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Aberfeldy 1977
Aberfeldy
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: United Distillers
Aberfeldy 1977 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Fruit, wood, smoke, marzipan. Slightly salty, flowery. Some peat.
Taste: Sweet, creamy, marzipan. Fresh orange/citrus. Somewhat quick and thin. Malty finish.
78 p
Aberlour
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Pernod/Campbell Distillers
Aberlour 10, 40 vol
Colour: Amber -
Nose: Butter, oak, fruitcake, almonds?
Taste: Full, sweetness, creamy, fruitcake, dryish, harsh?
82 p
Aberlour 10, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Smooth, creamy, hint of almond, mint, toffee.
Taste: Slightly oily, sweet, cookie-like, bready. Finish with some bitterness.
82 p
Aberlour 100 Proof, 57.1 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Sweat, forest, some chemical oiliness. Gets softer.
Taste: Ardent, thick, cookie-like and dry.
78 p
Aberlour Antique, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Some initial brackish water. Fudge! Some sherry and esteriness. Gets more smoky and spicy.
Taste: Toffee and butter. Burnt sugar and bread. Peaty. Rather dry and astringent. Finish a bit quick.
81 p
Ardbeg
Region: Islay District: South shore Producer: Allied Distillers
Ardbeg 15, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold (-)
Nose: Harmonic peatiness. Fruity, slightly ardent. Mint, soap?
Taste: Smoky, elegant, soft. Salty, sweet and bitter in a subtle balance.
83 p
Ardbeg 17, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: A bit watery, peaty, dusty. Dry.
Taste: Somewhat boring, some coal. Dry.
82 p
Ardbeg 1975 (bottled 1997), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Amber
Nose: Luxurious. Creamy. Some mustiness emerges.
Taste: Coaly, dry, tarry, somewhat bitter and musty.
84 p
Ardbeg 1974 (bottled 1997), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Amber
Nose: Peat, (dog´s dung?), lots of tar, full. Gets dryer.
Taste: Tar, coal, pretty mild.
85 p
Ardbeg 1974 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Light amber
Nose: Heavy leather, sweet tar, lots of peat, smoked shrimps? Oaky, vanilla, slight sherry, iodine, medicinal. Gingerbread dough.
Taste: Lots of tar, smoke, leather, iodine and peat. Very lingering. Meat?
86 p
Ardmore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Bogie) Producer: Allied Distillers
Ardmore 1981 (bottled 1995), 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Slight peat, marzipan, whiff of brackish water, rubber?
Taste: Rather thin, sweetish, rubber, peaty, flour? Somewhat dry finish.
68 p
Auchentoshan
Region: Lowlands District: Western Lowlands Producer: Morrison Bowmore/Suntory
Auchentoshan 10, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Perfume, orange, Cointreau. Some salty mustiness.
Taste: Soft, fruity (orange), candy, chewing gum, sweet. Finish without smoke.
68 p
Aultmore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Isla) Producer: United Distillers
Aultmore 1980 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: Sourish, oregano. Rather simple, some metal.
Taste: Peaty, uncomplex. Rather long finish with some bitterness.
72 p
Auchroisk
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Justerini & Brooks
Singleton of Auchroisk 1983, 40 vol
Colour: Light amber
Nose: Sweet, fruity, raspberry, marzipan, hint of sherry, cereal grain, hint of peat. Sweet smoke emerges.
Taste: Sweet, marzipan, sherry, a bit salty. Rather luxurious, but lacks in character. Finish with some malty bitterness.
71 p
Balblair
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: Allied Distillers
Balblair 10, 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Punch-sweetness, sherry. Rather thick, honeyish.
Taste: Well-balanced, buttery, nutty. Some oakiness.
75 p
Balmenach
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Balmenach 1973, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Amber -
Nose: Sherry, oaky and fruity (apples). Hint of metal. Gets smokier.
Taste: Creamy, dry, salty, smoky. Dry finish (liquorice?).
80 p
Balvenie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: William Grant & Sons
Balvenie Doublewood 12, 40 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Full. Lots of sherry, oaky, almond oil, gym shoes, unripe pears? Gets peatier, developing sweet-smoke.
Taste: Sherry, old wood, sweet, creamy, orangey. Some peat underneath the sherry. Finish with some bitterness (orange-skins).
83 p
Balvenie Founder´s Reserve 10, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Fresh, woody, some saltiness, almonds, slightly metallic. Gets peatier. Not as noble as the Doublewood.
Taste: Sweet, creamy, fruity (dates?). Almonds. Long and consistent finish with some 'beery' bitterness.
