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Islay's First New Whisky In 15 Years Was Absolutely Worth The Wait: Ardnahoe Inaugural 5 Years Old Single Malt
July 4, 2024
The whisky world was abuzz after an announcement in 2017. Jim McEwan, the living legend of whisky instrumental to revitalising some of Islay’s...
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St. Magdalene 1982, 26 Year Old, Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask
August 17, 2022
I have long suspected I'm a fan of the Lowland style done well, to a level that is almost impossible to obtain from modern Glenkinchie/Auchent...
- H.Y.
- Hunter Laing
- Lowland
- Scotch
- St Magdalene
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Dalmore 1989, 11 Year Old, Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask
July 20, 2022
I have been trying to taste how the distillate of distilleries with crappy commercialised OBs would taste if treated with respect. Among these ...
- Dalmore
- H.Y.
- Hunter Laing
- Scotch
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Laphroaig 12 Year Old, 2006/2019, Hunter Laing Distiller's Art for HNWS (Taiwan)
July 6, 2022
Scotch Review #38: Laphroaig 12yo 2006/2019 Hunter Laing Distiller's Art for HNWS (Taiwan) A friend kindly invited me to take a couple of dram...
- H.Y.
- Hunter Laing
- Islay
- Laphroaig
- Scotch
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Caol Ila 30yo, 1984-2014, Hunter Laing Old & Rare, 246 Bottles, 53.2% abv.
April 1, 2021
Caol Ila 30yo, 1984-2014, Hunter Laing Old & Rare, 246 Bottles, 53.2% abv.Nose: red wine, light peat, sweet, vinegar, wax shows up later. W...
- Caol Ila
- Eric Yee
- Hunter Laing
- Independent Bottler
- Scotch
- Scotland
- Whisky
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Laphroaig 24yo, 1990-2014, Hunter Laing Old & Rare, Refill Hogshead, 285 Bottles, 51.9% abv.
April 1, 2021
Laphroaig 24yo, 1990-2014, Hunter Laing Old & Rare, Refill Hogshead, 285 Bottles, 51.9% abv.Nose: super peaty, coastal, burnt wood, gasol...
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Bowmore 30, Edition 2, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 085/507, 56.1% abv.
April 1, 2021
Bowmore 30, Edition 2, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 085/507, 56.1% abv.The Kinship series was started and selected by Jim McEwan to celebrate the ...
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Laphroaig 30, Edition 4, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 142/165, 53.6% abv.
April 1, 2021
Laphroaig 30, Edition 4, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 142/165, 53.6% abv.The Kinship series was started and selected by Jim McEwan to celebrate th...
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Ardbeg 26, Edition 5, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 208/209, 49.7% abv.
April 1, 2021
Ardbeg 26, Edition 5, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 208/209, 49.7% abv.The Kinship series was started and selected by Jim McEwan to celebrate the c...
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Caol Ila 33, Edition 3, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 190/482, 52.6% abv.
April 1, 2021
Caol Ila 33, Edition 3, Hunter Laing The Kinship, 190/482, 52.6% abv.The Kinship series was started and selected by Jim McEwan to celebrate the...
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Laphroaig 11, 2004-2016, Hunter Laing, The Old Malt Cask, Exclusively bottled for JIS, Refill hogshead hl12427, 280 bottles, 56.2% abv.
April 1, 2021
Laphroaig 11, 2004-2016, Hunter Laing, The Old Malt Cask, Exclusively bottled for JIS, Refill hogshead hl12427, 280 bottles, 56.2% abv.Wait... ...
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