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  • Girvan, Patent Still – No.4 Apps, 42%

Girvan, Patent Still – No.4 Apps, 42%

Review #285 (2016) This is bottled in 2014 and is matured in American oak barrels. First in the smell I get some sweet vanilla and some honey just to make…

Ardnamurchan AD/12:14 CK.440 (2014/2021), 59,1%

Review #846 (2021) This is an unpeated Ardnamurchan single cask, from a Spanish oak Sherry Butt, with the cask number 440. 693 bottles were made. Some dry, dried fruit sweetness…

Arran, The Devil´s Punch Bowl – Chapter III, 53.4%

Review #690 (2018) This is Chapter III in the series and is called “The Fiendish Finale”. It consists of 21 casks – 8 sherry casks, 8 French oak barriques and…

Arran, The Devil´s Punch Bowl – Chapter II, 53.1%

Review #689 (2018) This is Chapter II in the series and is called “Angels & Devils”. It consists of 27 casks distilled between 1997 and 2004. 17 sherry casks, 6…

Arran, The Devil´s Punch Bowl – Chapter I, 52.3%

Review #688 (2018) This is Chapter I in the series and it consists of 24 casks of whisky distilled between 1996 and 2006. 3 Sherry butts from, 6 Bourbon barrels…

Cotswolds, Cask Expressions Collection – Peated Cask, 60.2%

Review #910 (2022) In this series, the expressions will only have matured in one style of cask. In this expression, we are having a look at ex-peated quarter casks (Laphroaig?)…

Cotswolds, Cask Expressions Collection – Sherry Cask (2020), 57.4%

Review #909 (2022) In this series, the expressions will only have matured in one style of cask. In this expression, we are having a look at the Sherry casks from…

Cotswolds, Cask Expressions Collection – Bourbon Cask, 59.3%

Review #908 (2022) In this series, the expressions will only have matured in one style of cask. In this expression, we are having a look at the Bourbon casks from…

Cotswolds Founder’s Choice, 60.5%

Review #907 (2022) A bottle dedicated to late Dr Jim Swan, who helped Cotswolds getting started. It is matured red wine STR casks, and only 2.500 bottles were made. Spices,…

Cotswolds Reserve (bottled 2021), 50%

Review #906 (2022) The Reserve is a mix of first fill Bourbon casks (approx. 80%) and red wine STR casks (approx. 20%). Only 5.000 bottles were made. White fruits in…