Islay
is a small island off the west coast of Scotland. Islay whisky is
generally powerful, with strong smoky, peaty and salty characters. The
perfect after dinner or warming dram.
Ardbeg Uigeadail, non age, cask strength, 54.2%.....
Intensely peaty and smoky, with leather and fruit in the mouth.
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Ardbeg 10 years, 46%.....
Named
‘World Whisky of the Year 2008’ in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.
An Islay
classic with intense peat and smoke balanced with delicate citrus fruit.
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Bowmore Limited Edition 1989, 16 years, cask strength, 51.8%.....
Smoky peat embers and vanilla, multi-layered and complex.
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Bruichladdich 1st Growth Series Cuvee 'A', 16 years, 46%.....
Finished in casks that previously held Chateau Lafite.
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Bruichladdich 1st Growth Series Cuvee 'B', 16 years, 46%.....
Finished in casks that previously held Chateau Latour.
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Bruichladdich 1st Growth Series Cuvee 'C', 16 years, 46%.....
Finished in casks that previously held Chateau Margaux.
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Bruichladdich 1st Growth Series Cuvee 'D', 16 years, 46%.....
Finished in casks that previously held Chateau Haut-Brion.
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Bruichladdich 1st Growth Series Cuvee 'E', 16 years, 46%.....
Finished in casks that previously held Chateau Yquem.
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Bruichladdich 17 years, 46%.....
Citrus fruits lead the way to sweet malt and classic Islay peat, smoke and spices.
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Bunnahabhain 18 years, 43%.....
Deep, complex and balanced, with notes of sweet malt, peat and smoke.
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Caol Ila 12 years, 43%.....
Rich and smoky, with a salty sea tang. Finishes with a wonderful burst of sweet malt.
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Lagavulin Special Release, 12 years, cask strength, 58.2%.....
Classic Lagavulin style. Deep peat notes mingle with delicate citrus fruits, nuts and spices.
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Lagavulin 16 years, 43%.....
The
classic expression of Lagavulin. Waves of intense peat, spices, malt,
liquorice and coffee. Dense and chewy with great depth.
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Laphroaig Quarter Cask, non age, 48%.....
Burning peat, sweet malt, delicate citrus. A deep mouth-filling malt with layer upon layer of flavour.
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Laphroaig 10 years, 40%.....
One of the smokiest and peatiest of all the malts. Intensely deep peat leads to soft, sweet malt and oak. A classic.
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Laphroaig 10 years, cask strength, 55.7%.....
Intense smokiness leads to chocolaty oak. Chewy palate with layers of peat.
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Lowlands/scotland
As
the name suggests, the Lowlands are a flat region in the southernmost
part of Scotland.
Whisky from the Lowlands is generally the lightest and
most delicate of the whiskies of Scotland, with very little smoky or
peaty characters, though they do possess an inner strength. They are
wonderful to drink as an aperitif.
Auchentoshan 12 years, 40%.....
Rich sweet malt with wonderful delivery and a long finish.
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Auchentoshan 18 years, 43%.....
Clean and complex with orange, vanilla and sweet barley.
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Glenkinchie 12 years, 43%.....
Very floral nose of cut flowers, vanilla with a clean toasty note. Creamy sweet citrus infused flavours.
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Rosebank 1991, 17 years, 40%.....
Typical
Rosebank style of gentle citrus fruits, cut grass, with just a hint of
smoke.
Supremely elegant. With time lovey floral notes emerge.
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St. Magdalene 1975, 30 years 43%.....
Caramel, biscuits, soft spices with a hint of cocoa.
A great example of an elegant and fully mature Lowlander.
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Speyside/Scotland
Speyside
is the centre of whisky production in Scotland and houses the most
distilleries of all the regions.
Geographically it is part of the
Highlands, though considered a separate whisky region due to the
differences in style and flavour to other Highland areas.
Speyside is an
excellent starting point in the fascinating and diverse world of
whisky.
Speyside whiskies are elegant and gentle in character, with
gently sweet malty notes mixing with just a hint of smoky depth. A great
all rounder!
Aberlour a'bunadh, non age, cask strength, 60.4%.....
Wonderful
nose of mixed spices, pralines and orange with Oloroso sherry notes.
Taste of orange, dried fruits, ginger and a hint of dark chocolate. A
perfect after-dinner malt.
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Aberlour Cuvee Marie d'Ecosse, 15 years, 43%.....
Rich, round vanilla, with toffee and honey aromas. Dry, peppery finish with spice and leather.
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Aberlour Sherry Finish, 15 years, 40%.....
Wonderful
nose of marzipan, flowers, orange and Oloroso sherry.
