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Eleuthera - Compass Box fabulous mix of Islay and Speyside flavors; sweet round finish with a bit of tasty smoky peat. |
Monster - Compass Box huge, smoke, rich, wonderful |
Peat Monster - Compass Box very bright, fruity peat & light smoke; similar flavors - clean, bright peat; smooth long finish of sweet smoke. amazingly smooth and wonderful with water |
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Highlands |
Dalmore |
12 sherry in nose, strong alcohol;
moderate speyside flavor |
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Glengarioch |
10 light, sweeter, nice flavor, less spice |
15 spicy, no smoke, sherry nose, hot finish |
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Lochside |
12 - Connoisseur's Choice very bright alcohol nose with a faint hint of sweetness; spicy, rough, and a harsh finish. smooth with water, but still thin |
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Royal Lochnagar |
sweet caramel nose; also sweet bourbon initial on palate, but quick rough harsh dead finish - disappointing |
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Lowlands |
Auchentoshan |
3 wood sweet sherry nose; fantastically dark color; very sweet, full mouth; nutty port finish, slightly dry nut mouth |
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Bladnoch |
13 - Connoisseur's Choice lite, sweet vanilla, sugar, and bourbon nose; light & dry, smooth at first, crisp and a bit harsh later. drier with water |
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Speyside |
Aberlour |
10 light + fruity, still some malted barley in nose; smooth mellow flavor
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15 darker + richer w/light smoke
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A'Bunadh sherry flavor, rough finish
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Balvenie |
12 similar to 15 but not as candied. More sherry, and a hint of fresh malt. Slightly sweet nice finish. |
15 candied citrusy/tropical fruit? nose w/sweetish notes; middling flavor- nothing outstanding; reasonably short finish |
21 port cask rich sweet nose of fruit & sherry; very front of mouth tangy, with fruity, sweet floral notes, but not very sweet or round mouthfeel, hints of peat and actually quite dry; longish fruit/floral finish |
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Benromach |
24 cask strength light fruit nose and strong alcohol, with sherry; dry, but with sweeter, richer character than Traditional, and a hint of coconut; more floral nose with fruit, but still small and thin |
Traditional dry & peaty nose with light smoke; harsh and a bit thin, with light smoke in the body and a short finish. a little dark sugar with water and smoother, but still thin |
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Cragganmore |
12 malty, floral, rich sugarcane & sherry aroma. heather & rich, unbelievably complex flavors. peat smoke and bacon fat on the finish |
1987 Distillers Edition dry, peaty woody nose with hints of salty bacon. rich, intense & complex flavor with strong peat and hints of vanilla. long, smooth, dry finish. |
1992 Distillers Edition light sherry nose, vaguely acidic and with hints of malt - a bit like macallan. virtually no smoke in flavor, floral, sherry notes, and a round late mouthfeel. lightly sweet, long finish. |
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Glen Grant |
1988 - Coopers Choice vanilla nose but w/o associated oaky overpowering flavors; rich & sweet + infinitely drinkable w/water, very nice |
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Glendronach |
15 sherry cask very sherry, sweet caramel nose, also dark + rich w/some fruit; hint of peaty smoke? mild yet rich, medium sweet flavor, becoming a little harsh, less sweet, then smoother aftertaste |
1968 dark rich nose! Spicy, but lacking in flavor |
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Glendullan |
1984 15 yr - Signatory warm, slightly sweet, mild, smooth - esp w/water |
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Glenfarclas |
10 strong, rich, slightly sweet nose w/hints of tropical fruit; slightly sweet round flavor w/some harshness at end, tiny bit of peaty smoke - generally fairly rich |
12 nice warm, sweet, slightly floral caramel & sherry aroma; full & smooth body with a lingering sweetish aftertaste. Good front of mouth sherry flavor |
17 great floral aroma; nice middle rich, sweet flavor |
21 aroma like 12; still front of mouth but round on sides of tongue, long finish |
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Glenlossie |
1976 - Coopers Choice fruity! Grapefruit? Light yet complex, vaguely like irish whiskey |
