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WEBEden Mill St Andrews (2023) Eden Mill distillery is based in Guardbridge, about 5 km north-west of St Andrews. For most of the 19th century, the Haig Family operated a whisky distillery on the site. A new brewery was started in 2012 and they also started distilling whisky and gin in 2014. Apart from the core range single ma...
Best wishes & Best Whisky of 2022 | WhiskyNotes
WEBBen Nevis 26 Years 1996 (The Whisky Jury) Armagnac Sponge #2 1972. When looking at widely available official bottlings, my favourites include the Talisker 11 Year Old (Special Release 2022) and Lagavulin 12 Year Old (Special Release 2022), Redbreast 21 Year Old, Talisker 10 Year Old (2022), Bladnoch 14 Year Old (2022), Tamdhu Cigar Malt #1 ...
Favourite, oldest and most expensive whisky | WhiskyNotes
WEBWhisky review: Tasting and scoring whisky is quite personal, and the same whisky can appeal less or more at different moments. Keep that in mind while going through this ranking of some of the best whiskies I've tried. I once started with a 90+ list, but by now I've had so many glorious drams that it had | WhiskyNotes blog
* Whisky News reviews and tasting notes
WEBWe often do an overview of the whisky news on Saturday. New: The Ester Hunter, The Seasons, Glens & Valleys…. Benromach Virgin Oak, Dad’s Dram, Macallan Cirque du Soleil. New: Teeling 40 Years, Lagavulin Feis Ile, Redbreast Zenith. New: Ardbeg Spectacular, Springbank 1999, Berry Bros…. Whisky news: Bimber, Bladnoch, Loch …
Cú Dhub – The Black Blended Malt Whisky review
WEB4 days ago — Cú Dhub means Black Dog in Gaelic (although thre are some doubts about the spelling).This whisky is marketed as the Black Blended Malt Whisky.. It takes inspiration from Loch Dhu, a cult bottling from Mannochmore distillery, released in 1996.Loch Dhu was an incredibly dark single malt, partly because it was matured in ‘double-charred’ casks, but also because vast quantities of E150 ...
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Compass Box Orchard House | WhiskyNotes review
WEBSep 30, 2021 — Compass Box Orchard House (46%, OB 2021) Nose: very bright and fruity indeed. Juicy pears and peaches, with hints of grapes, lemons and green apples. Also vanilla and mint, as well as light blossomy touches. Young but vibrant, with a subtle waxy side that hints at Clynelish.
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Aberlour A’Bunadh (Batch #77) | WhiskyNotes review
WEBSep 20, 2024 — Aberlour A’Bunadh – Batch #77 (60,8%, OB 2023, Oloroso sherry butts) Nose: vanilla and milk chocolate at first, followed by sultanas, caramelized walnuts and cinnamon. Grows fruitier, with marmalade, berries and red apples. Then brown sugar, as well as some dusty barley in the background.
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Best wishes / Best whisky of 2020 | WhiskyNotes review
WEBJan 4, 2021 — It used to be the Johnnie Walker Red vs. Black comparison for many years. The Macallan Edition No.6 was the most popular new release of 2020. Posted in * Whisky News and tagged 2020, Ben Nevis, best whisky, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Coleburn, GlenDronach, Gordon MacPhail, Jura, Lagavulin, new year, Redbreast. Whisky review: Best new whiskies in ...
Bimber Spirit of the Underground (Part 6) | whisky review
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Bimber Wembley Park (58,3%, OB ‘The Spirit of the Underground’ 2024, Marsala cask #300/11, 305 btl.) Nose: a bit rounder but also significantly more vinous. Honey and oranges instead of the Fino sourness. Rich spices like nutmeg and ginger. Increasingly more candied (more towards Oloroso), with toffee and apricots.
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Whisky reviews by distillery | WhiskyNotes
WEBWhisky reviews by distillery. The last time I checked, there were 138 licensed distilleries in Scotland according to the Scotch Whisky Association. I’m sure that list is probably out of date already. A couple of years ago I claimed to have tried whisky from almost every active distillery. Recently so many new names have popped up – not only ...