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Islay Mist Deluxe Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Islay Mist

“Excellent nose but a bit light of taste. Just a bit more powerful taste and what great whisky we will have here...”

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Islay Mist Blended Scotch Whisky
The Islay Mist blend was first launched in the 1920s. Known for its good peating level which comes from malts like Laphroaig.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (90): powerful. peat, citrus, earth, honey.

Palate (89): light, oily. peat, honey, floral, peaches, wood.

Finish (88): long. peat, wood, citrus.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Islay Mist Blended Scotch Whisky with 89 points over 100.

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Nikka Taketsuru 17 years old Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Nikka

“Delightful! I can't express with words the fruity, honey and spices torrent that this japanese blended malt delivers.”

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Nikka Taketsuru 17 year
Taketsuru 17 years old is delicious blended malt whisky from Nikka that won't disappoint you. It is hard to find a scotch whisky so good for this price.

This whisky is named after Nikka's founder, the whisky-pilgrim Masataka Taketsuru.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (93): strong. melon, peaches, honey, vanilla, a little orange zest, dates, chocolate.

Palate (93): light, oily, powerful. peaches, wood, honey, spices, pepper, coffee, a little peat.

Finish (92): very long. wood, honey, vanilla, peaches.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka Taketsuru 17 year with 93 points over 100.

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Caol Ila Moscatel Sherry Distillers Edition Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Caol Ila

“Not bad whisky but this whisky doesn't taste as good as it should.”

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Caol Ila 1996 Moscatel Sherry Finish Distillers Edition
A sherry finished distillers edition from the Caol Ila distillery. Distilled in 1996, the Moscatel sherry has coalesced beautifully with the smoked power of the Islay single malt, the feinty notes are beautiful with cigar box and honey.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (92): strong. peat, honey, a littlegrapes, floral.

Palate (88): oily, powerful. peat, iodine, cocoa, wood. It doesn't work. The combination of peat and sherry doesn't work on this whisky.

Finish (87): long. peat, cocoa, citrus.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Caol Ila 1996 Moscatel Sherry Finish Distillers Edition with 89 points over 100.

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Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Glenfiddich

“A real crack! Really a phoenix raising from the snows.”

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Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix
On the evening of 7th January, in the most remote part of the distillery estate, a number of warehouse roofs dramatically collapsed under the weight, leaving the maturing oak casks exposed to the night sky. In wintery conditions and temperatures of -19?C, distillery staff swung into action, working round the clock to clear the snow.

Glenfiddich Malt Master, Brian Kinsman, commented: "Standing amongst the wreckage and exposed casks, we were working out our next steps and assessing the situation. I was thinking about how the casks, some of which were very old, contained some beautiful whisky and it occurred to me that they would create a fantastic non-aged single malt. A limited edition bottling from the whiskies in the damaged warehouses would be an appropriate way of celebrating the pioneering spirit of the distillery team at this moment in Glenfiddich's history. "

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. malt, vanilla, spices, wood, peaches, floral.

Palate (91): smooth, oily, powerful. fruits, malt, wood, spices, honey, vanilla, floral, chocolate.

Finish (90): long. fruits, peaches, wood, honey, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix with 90 points over 100.

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Clynelish 14 years old Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Clynelish
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Clynelish 14 year
The successor to the now-silent Brora, built opposite the original distillery and producing a top-quality rich, smoky dram. One of the best entry-level proprietary bottlings available from any distillery.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. sweet, banana, honey, vanilla, wood.

Palate (89): dry, oily, powerful. malt, floral, honey, wood.

Finish (88): long. floral, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Clynelish 14 year with 89 points over 100.

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Bruichladdich 17 years old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Bruichladdich

“I don't like the combination of the sweet sherries and the peat. It doesn't work well.”

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Bruichladdich 17 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry
A Bruichladdich from the 1992 vintage, aged in bourbon casks before finishing in casks that previously held sweet, sticky Pedro Ximinez sherry.

This dram has a tawny-like color.

Nose (91): powerful. sweet, peat, honey, fruits, a littlechocolate.

Palate (86): smooth, oily, powerful. fruits, peat, malt, iodine, cocoa, wood.

Finish (86): long. raisins, cocoa, peat.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Bruichladdich 17 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry with 88 points over 100.

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Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Edition Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Bruichladdich

“A good light peated Bruichladdich. There is little peat, almost none. Interesting.”

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Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Edition 1
A blend of different vintages, Laddie Classic marks a full release of American Oak matured whisky, crafted by Master Distiller Jim McEwan to exhibit the true, classic flavours of Bruichladdich, distilled from unpeated barley. The distillers are calling this 'the essential Bruichladdich'.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (89): strong. honey, floral, citrus, pears, smoke.

Palate (89): oily, powerful. peat, wood, citrus, floral, honey.

Finish (87): long. wood, floral, peat.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Edition 1 with 88 points over 100.

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Cragganmore 16 years old 1992 Signatory Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Cragganmore

“Interesting. A really long finish.”

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Cragganmore 16 year 1992 Signatory
A 16 year old, un-chillfiltered Cragganmore. This was distilled on the 8th April 1992 and aged in hogsheads 1459 and 1460 before bottling on the 15th September 2008. A release of 624 numbered bottles from Signatory.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (88): strong. honey, a littlevanilla, floral, wood, a littlepeaches.

Palate (89): smooth, oily, powerful. floral, honey, fruits, wood, rubber, a littlecocoa.

Finish (88): long. floral, wood, a littlefruits.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cragganmore 16 year 1992 Signatory with 88 points over 100.

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Bowmore 27 years old 1982 The Octave Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Bowmore

“Amazing whisky! A masterpiece. Something remind me of Master of Malt Bowmore bottling. Love this stuff.”

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Bowmore 27 year 1982 The Octave
The 1982 Bowmore from Duncan Taylor's incredible Octave range.

The whiskies are matured in a standard cask before giving a finish in a sherry treated Octave cask, which offers a speedy maturation due to its decreased size. The result is a rich, cask strength single malt.

It reminds me of another delicious Bowmore from Master of Malt.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (94): strong. peat, candies, a littleparma violets, citrus, wood.

Palate (93): oily, powerful. peat, dried fruits, citrus, candies, wood, a littlecocoa, a littlecinnamon.

Finish (92): very long. peat, candies, wood.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Bowmore 27 year 1982 The Octave with 93 points over 100.

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Auchentoshan 1991 Coopers Choice Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Auchentoshan

“Incredible tasty. The nose is also rather good but extremely light”

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Auchentoshan 1991 Coopers Choice
A single cask from the Lowland distillery Auchentoshan, known for its classic style and orchard fruit character. This was bottled as part of the Vintage Malt Whisky Company's Coopers Choice range.

This dram has a white wine-like color.

Nose (81): strong. floral, a littlehoney, a littlevanilla, a bit cinnamon.

Palate (90): light, powerful. floral, wood, honey, vanilla, pepper.

Finish (84): longer than average. floral, honey, wood.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Auchentoshan 1991 Coopers Choice with 85 points over 100.

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