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It's not every day that I get to taste a 70 year old whisky—too bad it's in dog years...
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An underwhelming Caledonian. The lack of complexity after 45 years of ageing is seriously shocking.
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How is this Glen Garioch not sold out yet? After all, it does have my tasting notes on the label!
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A flight of five incredible new expressions from Douglas Laing's XOP-range with an accumulative age of 176 years. Macallan, Littlemill, Laphroaig, Glen Garioch and North British.
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The Scallywag is gentle, easygoing and a great example of a traditional Speyside style. Well done!
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My main takeaway is that this 4th batch of The Gauldrons is not as sweet as the first batch, and has more of that classic Campbeltown DNA. An improvement, if you will!
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An old Laphroaig that reminds me of the Benromach 10yo 100 Proof. Proper stuff!
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In their Directors Cut-range Douglas Laing bottles some of their most exclusive whiskies. This 23 year old indie Ardbeg certainly fits that mold.
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I'm very fond of the Rock Oyster 18 Years Old, and consequently have high hopes for this 21-year-old Rock Island.
8.2
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Light in colour but with plenty of body and depth, the Timorous Beastie Small Batch performs well as a sipping whisky, but I suspect as a highball too.
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The prevailing notion is that grain whisky needs to be old to be good. But might that also be because most grain whisky probably doesn't mature in the best casks? This Strathclyde received a finish in a very active sherry cask, making it a highly enjoyable whisky.
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There it is, the new Big Peat 25 Years Old 'The Gold Edition'! High expectations for this one...
