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[41.7%・2012・40 Years Old・Original Bottling・Limited Release of 750 Bottles] Nose: The rich mahogany note is simply put, heavenly. Finely cut pear cubes dusted with raw dark chocolate, sweet honeydew with a slice of refined pine aroma that ropes in the slightly drier sandalwood note, atop a layer of coastal grassiness. Palate & Finish: It leads with…
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Tasting Notes: Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured Style: Sweet and Smooth Nose: Grind black pepper over toffee and fruit cake. Honey, chocolate and sugar plums with a touch of acidity. Briny peat smoke swiftly follows but in a rather modest fashion. Nice balance of sweetness, mellow spice. Palate: Juicy ruby grapes sails through on the forefront.…
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Style: Sherry and Funky Nose: A big sherry wave transforms into toffee, coffee beans and wet flour dough. Mineral peat. Slightly meaty, barbecue pork brushed with honey. Smoke from crackling fireplace with bone dry spices. Vanilla and white chocolate slowly emerges with the malt. Unusual but interesting. Palate: Massive toffee, raisins and chocolate touchdown…
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Style: Sweet and Floral Nose: Mellow honeyed and poached pears entering the fray. Whispering malt lacing through with a hint of cereal dryness. Light chilli, pinch of nutmeg spice. Dry figs and dates with an alluring sweet floral fragrance around it. Palate: A swift, lovely mix of honey figs, cereal, malt and wood smoke together…
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Tasting Notes: Ardbeg Supernova 2010 Style: Peaty and Complex Nose: Dense aroma of dry tobacco leaves and charred oak with a breath of sea breeze, leading the wonderful, enigmatic sweetness in to impress, it is a complete amalgamation of vanilla milk, caramel, peat, subtle tropical fruits with nice wrap of smoke. Palate: Fireworks! Intense burst…
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Tasting Notes: Cadenhead Small Batch Littlemill Aged 22 Years ☆ [Recommended] Style: Earthy and Herbal Nose: Cotton candy with caramelized pop corns sprinkled on top, sweetness condensed up front. Firing spice sliced in with a hint of stewed onions, parsley, beetroot and chilli. Fresh and a bit of earthy. Not often you come across such…
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