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Laphroaig 16 – 2019 Edition (48%)

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Laphroaig 16 – 2019 Edition (48%)

Mid teen Laphroaig expressions are very promising. Both the old 15 year old and the bincentennary Laphroaig 16 year old were excellent. Re-reading that Laphroaig 16 review, it seems a bit naive given current prices in the market, but that’s an aside. We’re now offered a new Laphroaig 16, fully matured in first fill ex…

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A Quartet of GlenDronach Single Casks from 1992, 1993 and 1994 Bottled for The Whisky World

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A Quartet of GlenDronach Single Casks from 1992, 1993 and 1994 Bottled for The Whisky World

Sean Russell has tasted a quartet of GlenDronach single casks bottled for Abe at The Whisky World shop an online shop with two physical locations in London. We’ll be reviewing all four casks together in this one post. We’ll take them on one cask at a time…. GlenDronach 19 Years Old 1994, Cask #279, Pedro…

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GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8 (61%)

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GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8 (61%)

Here we have a review of the new GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8 by Sean Russell, our resident GlenDronach maven. Another long wait of nearly 15 months for the latest edition of the Cask Strength series, and we were all wondering what the delay was. But it’s now finally here so we’re all anticipating whether…

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Bunnahabhain Feis Ile 2019 – Mòine French Oak 2008 (57.4%)

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Bunnahabhain Feis Ile 2019 – Mòine French Oak 2008 (57.4%)

This is one of three bottles Bunnahabhain offered for the Islay Festival this year, and the only Mòine: 2008 Bunnahabhain Mòine French Oak Finish (57.4%) – 1872 bottles. 2001 Bunnahabhain Sauternes Finish (54.2%) – 1188 bottles from Sauternes hogsheads where the whisky was finished for five years, coming from ex-bourbon casks. 1988 Bunnahabhain Champagne Cask…

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GlenDronach – Batch 17 Reviewed by Sean Russell

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GlenDronach – Batch 17 Reviewed by Sean Russell

Sean Russell runs the GlenDronach Appreciation Society on Facebook, and has been reviewing GlenDronach releases on Malt and Oak for the past few years. Here’s his take on Batch 17: It’s been 18 months since I reviewed batch 16 – and it feels more like 18 years. Time has gone very slowly between the two…

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