78 p
Balvenie Single Barrel 15, 50.4 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Ardent, full, dry. Oak, pine forest, earthy, vanilla, cookies, fresh lemon, tangerine, ginger. Chocolate?
Taste: Warming. Some peatiness, oaky, chocolate. Long, creamy finish with a pleasant maltiness.
90 p
Banff
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Deveron) Producer: United Distillers
Banff 1974, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Soft, dusty, sherryish, estery. Light fruitiness (orangey).
Taste: Rather thin and soft, a typical mild Highland. Long but rather tasteless finish. Later some iron and salt (blood!).
71 p
Ben Nevis
Region: Highlands District: Western Highlands Producer: Nikka/Ben Nevis Co.
Ben Nevis 13 cask (distilled 1977, bottled 1991), 62 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Light gold, with some blur
Nose: Fiery, overripe, pine, pear, "carbonated". Gets peatier.
Taste: Ardent, sourish. Dry. Gooseberries. Somewhat simple, pretty quick finish.76 p
Benriach
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Benriach 10, 43 vol
Colour: White wine +
Nose: Oaky, slightly salty, flowery, hint of marzipan, acetone. Play-doo.
Taste: Dry, thin, hint of marzipan, almond oil, fresh. Malty finish with some bitterness.
73 p
Benriach Vintage 1982, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Amber
Nose: Some bread, some forest, rather oaky and sherryish, pretty complex.
Taste: Rather thick and overripe, "fat", creamy, "luxorious".
81 p
Benrinnes
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Benrinnes 1969, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Sourish, oaky, fruity (apples), cinnamon, dusty.
Taste: Acid, apples, creamy. Maybe lacking some character.
77 p
Benromach
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Findhorn) Producer: United Distillers
Benromach 12, 40 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Peaty, smoky, some liquorice and banana-like esteriness.
Taste: Rather dry, peaty, fruity.
78 p
Bishop´s Malt
Vatted Malt, Islay Vatted by: Bishop´s Arms, Stockholm, Sweden
Bishop´s Malt 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Some brackish water, some iodine.
Taste: Peaty, dryish. Finish rather quick.
- p
Black Ribbon
Vatted Malt Bottled by: Vin & Sprit AB, Sweden
Black Ribbon 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Some acidity, light, smooth.
Taste: Somewhat lacking character.
69 p
Bladnoch
Region: Lowlands District: Borders Producer: United Distillers
Bladnoch 1986 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: A bit musty, some rubber.
Taste: Thick and creamy.
65 p
Bladnoch 1984 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Salty, buttery. Some mustiness (brackish water). Raisins. Slight smell of violets.
Taste: Dry. Oily, distinct violet (Parfait d'amour) and some liquorice. Finish a bit quick and sour.
78 p
Blair Athol
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: United Distillers
Blair Athol 24 (distilled 1966, bottled 1990), 57.1 vol, Cadenhead Original Collection
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Some ether. Buttery and toffeeish. Vanilla and oakiness. Gets more sourish and fruity.
Taste: Complex; rhubarb, some grain, some sweetness, hops. Gets milder and more creamy. Long finish, gets a bit bitter.
81 p
Bowmore
Region: Islay District: Loch Indaal Producer: Morrison Bowmore/Suntory
Bowmore Darkest Islay, n.a.s., 43 vol
Colour: Amber-red
Nose: Extremely peaty. Some initial mustiness. Fiery, tarry and woody. Fruity and full. Overripe!
Taste: Tarry and perfumy. Smoky and full, thick.
87 p
Bowmore 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Tar, eucalyptus, roundness, dusty. Somewhat overripe/buttery.
Taste: Tar, fresh sweetness/acidity, dusty. A simple but genuine Islay malt.
68 p
Bowmore 12, 40 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Tar, eucalyptus, fruity with fresh sweetness.
Taste: Fresh (eucalyptus), light, tar. Maltiness and Seville orange in the finish.
80 p
Bowmore 17, 43 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: A bit rubbery and watery, almonds, tropical fruits, perfumy.
Taste: Slightly oily. Sweetish and clean, full. Rather an atypical Islay malt!
80 p
Bowmore 21, 43 vol
Colour: Amber-red
Nose: Intense peat, luxurious, overripe, smoky, toffee, meaty? Butter, eggs.
Taste: Powerful, very peaty, buttery, oaky, overripe. Very long, intense but soft finish. Some saltiness emerges.
94 p
Bowmore 1976 (bottled 1996), 52.6 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Ardent, toffeeish and creamy. Chocolate and cookies. A bit dusty. Gets peatier.
Taste: Full, balanced. Cookie-like and dry. Some eucalyptus.