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Glenrothes |
12 very speyside nose w/licorice - light tang opens w/water; slightly sweet, complex spey flavor-mellows + smoothes dramatically w/water; burnt sugar/caramel finish; harshens slightly w/time |
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Inchgower |
1989 - Coopers Choice light + young; spicy alcoholic finish; not much there |
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Knockando |
1984 fairly lignt floral nose w/a little sweet caramel, sweet round flavor with young spicy burn; light |
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Linkwood |
11 - Hart Brothers kind of sweet nose, maple? round, lightly spicy; very nutty, porty finish; fantastic round, spey flavor w/water + less spice |
1989 - Murray McDavid sweet, rich slightly hazelnut? nose w/darker hints of maple?; round + sweet with slight bite of alcohol in middle, followed by long sweet, slightly fruity finish. Nice - reminds me of the Mortlach |
Old Malt Cask 20 middle sweet, spey nose w/light fruit?; fantastic spey flavor, very little peat smoke; unbelievable sweetish, tongue coating rich aftertaste lasts forever |
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Longmorn |
1973 27yo - Signatory strong sherry initial flavor; sweet rich nose, suprisingly smooth, esp. w/water. Nose becomes a bit fruitier & floral; not especially sweet flavor |
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Macallan |
10 very good, mild, sweet |
10 cask strength much richer, darker |
12 sweet, light hint of fruit, caramel + toffee, sweeter w/h2o; spice, round mouthfeel |
15 fine oak very caramel fruit, raisins, lightish; caramel flavor, dry almost bitter fin; thinner but sweeter w/h2o |
17 fine oak lightly sweet, floral hints, malt w/h2o; spice, still dry but long fin, sweeter w/h2o |
18 sweet sherry! almost nothing else in nose, hints of toffee; smooth, sweet, rich, huge fin |
1841 style smooth! Great complex nose, very yummy |
21 fine oak caramelized banana, hint of bourbon; very very smooth, long sweet fin, a bit like a bourbon fin, nuts |
25 spicy + less flavor |
8 - Speymalt rich intense nose of sherry and possibly fruit; great strong flavors and spice on the edge of tongue; smooth finish. fruitier and floral with water |
amber liqueur alcoholic maple syrup. absurdly sweet - basically sickeningly undrinkable on its own after more than 2 or 3 small sips. probably great on ice cream |
Thirties series mild peat, rich sweet flavor, fantastic! |
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Mortlach |
10 - Blackadder sweet sherry + toffee + burnt sugar nose; smooth at first, w/glyceriny oiliness, becoming spicier w/harsh aftertaste, very sweet + caramel/sherry flavor. Nose becomes brighter w/water |
15 - Gordon & MacPhail reasonably dark rich nose; sweet, rich, round body. malt and apple flavors; a bit dry. |
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Tamdhu |
10 licorice spey sherry nose; good warm flavor |
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Tamnavulin |
12 hay aroma; slight hay flavor, very light + mild |
14 - Connoisseur's Choice sweet malt nose with grain aromas; smooth & sweet, malty. caramel with water, but loses flavor and dries out |
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The Glenlivet |
18 ich, full, slightly sweet fruity speyside nose, but not sherry dominated w/hint of caramel; very dry, hints of same fruit in nose, moderately strong sherry |
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Tomintoul |
16 fruity nose w/vanilla; light but rich |
27 much darker, subtler nose yet still w/a hint of tamarind?; truly rich & dark fruit flavors, wonderfully smooth long finish
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Tormore |
12 vanilla nose! Sweet, some sherry, med finish |
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Islay |
Ardbeg |
17 smoky, peaty nose; smooth, rich, round but smoky, very slightly sweet; really smooth w/water |
9 - Connoisseur's Choice salt and ocean with overpowering band-aid/iodine aromas; dry and smoky and seaweedy flavors. more floral with water |
? - Murray McDavid huge peat smoke nose yet slightly sweet; sweet round mouthfilling flavor with much less peat, great long aftertaste
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Uigeadail salty, smoky nose with brine and hints of malt. rich and mouthfilling! spice, sweet malt, complex and not for the faint of heart. very long, sweet finish |
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Bowmore |
12 dry peaty smoky nose with a faint iodine + seaweed hint, also faint barley. strong smoke in the mouth after a light, almost sweet beginning, rapidly becoming dry and stronger smoke; finish much like 15 but with less oak; less integrated; very smooth with water |
