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There's an intense, powerful and probably outstanding whisky in here somewhere, but it has been tamed — I suspect because it was reduced to 46 percent.
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When tasting only high-end, awesome whisky, there's one distillery that has to be included. And that's Macallan.
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Independent bottlings of Dalmore are not very common. This one from 1974 was bottled twenty years ago by the Hart Brothers and has matured in a sherry cask.
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Tasting notes for a superb Talisker from the 1970's, as well as a short retrospective on all the incredible old and rare whiskies I've tasted during this extravagant month of January.
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A Mortlach that will stay with me for a while. Great stuff from a bygone era.
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A closer look at a stunning Mortlach 1974 by Gordon & MacPhail that has aged for 46 years in refill sherry butt #8254.
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You don't see 'em often anymore, but six or seven years ago there were lots of old Glen Grants on the market. One such an example is this Glen Grant 1974 36 Years Old from Duncan Taylor.
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I've tasted Glen Albyn 1974 once before, during a sailing trip off the west coast of Scotland. Imagine my surprise when I encountered that exact same bottle at last year's Whiskybase Gathering. I brought home a sample, and here is the result.
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I never realised how rare Clynelish from 1974 is, until I checked Whiskybase. Turns out there have only ever been eight different bottlings from this vintage.
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Benromach released a new super rare single cask from 1974, which has spend 41 year maturing in a sherry butt. Is it as good as the recent 35 year old?
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Glen Grant. 1974. Sherry matured. Cask strength. Yep, this has all the ingredients for a seriously delicious dramming experience.
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Haig Gold Label Blended Scotch from the 1970s, before David Beckham became the face of the now infamous blue perfume bottles.
