Auchentoshan Springwood, 40%
Review #338 (2016) This NAS bottling for travel retail comes from Bourbon casks. The smell is very light with floral notes. A lot of vanilla comes rushing in, but not…
Blair Athol 28 yo (1988/2016), Maltbarn, 49.6%
Review #492 (2017) This is no. 66 from Maltbarn and only 111 bottles were made from this Bourbon cask. When I poured this, notes of fresh fruits just filled the…
Blair Athol 14 yo (2004/2018), James Eadie – SC, 59.8%
Review #714 (2018) This is from the “Single Cask” series and comes from a refill Sherry cask, with the number #99. 529 bottles were made. A marzipan bomb in the…
Glasgow Distillery, 1770 Peated (2020) – Rich & Smoky, 46%
Review #844 (2021) This peated version from Glasgow Distillery, is matured in virgin oak casks, and finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. Thick syrupy-like smell. Dried fruits and light meaty…
Glasgow Distillery, 1770 – Triple Distilled Release No. 1 (2020), 46%
Review #842 (2021) This is the first release of Triple Distilled whisky from Glasgow Distillery. It is fully matured in virgin oak casks. Sweat over ripe pears on the nose.…
Speybridge 10 yo (2012/2022), Wilson & Morgan – Barrel Selection (PX Finish), 46%
Review #883 This is a Glenrothes single malt, finished in PX Sherry casks (Butt #1623-24-25) for 20 months. Fantastic dry Sherry influence in the smell. Sweetness from the dried fruits…
Benrinnes 10 yo (2011/2021), Wilson & Morgan – Barrel Selection (PX Finish), 46%
Review #882 This is finished in PX Sherry casks (cask number #306529+31+33+35+44). Crisp green apples and fresh plums in the smell. Afterwards a touch of oak with hints of lemongrass.…
Caol Ila 8 yo (2014/2022), Wilson & Morgan – Barrel Selection (100 Proof), 57.1%
Review #881 This is finished in Bourbon casks (#313250-56) and is called “100 U.K. Proof”. Peat, alcohol, vanilla and some nutty notes in the smell. Not as vanilla sweet as…
Caol Ila 8 yo (2014/2022), Wilson & Morgan – Barrel Selection, 46%
Review #880 This is finished in first fill Bourbon casks (#313972-83). It is extremely pale, but you should not judge a book by its cover. White fruits and light peat…
Ardmore 11 yo (2010/2021), Wilson & Morgan – Barrel Selection (Single Cask), 48%
Review #879 This is finished in a cask (with the cask number 803511) that previously held Caol Ila single malt whisky. Light vegetation, honey and mild smoke on the nose.…