd Speyside Whisky

November 1, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Benrinnes 1984 / Berry Brothers & Rudd Speyside Whisky

Benrinnes 1984 / Berry Brothers & Rudd Speyside Whisky

70cl / 56.5% / Berry Brothers & Rudd – A 1984 vintage Benrinnes bottled in 2011 by veteran independent Berry Brothers after about 37 years of maturation..

Price: £ 81.95  BUY IT NOW

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1984, Benrinnes, bottled, independent, maturation, Speyside, vintage, years

Benromach 1981 – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

September 22, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Benromach 1981 - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Benromach 1981 - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 58.1% / Distillery Bottling – A bottling of 1981 vintage Benromach, produced by the previous owners before the distillery’s 1983 mothballing, but bottled by new owners Gordon & Macphail. This is only going to get rarer, as there won’t be any 21 year old whisky finishing its maturation until 2019, 21 years after the distillery reopened in 1998..

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 1981, Benromach, bottling, distillery, maturation, Speyside, whisky, year, years

Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

September 6, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

Benriach 16 Year Old / Claret Wood Finish - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – One of a raft of wood-finished Benriachs introduced in Summer 2010, this 16yo 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.’.

Price: £ 39.49  BUY IT NOW

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

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