15 clean peaty smoke first in nose, faintest hint of salt and toffee; bright fruit on front of tongue, smokiness towards the back, very oaky, not quite harsh; lingering tingly, heat finish of no defined flavor |
17 rich, sweet smoke in nose, with hints of sweet fruit and iodine. richer, more blended, smoother flavor than 15 centered in the mouth, a biscuity flavor, with firm back-of-mouth smoke; pleasantly long, slightly sweet aftertaste; very smooth, especially with water |
25 fantastically smooth, very rich, less smoke but still smooth |
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Bruichladdich |
15 sherry nose-strong, dried concentrated fruit; round mouth feel, filling flavor, great lingering sweet aftertaste. smooth at first
sweeter nose w/water |
15 cask strength - Gordon & MacPhail huge rich dark sherry and dark caramel nose with malty overtones; strong kick! but sweet & rich with a hint of peat and salt. sweeter with water; notes of caramel and spice on the tip of the tongue. molasses. |
17 hints of dark sherry in nose, along with sweeter hints and the faintest bit of peat; kind of harsh flavor, mildly round with sweetness, but not that nice, hints of sherry finish |
links sweet nice fruit nose; smooth great flavor |
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Bunnahabhain |
12 mildly caramel sherry young malt nose, very mild; sweet sherry front of mouth, not full flavor, nothing outstanding, short dryish bland finish |
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Caol Ila |
18 light smoke + iodiny peat in complex nose; rich dry very briny flavor w/slight alc roughness and dry lingering peat fin |
19 - Coopers Choice iodiny nose w/some brine + smoke; wacky flavor some smoke, can't tell what else |
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Laphroig |
10 very briny nose with only hints of smoke + iodine; fantastically peaty, smoky flavor w/fruity undertones - definately not overpowering |
10 light smoke, malt, fruit nose; very mellow, round initial flavor w/moderate peat; slightly sweet w/slightly salty aftertaste |
15 stronger smoke; more complex flavor w/ stronger malt flavor. also stronger peat smoke |
30 nose: wow. Smoke, and holy jesus. Flavor is smoke, and astoundingly good - rich, complex, long long finish |
Quarter Cask subtle, sweet woody nose with hints of salt, smoke, and tropical fruit. slow, oily spreding richness of flavor largely in the sides and mid-back of the tongue, astringent, and dry. long but thin finish. |
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Campbeltown |
Springbank |
15 nose - tangy, w/some salty brine, and floral, fruity notes; medium, salty |
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Islands |
Arran |
islay; very young aroma & flavor, a bit like pure, just distilled (fruity + malty). smooth |
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Highland Park |
12 sweet peat smoke, floral; hint of malt, spicy alc fin; sweet lingering aftertaste |
15 richer, sweeter smoke; complex smoky richness, dry back of mouth fin; sweeter w/h2o |
18 suprisingly subtle nose, faintest hint of smoke, sweet floral hints, hint of malt w/h2o; sweet, lightly rich, complex, smooth, mellow, very little smoke |
21 (1977) sweet, rich, light smoke; rich! spicy vanilla, yet somehow thin & hot, smoother than 18 and a bit more smoke
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25 RICH sweet licorice nose w/fruit hints & h2o; pleasant smoke, great flavor, complexity, balance |
30 oh god. Indescribably complex, heathery herbs/grasses; rich, subtle, fabulous fin |
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Ledaig |
15 sweet malt clear just-distilled aroma w/tiny smoke (more w/water); round, sweet, salt + iodine on finish, (less sweet w/water) |
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Scapa |
12 truly almost white wine aroma w/round kind of mango passion fruit w/a hint of banana nose and sweet nuts; medium round flavor settles at the back of the tongue, with a subtle islay salt tang; not as good or interesting w/water |
25 old malt cask sweet & rich w/a nice long finish |
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Talisker |
Distillers Edition intense flavor; spicy salt tang on sides of tongue, some smoke, a bit harsh; med islay nose w/rounder malty notes than usual |
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Ireland |
Midleton |
Very Rare some of the light fruity Irish whiskey aroma, but very subtle, also some darker, sweeter aromas; very fruity, tropical flavor - mango? - only slightly sweet, yet drying finish, but immensely smooth
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