Soft, spicy,
toasted oak flavours mingle with apricots and toffee.
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Balvenie Single Barrel, 15 years, cask strength, 47.8%.....
Fresh nose of heather, lemon and coconut.
Lively flavours of cedar wood, orange peel, and sweet malt.
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Balvenie Port Wood, 21 years, 40%.....
The
nose opens with notes of dark fruits and Christmas cake.
Sweet malty
palate with the dark fruited notes of the port barrels.
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Benriach Curiositas Peated, 10 years, 46%.....
An explosive nose of peat, honey, fruit and oak.
Rich peated palate with waves of fruit, heather, nuts, oak and spices,
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Benriach 16 years, 43%.....
Honey, vanilla, and fruits dominate the balanced nose.
Rich honey flavours, with cream, spices, toffee and apples.
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Cardhu 12 years, 40%.....
Sweet floral nose with just a hint of smoke.
Firm, malty palate with very long finish.
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Convalmore 1977, 28 years, cask strength, 57.9%.....
Wonderfully
layered nose of sweet malt and barley.
Hugely complex whisky, with wave
after wave of sweet malty barley, oak, liquorice and spices.
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Cragganmore 12 years, 40%.....
Sweet
toasted malt, honey, leather and smoke on the nose.
Delicately weighted
palate with honey, dried apricot, walnut and a hint of smoke with a
long silky finish.
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Glen Moray 12 years, 40%.....
Fruity nose with apricot, vanilla and a hint of roasted coffee.
Round palate with sweet malt and a long dry finish.
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Glen Spey 12 years, 43%.....
Classic
12 year old Speyside. Gentle nose of sweet malt, honey, spice and
vanilla.
Long delicate palate with spicy sweet oak and barley.
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Glendronach Oloroso Sherry Cask, 33 years, 40%.....
Heady
nose of sweet Oloroso sherry, gently smoked malt, honeycomb and toffee
apples.
Luxuriously long palate with apples, honey, sweet malt, spices,
vanilla, just a hint of elegant smoky oak, and a finish that just goes
on forever. A truly great whisky.
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Glenfarclas 105 Proof, non age, cask strength, 60%.....
Complex nose with oak, apples, pears and dark toffee.
Rich spicy palate with sweet malt and oak and a hint of sherried fruits.
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Glenfarclas 15 years, 46%.....
Wonderful
nose of sherried malt, peat, butterscotch and dried fruits.
Beautifully
balanced, long palate with sweet malt, sherry, gentle smoke and a sweet
smoky finish.
Rated 95/100 by Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible, truly one
of the greatest whiskies around.
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Glenfiddich Solera Reserve, 15 years, 40%.....
Wonderful
marriage of citrus fruits, spices and sweet malt on the nose. Fine
honeyed palate with sherried fruit and long gentle finish with just a
hint of cocoa.
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Glenfiddich Ancient Reserve, 18 years, 43%.....
Blood
oranges, apples and gentle smoke dominate the nose.
On the palate again
oranges, with sweet smoky malt, sherry, and a long mocha finish.
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Glenlivet Nadurra, 16 years, cask strength, 57.7%.....
Intense
nose of citrus fruits, green apple, and spicy oak.
Crisp mouth filling
palate with peaches in vanilla syrup, chocolate and ginger. Long fresh
citrus and ginger finish.
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Longmorn 25 years, 40%.....
Nose of sherry wood, smoke and sweet nutty malt.
Sherried fruit palate with sweet toffee and gentle smoke.
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Macallan 10 years, cask strength, 58.4%.....
Smoke,
oranges, marzipan and ripe figs dominate the nose.
On the palate waves
of alternating smoke and fruit. Magnificent. Finishes with hints of
orange and cocoa.
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Macallan Sherry Oak, 12 years, 40%.....
Nose
of sweet vanilla, dried fruits, sweet sherry and wood smoke.
Long
smooth palate with rich dried fruits, spices and smoky oak.
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Macallan Fine Oak, 18 years, 43%.....
Heady
nose of flowers, tropical fruits and peat.
Soft and rich palate with
citrus fruits, spices, and smoky oak.
Long lingering finish with hints
of orange zest.
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Highland/Scotland
The
largest of the Scottish whisky regions geographically, offering a
diverse range of styles and tastes.
They tend to be powerful and
complex, with rich flavour and can be quite smoky although almost always
less smoky than whisky from Islay.
Many Highland whiskies are named
with the word ‘Glen’ in their name which simply means ‘valley’.
Brora Limited Bottling 2007, 30 years, cask strength, 55.7%.....