90 p
Bowmore 25, 43 vol
Colour: Light amber (+)
Nose: Noble tar, oaky. Raisins and cocoa, chocolate, sweets, but still very elegant!
Taste: Some initial saltiness and lots of raisins. Cherry stones, dark chocolate, some tar, later expensive sweets, some bitterness. Gets more sourish and creamy in the finish.
94 p
Bowmore 30, 43 vol
Colour: Amber-red
Nose: Noble and smooth. Overripe, soft and oaky. Pears and chocolate. Very complex and luxurious.
Taste: Smoky, fruity, tarry. Sourish but mild. Lots of dark chocolate. Extremely long and smooth finish.
91 p
Braes of Glenlivet
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Livet) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Braes of Glenlivet 1979 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: Golden
Nose: First and foremost: Rubber! Dusty, ardent, peaty, linoleum floor.
Taste: Warming, burnt, caoutchouc. Long finish with notes of rubber.
64 p
Brora
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Brora 1972, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Islay-like! Tarry, salty. Iodine. Smoky and dry.
Taste: Smoky. Dry, some pepperiness. Some eucalyptus in the finish.
83 p
Bruichladdich
Region: Islay District: Loch Indaal Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Bruichladdich 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Soft peat, almond paste, some toffee and saltiness.
Taste: Oily, almonds, simple but balanced and nice.
80 p
Bruichladdich 15, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Fresh, some saltiness. Acetone?
Taste: Dry, a bit oily. Salty finish.
- p
Bruichladdich 21, 43 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Somewhat "Springbankish", toffee and brown sugar. Sweets. Develops some brackish water..
Taste: Peat and some saltiness. Thick, sweet and buttery. Sour cream and with a malty, creamy finish.
85 p
Bruichladdich 1966 (bottled 1996) cask strength, GMP, 52.8 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Very luxurious, reminds of Springbank 30 (!) Sherry, sweetness, very full, feels very smooth despite the percentage!
Taste: Fiery, full, noble and beautiful! Raisins and chocolate, long finish.
92 p
Bunnahabhain
Region: Islay District: North shore Producer: Highland Distilleries
Bunnahabhain 12, 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Salty (brackish water). Synthetic, some marzipan, cookies, mint chocolate, becoming smokier. More Highland than Islay?
Taste: Sweet, cookies, nutty, saltiness, mustard? Malty-bitter finish.
79 p
Bushmills
District: Northern Ireland Producer: Pernod-Ricard
Bushmills Malt 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Grass, sweets, sherry.
Taste: Sweets, some saltiness, cream, rhubarb, becoming rather sour.
79 p
Caol Ila
Region: Islay District: North shore Producer: United Distillers
Caol Ila 1988 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Dry, smoky and tarry. Some mustiness and brackish water. Gets peatier.
Taste: Some rubber, less tarry than expected. Finish a bit quicker than the ´81 and ´85.
83 p
Caol Ila 15, 43 vol, Flora & Fauna
Colour: White wine +
Nose: Feels quite young! "Like a diminished Port Ellen!" Light tarriness, minerals, peaty.
Taste: Rather full. Fine tar, again minerals, some sweetness. Sour-cream and some maltiness in the finish, gets more sour.
82 p
Caol Ila 1985 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Tarry, sherryish, luxurious. Becomes sweeter. Rather complex.
Taste: Peppery and oily. Coal. Elegant tarriness. Finish long and somewhat sourish.
87 p
Caol Ila 1981 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Salty (sea-air and brackish water), tar, seaweed, smoked fish, oil, peat. Rather dry with some sweetness behind the salt.
Taste: Fresh, clean, smoky, tarry. A bit thin and quick with a salty finish.
87 p
Caol Ila 1981 cask (bottled 1995), 63.1 vol, GMP
Colour: White wine (+)
Nose: Dusty, oaky, sweetness, toffee?, leather, tar.
Taste: Warming, dry, peaty with sweetness. Tar. Bread. Vanilla?
86 p
Caperdonich
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Rothes) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Caperdonich 1968, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Notes of apples and vanilla. Rather oaky. Well-balanced. Some toffee emerges.
Taste: Rather dry, slightly peppery. A nice sourishness.
81 p
Cardhu
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Cardhu 12, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Grain, salt, marzipan, metallic, some peatiness. A light floweriness. Slight peat.
Taste: Hint of marzipan, some saltiness, some smoke. Becomes slightly overripe. Rather simple.
64 p
Chivas
Vatted Malt Producer: Seagrams/Chivas
Chivas Century, 40 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Some saltiness, a bit watery, some peat, some sweetness and grain.
