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Balblair 2000 (bottled 2011), 2nd Release, 43%

Review #753 (2019) This is matured in ex-Bourbon casks. Loads of white fruits and just a hint of citrusy notes in the smell. Some tropical fruits comes forward as well…

Caol Ila DE (2002/2014), 43%

Review #776 (2019) This is the 2014 Distillers Edition and it is finished in Moscatel wine casks. White fruits and white grape sweetness in the smell. Overwhelmingly sweet at first…

Paul John Nirvana, 40%

Review #834 (2020) This is an unpeated single malt from Paul John Distillery. Created from Indian barley and matured in charred American oak. A bit of sour oak in the…

Ardbeg 10 yo (2008/2019), SMWS 33.137, 59.9%

Review #800 (2019) This whisky is called “Campfire marshmallows on singed sticks” and comes from a first fill Bourbon barrel. Only 231 bottles were made. Ashy peat and seaweed in…

Aberlour 9 yo (2007), SMWS 54.45, 58.9%

Review #731 This whisky is called “Drunken Cherry Coconut Ice Cream” and comes from a first fill ex-Bourbon barrel. Only 222 bottles were made. A boost of white fruits at…

Aberfeldy 1994 (bottled 2014), Wemyss Malts, 46%

Review #755 (2019) A single cask bottled from a hogshead, for the series “Melon Vine”. Only 242 bottles were made. Clean and crisp on the nose, with loads of white…

Macallan Edition No. 4, 48.4%

Review #849 (2021) This is a limited release by Macallan, the fourth in the series, made from different types of Sherry-seasoned oak casks. Oak and spices at first in the…

Macallan Edition No. 6, 48.6%

Review #850 (2021) This is a limited release by Macallan, the sixth and final release in the series, made from different types of Sherry-seasoned oak casks. Quite light in the…

Caol Ila 10 yo (2010/2021), Signatory (#316650), 58.9%

Review #851 (2021) From Signatory’s Vintage Cask Strength Collection comes this refill Sherry butt with the cask number 316650. Only 528 bottles were made. Soft peat and dried fruits in…

Mortlach 11 yo (2010/2021), Signatory (#16), 57.8%

Review #852 (2021) This is from Signatory Vintage’s Cask Strength Collection. It’s from a refill hogshead, that has been finished in a fresh Sherry Butt, with the cask number 16.…