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Dalmore 15 years old Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Dalmore

“Excellent nose and a quite solid sherried whisky but I think it has more water than it should”

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Dalmore 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The new flagship expression from Dalmore that after fifteen years achieve the perfect balance on the combination of citrus orange, aromatic spices, nuttiness and dried fruits from European oak sherry casks.

But not just any sherry casks, but those that have been used to create some of the worlds most premium fortified wines - Amoroso, Apostoles and Matusalem sherries from Gonzalez - Byass, Spain.

Lovely Dalmore Single Malt whisky. If you like it, you should give a try to some of the Macallan whiskies like this 10 years old Sherry Oak.

This dram has a tawny-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. honey, citrus, tobacco, vanilla, spices, cinnamon, wood, flowers, nuts.

Palate (89): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, nuts, spices, vanilla, wood, cinnamon, cocoa.

Finish (89): longer than average. honey, cocoa, citrus.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Dalmore 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky with 89 points over 100.

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Jameson Gold Reserve Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Way better than Jameson Original. It really tastes older and more matured with a quite interesting note of rye whiskey”

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Jameson Gold Reserve
This Jameson Gold Reserve is an awesome blend with a high proportion of pure pot-still created at Midleton distillery in Ireland.

"If you don't enjoy this, then you just don't get what Irish whiskey is all about. 94 points" wrote Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2008.

If you love this Jameson, you have to try Balvenie 15 years old Single Barrel.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (88): more than average. honey, corn, vanilla, spices, citrus.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, toffee, vanilla, corn, wood, spices, dust, wood.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, spices, toffee.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Jameson Gold Reserve with 88 points over 100.

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Blanton's Special Reserve Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Blanton's

“Great bourbon. Very spicy with lots of floral notes”

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Blanton's Special Reserve
Bottled at the lower strength of 40%, this is the perfect introduction to the fabulous Blanton's family of small-batch and single barrel bourbons.

Still bottled by hand like they used to do one century ago, this bourbon is really a nice startup in your path to whiskey knowledge. Give a try to Buffalo Trace after this one if you enjoyed it.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (87): more than average. corn, honey, fruits, varnish,, vanilla, pepper, wood.

Palate (87): powerful, oily. corn, honey, pepper, floral, wood, vanilla.

Finish (85): average. corn, honey, citrus, pepper.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Blanton's Special Reserve with 86 points over 100.

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Linkwood 22 years old 1989 Rare Auld Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Linkwood

“Toffee and vanilla bomb! You won't say how good it is just by nosing it. Surprising and highly recommended.”

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Linkwood 22 Year Old 1989 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor)
This single malt whisky was distilled at Linkwood distillery in October 1989.

This was aged for 22 years in cask 5040 before bottling by Duncan Taylor for their Rare Auld range in October 2011. A cask strength release of 256 bottles.

An incredible whisky that is a bomb of vanilla and toffee. A must have for any whisky aficionado.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, floral, varnish, vanilla, apples, wood.

Palate (92): smooth, powerful, oily. honey, toffee, floral, citrus, spices, wood, vanilla.

Finish (92): longer than average. honey, floral, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Linkwood 22 Year Old 1989 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor) with 91 points over 100.

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The Macallan Oscuro Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , The Macallan

“It is a nice Macallan whisky with a very interesting nose. I wonder how old is it...”

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The Macallan Oscuro
Interesting single malt whisky from this Speyside distillery.

Originally a travel retail exclusive, Macallan Oscuro is a combination of casks of whisky distilled between 1987 and 1997. They have combined the collect ability of Macallan with their trademark rich sherried elegance to create a much sought after whisky.

This is a great sherried single malt whisky that is part of the the 1824 Collection that was originally created as a travel retail exclusive.

This dram has a old oak-like color.

Nose (87): more than average. molasses, floral, citrus, vanilla, spices, nut meg. Interesting aromas for a Macallan. Smells more like a very old naval rum.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, wood, citrus, spices, vanilla, floral.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, wood, spices, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Macallan Oscuro with 88 points over 100.

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Compass Box The Last Vatted Grain Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Compass Box

“Good grain whisky just a bit short of being great.”

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Compass Box Last Vatted Grain
Launched alongside Compass Box The Last Vatted Malt, The Last Vatted Grain was launched to mark the end of "vatted whisky".