Nose
is pure and intense with plum, prune, sweet burnt oranges, fragrant
wood ash and smoke.
Palate is sweet at first followed by a blast of
smoky peat. Warming and dry, it has perfect balance from start to
finish.
Finishes long with hints of tar, biscuits and liquorice. A
magnificent fully mature Highlander in all it’s glory.
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Dalmore 12 years, 40%.....
Big
powerful nose with a flood of smoke and fruit.
Long smoky palate with
deep set sweet malt, fruits and smoke. Very long finish.
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Dalwhinnie 15 years, 43%.....
A
classic Highlander, from Scotland’s highest distillery.
Sweet malty
nose with a hint of smoke.
Full but delicate palate of sweet malt,
fruits with a smoky finish.
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Glen Garioch 21 years, 43%.....
Elegant
and delicate nose of sherried wood, flowers and sweet malt.
Very
delicate Highlander with a palate of sweet sherry, vanilla, smoky oak
and flowers.
Mellow warming finish.
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Glengoyne 10 years, 40%.....
A
fresh delicate nose with toffee and popcorn. Hints of nut and fresh
green apples coming through.
On the palate apples mix with cut grass,
sweet liquorice and almonds.
Finishes sweet and malty.
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Glengoyne 21 years, 43%.....
True
to the Glengoyne style, showing an abundance of ripe red apples,
toffee, sherry, and spicy strudel on the nose.
Sweet sherried palate
with honey, oak, leather, sweet apples and a magic cinnamon hit on the
finish.
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Glenmorangie The Original 10 years, 40%.....
From
the tallest stills in Scotland come this enigmatic malt.
Ripe citrus
fruits, apricots, honey, vanilla and almonds dominate the nose.
The
palate is beautifully proportioned and supremely elegant, showing the
wonderful harmony of all the Glemorangie whiskies.
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, non age, 46%.....
Finished
in port wood, this displays the hallmark Glenmorangie aromas and
flavours infused with darkly fruited, chocolaty port characters.
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Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or, non age, 46%.....
Finished
in Sauternes casks, this takes the citrus fruits and ripe apricots to
another level of intensity, combined with rich yet fresh honey.
Spicy
citrus fruits, fresh and fine, drive the palate. A perfect aperitif
whisky.
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Glenmorangie Signet, non age, 46%.....
Made
with heavily roasted ‘chocolate’ malt, this is a departure from the
classic Glenmorangie style.
Aromas of chocolate orange and pecan pie
mingle with fresh espresso.
The palate is deep, dark and malty with
chocolate, oranges, apricot, coffee and spices.
This is blended from a
selection of malts from Glenmorangie, some up to 35 years old, with
components made from ‘chocolate’ malt.
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Oban 14 years, 43%.....
From
the rugged Western Highlands comes this classic malt of Scotland.
Delicate aromas of heather, honey and smoke mingle with just a hint of
sea air. The palate is firm but soft, with heathery malt and just a hint
of smoke.
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Campbeltown/Scotland
Once
considered the capital of whisky production with 21 distilleries back
in 1886, now sadly only 3 remain.
Fiery, complex and powerful whiskies,
though not strongly peated, Campbeltown makes up for it’s small size
with some seriously profound whiskies.
Hazelburn 8 years, 46%.....
On
the nose sweet concentrated barley and smoke.
The palate is absolutely
loaded with sweet barley and malt flavours. Made by the Springbank
Distillery.
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Longrow 1995, 10 years, 46%.....
A
heavily peated Campbeltown style. 60% Sherry cask.
Sweet nose of
sherried oak and peat.
Full bodied palate with rugged sweet malt and
long smoky peat finish.
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Longrow 100 Proof, 10 years, cask strength, 57%.....
Sweet
malty palate with floral notes, citrus and tangerines.
Sweet and oily
on the palate, with red apples, smoky embers and a floral finish.
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Springbank Marsala Finish, 1996, 9 years, cask strength, 58%.....
Intense spicy nose with Marsala notes and sweet malt.
Spicy barley on the light yet powerful palate.
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Springbank 100 Proof, 10 years, cask strength, 57%.....
Nose
of dried apricots, ginger, buttery toffee and marzipan.
Sweet oaky
palate , full bodied, with honey and spices. Lingering sweet finish.
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Islands/Scotland
Often
confused with the Islay region, Islands is actually made up from a
number of islands situated around the coast of Scotland such as Mull,
Orkney, Jura, Arran, Shetlands and Skye. Very much like a milder version
of Islay itself, the whiskies are smoky and peaty, though generally
softer and gentler.
Isle of Arran/Scotland
Arran 100 Proof, non age, cask strength, 57%.....
