Best Whiskies from The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2013

At last, after writing almost one month ago my experience at The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show I have written the whole set of tasting notes. So here you have all the whiskies I tasted scored and reviewed. The whiskies are shown in the exact order that I tasted them.

Warning! 100 Bottles of whisky ahead. Keep your wallet in a safe remote place or you will end up ordering great stuff… much like me.

The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show Sunday

Sunday at TWE Whisky Show was a very productive day. As you see I went first for the Karuizawa, before they ran out a few hours later.

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  Karuizawa 30 years old Bourbon Cask #8676
  
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  Karuizawa 31 years old Sherry Cask #3555
  
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  Chichibu Port Pipe 2009 Japanese Single Malt Whisky
  
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  Asama 1999/2000
  
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  Chichibu Chibidaru 2009 Japanese Single Malt Whisky
  
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  Tomatin Legacy
  £26.50
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  Tomatin Cu Bocan Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  £34.43
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  Tomatin 30 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Paul John Brilliance Indian Single Malt Whisky
  £35.55
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  Paul John Select Casks Classic
  £60.53
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  Paul John Single Cask Whisky / #P1-163
  £61.15
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  Paul John Edited Indian Single Malt Whisky
  £34.55
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  Paul John Select Casks Peated
  £68.52
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  Tamnavulin 1991 / 21 Year Old / Single Malts of Scotland Speyside Whisky
  
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  Glenlivet 1974 Berry Bros Cask #8211
  
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  Clynelish 1996 / Masterpieces Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Caol Ila 18 Year Old / TWE Retro Label Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Ledaig 7 Year Old / TWE Retro Label Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel - First Fill
  £50.44
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  Balvenie 17 Year Old / DoubleWood Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  £91.78
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  Caol Ila Moch Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  £43.33
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  Singleton of Dufftown 18 Year Old 1l
  
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  Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Royal Lochnagar 1998 Distillers Edition Highland Whisky
  
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  Penderyn 41
  £33.45
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  Penderyn Sherrywood
  
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  Penderyn Portwood Welsh Single Malt Whisky
  £56.95
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  Penderyn Peated
  £42.83
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  Penderyn Bourbon Cask B227
  
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  Bruichladdich Scottish Barley - The Classic Laddie
  £38.95
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  Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007
  
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  Port Charlotte Scottish Barley - Heavily Peated
  £45.73
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  Bruichladdich Octomore 06.1 5 Year Old Scottish Barley
  £101.80
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  Bruichladdich 23 Year Old 1990 Black Art 04.1
  £225.00
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  Isle of Jura Prophecy / Peated Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  £52.55
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  Millstone Peated
  
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  Deanston Virgin Oak Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  £35.44
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  Deanston 12 year
  £36.43
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  Auchentoshan 15 Year Old 1997 (cask 9971) - Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
  
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  Arran 17 years old Douglas Laing Old Particular
  
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  Port Dundas 21 Year Old 1992 (cask 9452) - The Clan Denny (Douglas Laing)
  
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  Big Peat at Christmas 2013
  
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  Compass Box Peat Monster 10th anniversary
  

The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show Trade Day

Monday was another very productive day, and after spotting several interesting things the day before I went directly for them. My biggest disappointment was that Hunter Laing removed their stand with that tasty Port Ellen 35 years old that I would have love to taste.

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  Compass Box Delilah's Blended Scotch Whisky Blended Scotch Whisky
  
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  Compass Box Great King Street - Experimental 00-V4 Blended Whisky
  
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  Compass Box Great King Street - Experimental TR-06 Blended Whisky
  
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  Clynelish 1995/ 17 Year Old/ Sherry #12794/Signatory for TWE Highland Whisky
  
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  Balmenach 1988 / 25 Year Old / Cask #1132/ Signatory for TWE Speyside Whisky
  
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  Glen Mhor 1982 / 30 Year Old / Cask #1606 / Signatory Speyside Whisky
  
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  Bunnahabhain 1988 / 24 Year Old / Sherry #2800 / Signatory Islay Whisky
  
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  Laphroaig 1998/ 15 Year Old /Sherry 700393/Signatory for TWE Islay Whisky
  
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  Caol Ila 1984 / 29 Year Old/ Sherry #2758/ Signatory for TWE Islay Whisky
  
