Kategoriarkiv: Scotland

The BenRiach 10 YO – Curiositas

ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
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Additional information
This expression is made with peated barley. The peat level is 55 ppm. It’s aged in american ex-bourbon barrels. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

Balblair Vintage 1997 – 1st Release

ABV: 46 %
Origin: Highlands
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collect.: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
No tasting notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
This is the first release of the 1997 vintage. It’s aged in first fill american ex-bourbon oak barrels for 10 years. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

Lagavulin Distiller’s Edition 1999/2015

ABV: 43 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
No taste notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
All the expressions in Diageo’s ”The classic malts of Scotland” series have their own distiller’s edition. This is aged in american ex-bourbon barrels and then finished (with a double maturation) in european ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.

Glen Orchy 8 YO – Pure Malt

ABV: 40 %
Origin: Scotland unspecified
Type: Blended Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 1/5

Tasting notes
Nose: Mild, hints of vanilla, sherry and licorice, chalk.

Mouth: Tasteless, tiny amount of bitter oak, some sweetness.

Finish: Long finish of bitter oak.

Additional information
Glen Orchy is a brand sold at Lidl and is supplied by Clydesdale, which is owned by Whyte & Mackay. The content isn’t disclosed.

Holy Spirit 10 YO – Sweden Rock Limited Release

ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
No taste notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
This is a 10 YO malt from an undisclosed Speyside distillery. It was bottled for the annual ”Sweden Rock Festival”.

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The Six Isles

ABV: 43 %
Origin: Islay/Islands
Type: Blended malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
No taste notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
Six Isles is a vatted malt from Ian Macleod Distiller’s. It blends together six single malts from Arran, Islay, Jura, Mull, Orkney and Skye. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour. The specifics of the content aren’t disclosed.

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Haig Club

ABV: 40 %
Origin: Lowlands
Type: Single grain
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 1/5

Tasting notes
No taste notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
This expression was released in 2014. It’s made at the Cameronbridge distillery. It is matured in a combination of first fill, refill and rejuvenated american ex-bourbon barrels.

The Glenrothes Select Reserve

ABV: 43 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
No taste notes were recorded during the tasting.

Additional information
The Select Reserve is the first NAS whisky released by Glenrothes. They don’t disclose the content. It’s said that they select casks with different ages and cask types to create the specific flavour profile.