Fahrenheit 173 - Whisky Ratings
| Whisky | Age/ Vintage | Origin | Richness | Peat/ smoke | Sherry influence | Rating | Price | QPR | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caperdonich (CC) |  | 1968 | Speyside | 6 | 0 | 6 | 86 | Nice nose with a note of sherry; very nice, clean, balanced, medium-sherried palate; nice, slowly fading finish | | ||
| Glen Grant (JM) 57.1% | 1969 | Speyside | 8 | 0 | 9 | 89 | Fantastic nose with wonderful, rich sherry and a note of gingerbread; rich, dry, fairly spicy palate - nice yet disappointing after the nose | | |||
| Longmorn (WF) 54.6% cask 3724 | | 1969 | Speyside | 90 | Very nice nose with dried fruits; rich, spicy palate with a note of gingerbread (GM for Whisky Fair) | ||||||
| Macallan (MM) 41% | 1969 | Speyside | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | Wonderful, intensely fruity nose with notes of melon and peach; fruity palate with oranges and a chemical note like a good Armagnac, sweet but drying; dry, oaky, disappointing finish | | |||
| Bruichladdich 44.2% | | 1970 | Islay | 6 | 2 | 93 | € 155 | 31 | Wonderful, fruity nose with vanilla and melon; very nice palate; slightly spicy with a hint of peat in the finish (probably best w/o water) | | |
| Highland Park (DL) 50% | | 1970 | Islands/ Orkney | 7 | 4 | 3-4 | 85 | Rich, fruity, peaty nose; mature "elegant" palate | |||
| Speyburn (CC) | | 1971 | Speyside | 7 | 2 | 0 | 82 | Very nice nose with oak and vanilla (like an old bourbon), also a hint of peat; rich, oaky and fairly dry palate (disappointing after the nice nose) | | ||
| Benromach (CC) | | 1972 | Speyside | 6 | 0 | 4? | 81 | Slightly bitter nose with notes of sherry and dried fruit; nice, rich, spicy, a little oaky palate with notes of sherry and ginger | | ||
| Bruichladdich 40.2% | | 1973 | Islay | 7 | 0 | 5 | 89 | € 155 | 17 | Nice nose with raisins and other dried fruits but also "cheap" candy; rich and a little spicy palate with wonderful fruity notes; drying and develops oaky notes towards the finish | |
| Ladyburn 50.4% | 1973 | Lowland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 81 | Slightly strange nose, nice palate with notes of dried fruit and a little bit of peat; fairly peaty finish | |
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