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Johnnie Walker, Seasonal Blends – Summer, 48%

Review #932 (2023) This is from the Seasonal Blends, only available at the Johnnie Walker Experience, Princess Street in Edinburgh. This is the “Summer” edition. Light and fruity on the…

Johnnie Walker, Seasonal Blends – Spring, 48%

Review #931 (2023) This is from the Seasonal Blends, only available at the Johnnie Walker Experience, Princess Street in Edinburgh. This is the “Spring” edition. Creamy vanilla and herbs on…

Kingsbarns Doocot, 46%

Review #930 (2023) This will take over for the Dreams to Dram, with the same cask composition of 90% Bourbon and 10% STR barriques, but with a longer maturation. Oak,…

Kingsbarns Balcomie, 46%

Review #929 (2023) This expression is about 5 years old and matured in Oloroso Sherry casks. The Sherry casks have held Oloroso Sherry for 10-12 years. Classic Kingsbarns character in…

Kingsbarns, Dream to Dram (bottled 2023), 46%

Review #928 (2023) This is a mix of Bourbon casks and some STR barriques. It is matured for approximate 3,5 years. Light fruit – especially white fruits like pears –…

Benromach 5 yo (bottled 2014), 40%

Review #275 (2016) All the other distilleries are making NAS whiskies, but Benromach don’t care and just slaps a young age statement on this bottle. 5 years old (or young)!…

Benromach, Peat Smoke 2006, 46%

Review #280 (2016) It is bottled 2015 and comes from a 1st fill Bourbon barrel. It sits at 62 PPM. That shows immediately on the nose. Heavy peat, smoked ham…

Benromach Organic (2008/2014), 43%

Review #279 (2016) This is from virgin oak casks. Even though it is young, the smell is full of flavors! Some oak mixes with malt and caramel. I also get…

Benromach 15 yo (bottled 2015), 43%

Review #278 (2016) To be precise, this is bottled 12-05-2015 and is a mixture of Bourbon and Sherry casks. The smell is very elegant. A very good balance between the…

Benromach 10 yo (bottled 2014), 100 proof, 57%

Review #277 (2016) To be precise, this is bottled 30-09-2014. It is a mixture of Bourbon and Sherry casks. It reminds me a lot of the normal 10 year old,…