From the 22nd November 2011, blends of single grain whiskies may no longer be called "vatted grains". Instead, they must be labelled "blended grain whisky".

This particular stunner is a mix of 42 year old Invergordon, 14 year old Cameron Bridge, 29 year old Carsebridge and 20 year old Port Dundas.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. corn, honey, spices, vanilla, wood, banana, tropical fruits.

Palate (90): smooth, powerful. honey, corn, spices, wood, fruits, cinnamon. Very nice but light. I prefer stronger whiskies.

Finish (89): longer than average. honey, corn, spices, cinnamon.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Compass Box Last Vatted Grain with 90 points over 100.

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Compass Box The Last Vatted Malt Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Compass Box

“Great whisky that portraits with honor the fact of being the last of an era.”

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The Last Vatted Malt
This special limited edition bottling is a valedictory farewell to the Vatted Malt, delivered with honour and pride.

After midnight on 22nd November 2011, such marriages of malt whiskies from more than one distillery will have to be labelled as Blended Malt Scotch Whisky.

This aristocratc whisky is made from a marriage of fine, old single malt whiskies from Islay and Speyside distilleries. Only 1,323 bottles have been produced.

Along The Last Vatted Malt, it was also released The Last Vatted Grain, an unrepeatable vatted grain whisky.

This dram has a cooper-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. peat, honey, salt, iodine, citrus, wood, apples. Very nice nose indeed.

Palate (92): smooth, powerful, oily. peat, honey, fruits, salt, citrus, wood, raisins, cocoa, vanilla, iodine.

Finish (90): longer than average. peat, citrus, wood.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Last Vatted Malt with 91 points over 100.

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Lauders Blended Scotch Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Lauders

“You can't really ask much more for that price. It is a decent whisky where there are some discordant notes.”

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Lauder's
This was first established in 1834, Lauder's Original is a very smooth blended whisky.

This Scotch blended whisky has interesting notes of sherry and smoke. But really you shouldn't be drinking this.

If you can afford the expense, get yourself a bottle of Springbank CV or a nice Aberlour.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (82): average. peaches, honey, paper, wood, spices, peat.

Palate (85): smooth, oily. honey, smoke, vanilla, fruits, spices. It starts really nice and then turns to the cheap side. But wonderful sherry character.

Finish (83): longer than average. honey, peat, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Lauder's with 83 points over 100.

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Laphroaig 27 years old Oloroso Cask 2008 Release Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Laphroaig

“Heaven exists! And I am really happy this bottle is sold out because I would have had to buy one no matter the price.”

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Laphroaig 27 Year Old Oloroso Cask (2008 Release)
Distilled at Laphroaig, the best selling Islay single malt in the world, this stunning 27 years old whisky has been distilled in 1981.

Chosen among thousands of casks, only five casks that previously held Oloroso sherry were used to create this awesome thick and full single malt with a deep hue.

It isn't ever neat the experience but you can get an idea of what you are missing with the great Bunnahabhain 20 years old from Master of Malt single class bottlings.

This dram has a old oak-like color.

Nose (95): more than average. peat, raisins, varnish, dates, nuts, citrus. Perfect nose! There is almost no room for anything better than this Laphroaig.

Palate (95): smooth, powerful, oily. peat, wood, spices, tobacco, nuts, citrus, salt, earth, oysters. Absolutely mindblowing whisky!

Finish (92): longer than average. peat, wood, apples, citrus, nuts, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Laphroaig 27 Year Old Oloroso Cask (2008 Release) with 94 points over 100.

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Littlemill 1990 18 years old Bourbon Cask Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Littlemill

“Good whisky with a humble nose that walks together with an impressive liquorice experience.”

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Littlemill 1990 / 18 Year Old / Bourbon Cask Lowland Whisky
This Littlemill was distilled in 1990, and aged in bourbon barrels before bottling at the Bruichladdich distillery in 2008.

A release of 1,215 bottles from Murray McDavid's Mission Gold Series.

Lovely licorice experience in this whisky and it isn't finished in any kind of strange casks. Yay!

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (87): average. honey, spices, floral, vanilla, baked apples.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, wood, spices, pepper, licorice.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, licorice, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Littlemill 1990 / 18 Year Old / Bourbon Cask Lowland Whisky with 88 points over 100.

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