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Style: Fruity and Spicy Nose: Hazelnut lightly dipped into chocolate with dried raisins. Lemon meringue pie, melted butter and there is some gentle honey waxiness going on. Great freshness from the spice, clean peppermint notes and a few drops of eucalyptus oil which makes it very bright and refreshing. Palate: Light but delightfully round delivery…
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[56.0%・8 Years Old・Distilled in 1995・Bottled in 2004・Springbank Society Bottling・Single Cask Release of 306 Bottles] Nose: A beautiful floral aroma, rich and indulgent with sweet caramel and poached fruits. A spicy excitement as chili and ginger get delivered in a powdery manner, coated by the satisfying note of brown sugar crumbling in the background. Palate & Finish:…
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Style: Sherry and Sweet Nose: Intoxicating aroma of raspberry-strawberry cake on the nose. Strawberry pop tart gunned down by white pepper and wood spice. Forest berries jam gradually opens up to more sherry goodness. Dig deeper we have dunnage duskiness, strawberries in the field, beetroot with a herbal touch. Palate: Strawberry malt cake swooping in…
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[49.0%・6 Years Old・Bottled in 2016・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release of 128 bottles] Nose: An immense but singular Port influence, candied ginger, molasses and brown sugar. The cask is giving its all here but still it allows a robust dose of barley to come through. Palate & Finish: Gentle syrupy delivery and buttery mouthfeel, one could almost…
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[49.0%・6 Years Old・Bottled in 2016・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release of 128 bottles] Nose: An immense but singular Port influence, candied ginger, molasses and brown sugar. The cask is giving its all here but still it allows a robust dose of barley to come through. Palate & Finish: Gentle syrupy delivery and buttery mouthfeel, one could almost…
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[70° Proof・10 Years Old・Bottled Circa 1980s・Official Bottling・General Release] Nose: Chocolate coated caramel and red tea on the nose, the raisin influence is seemingly bigger than the current release. Vanilla and pear nectar with a delightful strawberry cream note that lightly sips out after a while. Palate & Finish: Plenty of strawberry fructose on the palate,…
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Style: Sweet and Delicate Nose: A lovely mix of white flower honey and jammy apricots on the nose. The delicate floral side has a slight upper hand. Waxy undertone slowly ascends, peppermint spice tightens up the aroma, need time to breath. Lemon tart and sponge cake opens up overtime. Soft and sweet aroma. Palate: Delicate…
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[67.1%・2 Years and 9 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: The top note is quite piercing. A playful dose of bubblegum with a slight squeeze of lemon wedges. The peat smoke makes a cameo as the vanillin is released. Palate & Finish: Quite a juicy mouthful, a generous injection of maple syrup as…
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Style: Sweet and Fragrant Nose: Gentle fragrance of floral and herbal green accentuate on the forefront. Malty, sweet and balmy aroma. Steamed sticky mocha dipped into white sugar. Honey and dry almonds. White pepper and chilli spice sprinkling onto subtle Maltesers chocolate towards the back. Beautiful nose. Palate: Delicate honey mead run into focused spice…
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[48.2%・NAS・Bottled in 2016・Official Bottling・Limited Release] Nose: A dense delivery of diverse flavours, on one hand there is the depth carved out by the Spanish oak, the weight from the leather and tobacco and the richness of dried fruits; on another there are the lighter notes of lemon, vanilla and ginger. The heaviness of the Macallan…
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