Fruity nose of pears, citrus fruits and rich vanilla.
Full bodied palate with sweet and spicy honey, toffee and ginger.
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Arran Cream Sherry Cask, non age, cask strength, 56.6%.....
Spiced apple and cherries on nose. Perfectly balanced palate with spice, barley and a creamy finish.
18.-
Arran 10 years, 46%.....
Charming
nose of butterscotch and barley. Chewy rich palate with sweet barley
and vanilla.
Finishes with a wonderful show of spices.
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Isle of Jura/Scotland
Isle of Jura Superstition, non age, 43%.....
Peaty nose with earthy characters. Nutty.
Palate reveals light smoke over cut grass, nuts and heather. Long silky finish.
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Isle of Mull/Scotland
Tobermory 10 years, 40%.....
Sweet nutty nose with just a hint of peat.
Light elegant palate of sweet toffee malt, nuts and just a hint of peat.
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Isle of Orkney/Scotland
Highland Park 12 years, 40%.....
Nose
is smoky, heathery, malty with a hint of sherry.
Exceptionally smooth
palate, with a dry smoky character, heather-honey sweetness and a malty
finish.
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Highland Park 18 years, 43%.....
Sweet
heather-honey on the nose, with fresh oak, peat and smoke.
Smooth but
firm palate with pine nuts, honey, cinnamon and ginger. Spicy dry oaky
finish.
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Scapa 16 years, 40%.....
Nose
of sweet butterscotch, dried fruits and hints of orange.
Perfectly
balanced palate with wild honey, heather and delicate spices.
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Isle of Skye/Scotland
Talisker 10 years, 45.8%.....
A
very distinctive whisky.
Pungent nose of rugged peat, smoke, pepper and
seaweed.
Intensely peaty, smoky and peppery palate. Not a gentle malt,
more like an explosion in the mouth!
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Talisker 18 years, 45.8%.....
Nose of peppery peaty smoke and ripe nectarines.
Soft palate with sweet caramel malt, smoke, spice and a hint of oak.
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Blended Scotch Whisky/Scotland
Ballantine's 17 years, 43%.....
A
highly complex nose of lavender, mint, peat, sherry and smoke.
Beautifully balanced palate with sweet malt, sherry, cut grass and
smoke.
Finishes with waves of barley, then raisins, walnuts and spices.
Masterfully blended.
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Johnnie Walker Black Label, 12 years, 40%.....
A
smoky kick introduces the nose, followed by maple syrup and spices.
Big
dry smoky palate with sweet malt, creamy vanilla and a raisiny sherry
finish.
13.50.-
Johnnie Walker Green Label Pure Malt, 15 years, 43%.....
The
leading components in this blend are Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore
and Caol Ila.
Sweet malty peaty nose. Hearty palate with complex and
generous character.
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Johnnie Walker Gold Label, 18 years, 40%.....
Soft
nose of honeycomb, exotic spices, rose petal, butter and sweet oak.
Hugely silky palate with ripe peach and mango and a whiff of smoke.
Finishes gently with hints of honey and smoke.
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Johnnie Walker Blue Label, non age, 40%.....
Despite
being a non age blend, this contains some extremely old and rare
whiskies.
Nose opens slowly to reveal a mass of aromas, smoke, dried
fruits, polished wood, oak, liquorice and cream.
The palate is spicy,
malty and smoky, and builds up incredible intensity and complexity as it
opens up.
A hugely complex blend.
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White Horse, non age, 40%.....
Richly
smoky nose, with sweet malt and vanilla.
Full sweet palate of spicy
oak, sweet malt, peat, smoke and vanilla.
Sensational quality and value.
10.-
sWhyte & Mackay 21 years, 43%.....
According
to Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible this blend is ‘so well married it wears
slippers and smokes a pipe’! Nose of old furniture, pears and flowers.
Smooth palate with sherried fruits, stewed plums and chocolate.
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Irish Whisky/Ireland
Black Bush, non age, 40%.....
Matured in sherry casks, this shows classic sherried malt and smoke on the nose.
Rich smoky malty palate.
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Bushmill's Rare Malt Madeira Wood, 21 years, 40%.....
It
doesn’t get much better than this. Madeira notes mix with mocha and
spice on the nose.
The palate is hugely complex with chocolate, cream,
sultanas, walnuts and coffee-flavoured biscuits, followed by spices to
complete the picture. Finishes with layers of grape and spice. A near
perfect whisky.
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Connemara Irish Single Malt, non age, cask strength, 57.9%.....
Strong
nose of peat and smoke. Very intense. Palate begins with a surge of
peat followed by an explosion of fruits, spices, pepper and chocolate.
