Whisky | Age/ Vintage | Origin | Richness | Peat/ smoke | Sherry influence | Rating | Price | QPR | Comments | ||
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Scapa (GM) | 1989 | Islands/ Orkney | 6 | 0? | 0 | 80 | Sweet, quity fruity, quite nice yet slightly immature | ||||
Blair Athol (RM) 54.7% | 1975 27 | Highland | 5 | 0? | 2? | 83 | Very nice fruity nose (apples?); fairly rich yet mild palate but disappointing after the nose | ||||
Macallan * | 1978 18 | Speyside | 5 | 0? | 7 | 85 | Fairly spicy and very nice palate with notes of tropical fruits; very nice finish with notes of gingerbread and peppermint | ||||
Scapa (GM) | 1993 2005 | Islands/ Orkney | 4 | 0? | 0 | 86 | Light and fresh with a very nice fruitiness (green fruits: apple, melon, ...); very moreish | ||||
Brackla, Royal (Sign) | 1975 24 | Highland | 4 | 0? | 7 | 87 | Mild and balanced with a wonderful, light sherry taste | ||||
Longmorn (JWWW) 50.7% | 1966 36 | Speyside | 7 | 0? | 9 | 87 | Very rich with wonderful sherry notes (needs quite a lot of water) | ||||
Macallan Royal Marriage (1948/1961 vatting) | 20 | Speyside | 8 | 0? | 8 | 87 | Very rich with the typical Mac sherry but this time more complex and not so dominating; very nice finish | ||||
Mekong | Grain/ Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0? | 30 | A mild taste of disinfectant (quite awful really) but the finish is fairly close to whisky | |||||
Edradour (Sign) 51.2% | 1976 24 | Highland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 40 | Liquid soap? Car wash liquid? At any rate, there's no chance of mistaking it for a whisky (hmm, maybe I can use it as an after shave?) | ||||
Loch Dhu | 10 | Highland | 3 | 0 | 55 | Unusual, strange, very sweet, with a fairly intense finish | |
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