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  • Strathisla 11 yo (2006/2017), SMWS 58.20, 58.8%

Strathisla 11 yo (2006/2017), SMWS 58.20, 58.8%

Review #603 (2018) This whisky is named ”Seriously Scrumptious”. It states on the bottle it is from a Virgin Oak Hogshead, but on the text on the bottle, it also…

Inchgower 9 yo (2008/2018), James Eadie – Small Batch, 46%

Review #706 (2018) This is from a first fill ex-Bourbon barrel – or two to be precise – with the cask numbers 808846 & 808851. Only 552 bottles were made.…

Karuizawa 11 yo, Asama, 46%

Review #138 (2015) This 11 year old is from 2 vintages. 1999 and 2000. I saw this by a coincidence in Drum Bar in Malmö (Sweden). The smell is very…

Tormore 13 yo (1990/2003), Chieftain’s, 53%

Review #787 (2019) From Ian Macleod comes this Port finish, drawn from two casks with the cask numbers 90391-92. Only 1650 bottles were made. Sweet red fruits in the smell.…

Tormore 20 yo (1984/2005), Cadenheads – Authentic Collection, 60.4%

Review #785 (2019) From Cadenhead´s comes this single cask from a Bourbon barrel bottled at cask strength. Only 258 bottles were made. Sweet ripe white fruits and a little burned…

Tormore 20 yo (1992/2012), Berry Bros & Rudd, 55.7%

Review #786 (2019) An uncoloured and unchillfiltered single cask from Berry Bros & Rudd. It´s from cask 100154. Dry oak, dirt and ripe apples in the smell. A bit strange…

Tormore 10 yo (circa 90s bottling), 43%

Review #788 (2019) An old official bottling from Tormore. You can still find some of these old bottlings, fair priced, on auctions. It´s full of vanilla in the smell. Crisp…

Tamnavulin 23 yo (1992/2015), Cadenheads – Authentic Collection, 55%

Review #411 (2016) From Cadenhead´s comes this single cask from a Bourbon hogshead bottled at cask strength. Only 258 bottles were made. Loads of vanilla and marzipan sweetness in the…

Tamnavulin 28 yo (1988/2016), A.D. Rattray, 47.5%

Review #466 (2017) This is from the series “Individual Cask Bottling”, and comes from a Bourbon hogshead. It has the cask number 10028 and only 225 bottles were made. It…

Tamnavulin, Double Cask, 40%

Review #410 (2016) This is the first official bottling from Tamnavulin in more than 20 years. It is matured in ex Bourbon barrels and then finished in Sherry casks. The…