This 21yo offering from Aberfeldy distillery is the flagship bottle from the core range, launched back in 2005 it has long been the benchmark for quality from the distillery.. The distillery is found in beautiful Scottish countryside on the edges of Loch Tay in Perthshire, and here is where the magic begins, 21 years ago…
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BENRIACH 35yo
This 35yo Benriach was released back in 2014 in order to replace the 30 yo expression, it is made up off whisky from the 70’s when the distillery was still owned by Glenlivet. The distillery was built back in 1898 by John Duff, and only produced spirit for 2 years before shutting doors for 65…
GLENFARCLAS FAMILY CASK 1959.
Sometimes in life we get to spoil ourselves, sometimes an opportunity comes along that we just can’t turn down.. Well that’s where I am tonight, I have in front of me the most wonderful smelling whisky imaginable… Glenfarclas as we all know produce some of the finest sherried whisky available anywhere, and the one I…
“THE ONE ” sherry 12 month finish.
The Lake District is a beautiful part of England, stunning mountain ranges, with scenery that draws people from all over the world, but nestled in between those stunning peaks just happens to be our very own English distillery. The lakes Distillery is just about to release its very own spirit to the lucky few who…
PROBABLY SPEYSIDES FINEST
There are some iconic distillerys out there and this is obviously from one of the best.. . Of course we all know the rumours of which distillery this is from but that’s as much as I will say. So the bottle I have today for review is from 1967 and is a whopping 46 years…
The lakes ” the one” sherry finish
The lakes distillery have given us another offering of the superb blend ” the one” this time finished in oloroso sherry casks. This is a limited edition of just 3,335 bottles, and has been released in order to celebrate the 2nd birthday of the distillery. The whisky is the same blend from distilleries across the…
Glenfarclas 25.
I have the pleasure of reviewing the Glenfarclas 25yo. A well aged speyside malt totally matured in sherry butts, bottled at 43%.. Nose.. This has a nose that needs a little time to open up fully. Once open you get full on rich fruit cake, orange marmalade, fresh orange peel, a hint of liquorice and…
Glenfarclas 21.
Glenfarclas is well known for the big bold sherried whisky it produces. The speyside distillery was purchased in 1865 by John Grant and to this day it is still owned by the Grant family.. Six generations on they still produce the whisky in the time honoured way.. Today I am reviewing the 21yo, part of…
Glenfarclas 1989 family cask.
The 1989 family cask is another single cask offering from one of the best sherried whisky producers there is. Bottled at 60% this offering is the colour of a typical autumn sunset, a rich ruby red.. Nose.. A typical greeting of dried fruits, citrus peel and liquorice explodes into your nostrils, there is something else…
Glenfarclas 1967 family cask
This Glenfarclas family cask from 1967 was bottled in 2007, it has the most amazing colour and just screams at you to open and taste the delights awaiting you inside.. Nose.. It is subtle at first but soon opens up into a great big explosion of aromas, those classic dried fruits, candied oranges, and all…
Auchentoshan 1979 – 32 year old
As a big fan of lowland whisky and Auchentoshan in particular, it goes without saying that I have had the privilege of tasting some rather fine examples of whisky from the distillery, and none more so than this Auchentoshan 1979, 32 year old, first fill Oloroso matured whisky that now takes centre stage in my…
Glenfarclas 40yo
This is one whisky I just had to try. It’s just iconic in my eyes, a fantastic whisky that is very well priced. When talking of Glenfarclas you instantly think of sherried whisky, you know what your going to get but believe me when I say you get so much more with the 40yo. Glenfarclas…
Glenfarclas 15 yo
This is one of those whiskys that just needs to be poured, savoured, and re poured, it’s that good. Glenfarclas is situated in speyside region of Scotland and has a very good reputation. The whisky is matured in sherry casks, and is probably one of the best sherry matured whiskys out there. Glenfarclas is well…
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