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Benromach only featured once as a Rare Malt. The advice for this 1978 vintage? Just add water...
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A closer look at three releases from a young independent bottler from Belgium, Double-V.
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Another testament to the brilliant fruitiness of these BenRiach from 1976. What. A. Great. Whisky.
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A closer look at this Glentauchers from Gordon & MacPhail, that has matured for over a quarter century in a first-fill sherry cask.
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It's really a treat to taste older bottlings like this Benromach 1970 from Gordon & MacPhail, although I can't help but wonder just how good this would've been at cask strength.
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A 10 year old Aberlour bottled in the 1980's. Not exactly great. This might be an example of bottle aging gone wrong.
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Dailuaine has an excellent reputation, and today we'll find out of this Dailuaine 1997 14 Years old from Douglas Laing also builds the reputation of this Speyside distillery.
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Good, mature Glen Spey 1995 from Gordon & MacPhail, which I would've enjoyed even more had the palate shown a better balance.
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Dràm Mòr, a new independent bottler, presents their inaugural releases. Plus a bonus from Ben Nevis!
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Aberlour is mostly known for their sherry-influenced single malts, but their fully bourbon-matured whiskies tend to be pretty interesting too.
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This Secret Speyside 1990 by the Thompson Brothers matured for 30 years in a refill American oak barrel. Bottled exclusively for the Netherlands.
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The WhiskyNerds are one of my favourite bottlers, but I'm not sure what they're up to now. Why would you bottle an Allt-a-Bhainne?