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  Laphroaig an Cuan Mor
  £65.45
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  Amrut Kadhambam
  
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  Amrut Single Cask Bourbon #3439
  
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  Amrut Single Cask Sherry #2699
  
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  Amrut Single Cask Port Pipe #9713
  
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  Amrut Cask Strength / 61.8% Indian Single Malt Whisky
  £46.50
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  Dewar's Signature Blended Scotch Whisky
  £218.50
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  Glenfarclas 21 year
  £88.37
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  Glenfarclas 25 year
  £119.95
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  Glenfarclas 30 year
  £389.22
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  Glenfarclas 40 year
  £675.00
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  Armorik Breizh
  £36.83
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  Armorik Classic / Whisky Breton
  £39.55
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  Armorik Double Maturation French Whisky French Single Malt Whisky
  £43.84
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  Armorik Millésime 2002 / Oloroso Sherry Cask #3261 French Whisky
  
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  Talisker 35 Year Old - 2012 Release
  £1,000.00
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  Kilchoman 100% Islay - 3rd Edition
  
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  Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Kilchoman 2007 Vintage
  
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  Kilchoman 2008 / Bourbon Cask for The Whisky Show 2013 Islay Whisky
  
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  Girvan Patent Still 25 years old
  £254.50
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  Girvan Patent Still #5974
  
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  Girvan Patent Still 30 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  £385.00
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  Glenglassaugh Evolution
  £44.55
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  Glenglassaugh 30 Year Old / 44.8% / 70cl Speyside Whisky
  
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  GlenDronach 22 Year Old 1990 (cask 2971) - Batch 8
  
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  GlenDronach 42 Year Old 1971 (cask 1246) - Batch 8
  
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  English Whisky Chapter 14 - Cask Strength
  £75.92
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  St. George's Distillery Chapter 13 English Single Malt Whisky
  £75.40
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  English Whisky Co. Chapter 15 / Heavily Peated English Whisky
  £45.55
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  English Whisky Co. / Classic
  
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  English Whisky Co. / Peated
  £35.83
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  English Whisky Co / Founders Private Cellar / Cask 0787
  
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  The South Island Single Malt / 18 Year Old
  
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  New Zealand DoubleWood 10 Year Old New Zealand Single Malt Whisky
  
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  New Zealand 1988 / 23 Year Old / Cask #72 Single Whisky
  
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  Old Ballantruan The Peated Malt
  £35.23
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  Old Ballantruan 10 Year Old
  £45.83

What are the best whiskies from The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show?

Everything beyond 92 is a safe bet ( if you like peat, mid-aged sherried whiskies and very old ex-bourbon cask whiskies ). But here are my favorite whiskies from the show.

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  Karuizawa 30 years old Bourbon Cask #8676
  
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  Karuizawa 31 years old Sherry Cask #3555
  
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  Glenlivet 1974 Berry Bros Cask #8211
  
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  Caol Ila 18 Year Old / TWE Retro Label Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  
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  Arran 17 years old Douglas Laing Old Particular
  
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  Clynelish 1995/ 17 Year Old/ Sherry #12794/Signatory for TWE Highland Whisky
  
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  Balmenach 1988 / 25 Year Old / Cask #1132/ Signatory for TWE Speyside Whisky
  
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  Bunnahabhain 1988 / 24 Year Old / Sherry #2800 / Signatory Islay Whisky
  
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  Laphroaig 1998/ 15 Year Old /Sherry 700393/Signatory for TWE Islay Whisky
  
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  Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel - First Fill
  £50.44
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  Bruichladdich 23 Year Old 1990 Black Art 04.1
  £225.00
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  Glenfarclas 30 year
  £389.22
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  Glenfarclas 40 year
  £675.00
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  Kilchoman 2007 Vintage
  
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  Kilchoman 2008 / Bourbon Cask for The Whisky Show 2013 Islay Whisky
  
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  GlenDronach 22 Year Old 1990 (cask 2971) - Batch 8
  
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  The South Island Single Malt / 18 Year Old
  
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  Paul John Edited Indian Single Malt Whisky
  £34.55

Lots of great whiskies this year. In fact, with only two days and more than 500 whiskies to taste it would have been pretty stupid to taste bad stuff.

Were you at the Show? What whiskies were your favorites?

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