Style: Smoky and Peaty Nose: Citrusy spices aroma buzzing on the nose. Slightly tight and quite dry. Seaside minerals twinkling alongside with mossy peat. Light peppermint hue, lemon peels transfigure into subtle orange drops, the […]
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Whisky Review: Springbank Local Barley Aged 16 Years
Style: Honey and Creamy Nose: Starts with a mix of dry herbal, mint and chilli spices on the nose. Followed by gentle hay smoke stacked on lemon tart and vinegar for a touch of acidity. […]
Whisky Review: Glenkinchie 12 Year Old
Style: Light and Crisp Fruits Nose: A layer of crisp citrus lemon, apples and juniper berries on the first whiff. Vanilla and malt follows closely. Sharpened spice with a nice focus. Slightly fatter oils […]
Whisky Review: Octomore OBA Concept Edition C_0.1
Style: Fruity and Peaty Nose: Powerful flow of chilli spices, nutmeg and a packet of spearmint cutting across a deeper layer of dried apricots. Orange for apricots… Really? Light lemon myrtle, colossal peat rising silently […]
Whisky Review: Black Gate Single Malt Cask Strength Cask 11
Style: Musky and Spicy Nose: A mash of sweetness and spices with an herbal overtone. Beneath the cover reveals a lower acidic branch, a mix of super lemon candies and cola gummies. Chilli spice […]
Whisky Review: Ardbeg “Kelpie”
Style: Lightly Oaky and Peaty Nose: Lemon jam and apricots leading the dance, swiftly followed by a deeper aroma of toasted vanilla bean. Green pine, maritime nicely weaved into it. The peat is on the […]
Whisky Review: Silver Seal “Whisky is Art” Glenlivet 1979 35 Years Old
Style: Sherry and Complex Nose: Quince, dark prunes lightly veiled by surprising vibrant ginger spice at this archaic age. Brown sugar clusters around salted caramel pecans. Next we have raisins and roasted almonds. Multiple layers […]