The long peaty finish remains sweet and malty.
16.-
Connemara Irish Single Malt, 12 years, 40%.....
Nose
of roses, musk and damp forest. Very round complex palate with honey,
buttered toast and sweet pipe smoke.
Finishes long and chewy.
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Jameson, non age, 40%.....
The
Irish classic. Nose of fresh sherry and fine malt.
Gently sherried
palate with crisp malt and a long vanilla finish. Excellent quality and
value.
10.-
Jameson Gold Reserve, non age, 40%.....
Layered
nose of honey, subtle oak and sweet barley malt.
Sweet palate with
honey and barley notes. Finishes very silky with a hint of drying oak
showing the age.
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Powers Irish Whiskey, non age, 40%.....
Rugged powerful nose of sweet grains, oak and barley.
Explosive palate fills the mouth with sweet smoky spices.
10.-
Redbreast Irish Pot Still Whiskey, 12 years, 40%.....
Nose
of ripe fruits, rye and spices. Palate starts gentle and spicy but then
delivers an attack of wave after wave of sweet barley.
Finished with
notes of fruit, toffee and sherry.
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American Bourbon Whiskey/USA
Kentucky/USA
Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, non age, 46.5%.....
Complex nose of sweet grains, ripe plums, and a hint of marmalade. Sweet corn and rye notes mingle with custard on the palate.
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Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon Silver Edition, non age, 49%.....
An elegant and refined bourbon with sweet corn notes and subtle spices.
13.-
Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon Gold Edition, non age, 51.5%.....
Kentucky
bourbon doesn’t get much better than this! Sweet spices, corn and rye.
Layers of leather and liquorice on the long rich palate.
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Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 12 years, 47%.....
Nose
is sweet and dense with layers of apricot jam, stewed fruits and charry
oak with a hint of tobacco.
Palate is round and sweet, with liquorice,
spiced apple and sweet oak on the finish.
12.-
Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Bourbon Single Barrel, 18 years, 45%.....
Nose of custard, coconut, sherry and cream.
Palate is citrussy with sweet corn and oak.
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Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon Small batch, non age, 45%.....
Subtle nose of cinnamon, allspice and liquorice.
Sweet palate with spicy rye characters.
13.-
Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon Single Barrel, non age, 43%.....
Rye spices and sweet port nose. Palate is full, fresh and clean with a complex mix of fruits, caramel and vanilla.
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Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Black Label, 8 years, 43%.....
Big
and powerful, with sweet oak, vanilla and liquorice on the nose.
Palate
is similarly powerful with sweet charry oak, honey, vanilla and spice.
10.-
Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 9 years, 50%.....
Nose
of marmalade on toast, beautiful sweet fruit and a dash of rye.
Spicy,
busy palate, cocoa first, then followed by sweet oak and vanilla.
Finishes long and dry.
12.-
Old Charter Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 10 years, 43%.....
A
truly unique and explosive Bourbon, like the Talisker of Kentucky!
Intense spicy nose, sweet chewy palate of impeccable balance.
10.-
Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon Rare Breed, non age, 54.1%.....
Complex
nose of honey, spices, stewed apples, and sweet corn. Palate reveals
layers of sweet oak, liquorice, spices and honey. This is a stunning and
complex Bourbon.
15.-
Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 8 years, 50.5%.....
Nose of sweet oak, spices and hints of orange. Massive spicy and sweet palate finishing with a drying lick of oak.
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Tennessee/USA
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Single Barrel, non age, 45%.....
Nose
of caramel, spices and sweet charry oak.
Palate is full and sweet with
honey surrounding the corn and spice. Finishes long and sweet.
13.-
Rye Whiskey/USA
Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, non age, 40%.....
Nose
of lemon zest, lavender, mint and sweet oak.
The palate shows great
intensity and balance with citrus fruits, sweet oak and a cocoa dusted
finish.
13.-
Japanese Whisky/JAPAN
Yamazaki Single Malt, 10 years, 40%.....
Clean
fresh nose of melons and pears spiced with cinnamon and vanilla.
The
palate is crisp with nutty, oaky and fruity flavours.
10.-
Hakushu Single Malt, 12 years, 43.5%.....
An
Islay style from Japan. Fascinating nose of peat, smoke, barbecue sauce
and charcoal.
Palate shows peaty smoke, burnt caramel and prunes in
Madeira. Finishes sweet and smoky.
13.-
Canadian Whisky/CANADA
Crown Royal, non age, 40%.....
Prominent
rye on the nose mixes with fruits and corn.
Crisp firm palate, with
waves of rye softened by the sweetness from the corn and the oak.
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