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Glenmorangie Astar, 57.1%

Review #214 (2015) This NAS whisky from Glenmorangie is matured in Missouri Ozark Oak Casks. It is full and rich on the nose. First, I thought of Christmas. Vanilla, marzipan…

Glenmorangie 12 yo, Quinta Ruban, 46%

Review #213 (2015) The Quinta Ruban is finished in Port casks. Pour your dram in the glass and put a lid on it. Wait 10 minutes and smell it. The…

Glenmorangie 10 yo Original, 40%

Review #34 (2014) The smell is very fruity like apples and pears. Behind the fruitiness you will find some sweetness. Honey, nectar and brown sugar. In the end I get…

Glenmorangie 13 yo (bottled 2021), A Tale of Winter, 46%

Review #863 (2022) A new limited edition from Glenmmorangie, finished in Marsala wine casks. Plenty of things happens in the smell, and it develops over time. Sweetness, both fruity sweetness,…

Benrinnes 9 yo (2006/2016), SMWS 36.99, 57.8%

Review #833 This whisky is called “Limbo, mambo, bomba” and comes from a 1st fill ex-Bourbon barrel. Only 234 bottles were made. Full of flavours in the smell. Over ripe…

Benrinnes 9 yo (2007/2016), James Eadie – Small Batch, 46%

Review #709 This is from the “Small Batch” series and comes from 1st fill Sherry casks, with the numbers #300510 & #300512. 1308 bottles were made. Over ripe pears and…

Benrinnes 18 yo (1996/2016), Chapter 7, 52.1%

Review #743 This is from the series ”A whisky anthology” and comes from a hogshead with the cask number 898. Only 267 bottles were made. Fresh white and tropical fruits…

Ardbeg 31 yo (1972/2004), Single Cask – Ping No. 1, 51.4%

Review #862 (2022) Bottled for Juuls in Denmark, from a Bourbon Hogshead, with the cask number #2780. Only 245 bottles were made. Mellow with Ardbeg ash in the smell. Baked…

Deanston 10 yo (2005/2015), FYO, 59.2%

Review #147 (2015) This is the ”Fill Your Own” from the Deanston Distillery Shop. It is a single cask (amontillado sherry cask). It is light and fruity and actually very…

Deanston Virgin Oak, 46.3%

Review #148 (2015) Different ages of bourbon casks is married and then finished in fresh American oak afterwards in a couple of weeks. It is light in the smell with…