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Whisky Reviews
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Ledaig 21 Year Old, The Whiskyfind, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sherry hogshead no. 800053, 312 bottles, 55.5% abv
Supposedly distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2018.Nose: initially heavy peat smoke but it fades quite quickly, honey, apples, figs, apple juice... -
Port Charlotte 14 Year Old, 2004-2018, The Whiskyfind, Chen Uen's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, D'yquem cask no. 1052, 304 bottles, 53.7% abv.
Had this in 2019, but after a cocktail I believe.Nose: moderate peat smoke, light white sugar, a sour burnt plastic note, light metals mostly ... -
Islay (Bowmore) 33 Year Old, 1985-2019, The Whiskyfind, Chen Uen's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cognac Cask Finish, 3600 bottles, 46.8% abv.
Had this at Whiskytalk Fukuoka 2019. One of those secret Islays, but marketed as Bowmore.Nose: sweet, waxy, grassy, floral, unexpected for a B... -
Kilbride (Laphroaig) 30 Year Old, 1989-2019, The Whisky Find, Chen Uen's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Mizunara cask finish, 1410 bottles, 46.8% abv
This bottling was all the rage, albeit briefly, a few years ago when it came out.... Laphroaig and Mizunara! I seriously wonder how long the M... -
The Glover 22 Year Old, bottled 2015, Adelphi, 53/390, 53.1% abv.
This is a blend of Hanyu (ex-sherry hogshead), Glen Garioch (ex-sherry butt), and Longmorn (american oak ex-sherry hogshead). Bartender suspec... -
Eigashima 7 Year Old, d.2009, KINKO Selected Release, Bourbon Barrel, 56% abv.
Eigashima Ryo 7yo, d.2009, KINKO Selected Release, Bourbon barrel, 56% abv.KINKO is a shop in southern Kyushu if I remember correctly. They do... -
Fuji Gotemba 25 Year Old, Small Batch, 46% abv.
Fuji Gotemba 25yo, Small batch, 46% abv.Single grain distillery exclusive bottle. Normal people can't get in. Wild turkey casks.Nose: intense ... -
Ben Nevis 4 Year Old, 2015-2019, Big Baby, Morrison & MacKay, Sherry hogshead no. 17, 326 bottles, 61.1% abv.
Big foot. Not a clue on this product line from this IB.Nose: sherry but with wood polish, the dark red fruits, raisins, figs are there, but th... -
Ben Nevis 19 Year Old, 1996-2016, Three Rivers Tokyo and The Auld Alliance, Sherry wood, 359 bottles, 50.2% abv.
Sort of heard this was sort of famous... sort of.Nose: a slight tropical fruit presentation, sort of a salty vegetable soup, getting hints of ... -
Ben Nevis 18 Year Old, 1998-2016, The Whisky Agency and Three Rivers Tokyo, 50.9% abv.
Another famous one? Sort of?Nose: a sort of wet paper, minerals and then out of now..blue ranch-spicey cheese doritos.Palate: light body, su... -
Ben Nevis 27 Year Old, b.1991, MacArthur's, 54% abv.
This is a single grain. Nevis is one of those that does it all, single malt, single grain, Scotch, Japanese, etc.Nose: more well defined vanil... -
Glen Garioch 12 Year Old, 2009-2021, Hand-filled, First fill Sherry butt no. 1408, Bottle no. 240, 58.3% abv.
Poured from a sample of a Glen Garioch tasting in 2022.Nose: medium sherry notes, not so dry red fruits, wow getting quite nice with red fruit...
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