Fahrenheit 173 - Whisky Ratings
| Whisky | Age/ Vintage | Origin | Richness | Peat/ smoke | Sherry influence | Rating | Price | QPR | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardbeg (CC) |  | 1974 | Islay | 5 | 7 | 0? | 90 | Lots of peat and iodine yet balanced with integrated flavours and a fantastic finish | | ||
| Ardbeg Provenance 55.6% | | 1974 | Islay | 4 | 6 | 0 | 93 | € 450 | 13 | Very nice sweet nose; fairly peaty palate with sweet/fruity notes; subtle and wonderfully balanced with a very nice, quite peaty finish | |
| Mortlach (JWWW) 51.1% | 1974 | Speyside | 5 | 7 | 0 | 87 | Very nice subtle, fruity palate; surprisingly peaty with a very peaty finish | | |||
| Mortlach (JWWW) cask 7377 50.8% | | 1974 | Speyside | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91 | Wonderful, fragrant, fruity nose with vanilla, honey, orange, custard and a little oak; smooth, sweet, creamy palate with fruity candy, develops oaky spices; spicy, slightly disappointing finish with mostly oak; all in all very nice and moreish | |||
| Mosstowie (CC) | | 1975 | Speyside | 5 | 0 | 5-6 | 86 | Very nice fruitiness and a light fresh sherry character on the nose; the palate is richer, spicier with honey and fruit | | ||
| Cragganmore (CC) | | 1976 | Speyside | 6 | 2 | 4 | 85 | Very nice nose with fruity (sherry) notes; very nice palate with notes of sherry and gingerbread and a hint of peat; fairly peaty finish | | ||
| Ardbeg 46% * | | 1977 | Islay | 6 | 8 | 0 | 89 | € 97 | 30 | Very nice, very peaty nose with iodine, mint and cereal notes; very peaty palate with light, fruity notes; wonderful finish | |
| Highland Park Bicentenary | 1977 | Islands/ Orkney | 85 | € 150 | 10 | Oaky, spicy with notes of peat and sherry wood; fairly nondescript at first but gets better and develops more flavours; complex and quite nice but a bit too oaky | |||||
| Glenlivet (Mackillop's Choice) | 1979 | Speyside | 5 | 0 | 0 | 86 | Very nice fruity nose with notes of melon and apple; nice, sweet, fruity palate, also a little spicy and oaky | | |||
| Lagavulin (DE) | | 1979 | Islay | 8 | 5 | 6 | 84 | € 70 | 19 | Smoky, fruity nose with notes of raisins and prunes; rich, fruity yet fairly dry palate; unfortunately, the fruit hides most of the peat but doesn't add much character; quite peaty finish, however | |
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