Taste: Marzipan? A not so good vat of one hundred different single malts . . .
66 p
Clynelish
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Clynelish 12 cask, 57 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Ardent, pine forest, grain, acetone, orangey, citrus, wood, oily, chocolate and burnt toffee.
Taste: Dry. Wood, cocoa?, maybe some berries and fruit. A bit thick and creamy. Some sweetness. Finish with some bitterness.
80 p
Clynelish 1972 cask, 57.1 vol, Rare Malts
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Aspirin, dusty, rather ardent. Fruity, sourish, gets sweeter. Cocoa and peat emerges.
Taste: White chocolate, peat. Very dry. Quick finish.
82 p
Coleburn
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: United Distillers
Coleburn 1972, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Sour (Nicotine?), sharp, chemical.
Taste: Nauseating, quick and thin.
57 p
Connemara
District: Ireland Producer: Cooley Distillery
Connemara, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Rather thin, but developing some smoke and hints of citrus and rubber.
Taste: Indefinite, some smoke.
67 p
Convalmore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside(Dufftown) Producer: William Grant & Sons
Convalmore 1969 (bottled 1994), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Salty, dusty, wet wood, wool, some marzipan.
Taste: Thin, quick, dry, dusty. Some smoke. A bit burnt finish (turns sour?).
75 p
Cragganmore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Cragganmore 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Dry, balanced. Freshness from herbs, grass and dew. Peat, grain, increasing smokiness (and malty sweetness).
Taste: Dry, full, complex and well-balanced. Flowery, buttery sweetness, some peat. Long finish with malty roundness (and some peatiness).
82 p
Cragganmore Double Matured, Vintage 1984, "the Distillers Edition", 40 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Fruity, rather sweet, some sewers, plumbs.
Taste: Mild. Fruit, rather full. Some peat and creaminess. Some acidity in the finish.
77 p
Cragganmore Vintage 1978, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Mild, maybe something chemical, perfumy. Apples.
Taste: Creamy, apples, full. Rather thick. Toffee, fudge and some sour-cream.
81 p
Craigellachie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Craigellachie 14, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Musty, dusty, brackish water. Gets peatier.
Taste: Fruity, some saltiness. Beer-like finish.
70 p
Craigellachie Vintage 1981 (bottled 1997), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: White wine
Nose: Rather harch and ardent. Detergents. Bread.
Taste: Sweet and oily. Vanilla and peat.
77 p
Dailuaine
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Dailuaine 1971, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Fiery, dry, rather sharp. Some smoke and fruitiness (apples).
Taste: Soft, some acidity. Finish quick but with some creaminess.
71 p
Dallas Dhu
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Findhorn) Producer: United Distillers
Dallas Dhu 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Fruity sweetness (rhubarb acidity), marzipan, some peat, linseed oil, chocolate (?). A certain "lowlandish" hint of sweets.
Taste: Hint of peat, somewhat sweet, saltiness. Rather thick. Malty. A bit dull.
77 p
Dalmore
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Dalmore 12, 43 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Salty, sea-water freshness. Apricot/peach emerges. Slight peat.
Taste: Oily (linseed oil), fresh, soft. Somewhat "lowlandish" - fruity/perfumy (orange and peach). Finish with Seville orange bitterness.
79 p
Dalwhinnie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Dalwhinnie 15, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: A bit dry, metallic, herby. Hint of wood/turpentine. Increasing smokiness and sweetness.
Taste: Complex, dry, obvious sweetness, mint. Pretty good roundness and a long finish.
70 p
Deanston
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: Burn Stewart
Deanston 12, 40 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Smooth, wet paper, dry sherry. Some sweetness and smoke.
Taste: Dry, some sweetness, malty. Rather tasteless and watery.
55 p
Deanston 17, 40 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Creamy, toffee, smooth marzipan, light sherry, grass, linseed oil. Some peat. Apple-acidity.
Taste: Creamy, candy-like, smooth, sweet, toffee, peat. Somewhat restrained. Some sourness and acidity in the finish.
78 p
Dufftown
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Dufftown) Producer: United Distillers
Dufftown 15, 43 vol, Flora & Fauna
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Sewer! Rather sour and musty.
Taste: Fiery and peppery. Musty. Finish rather boring.
62 p
Dufftown Vintage 1979 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: A bit musty, sweetish, soap.
Taste: Rather fiery. Soap, fruitiness and some cream. Slightly metallic. Finish rather quick.
69 p
Edradour
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: Pernod/Campbell Distillers
Edradour 10, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Sweet, marzipan, grain, wheat, butter, toffee.
Taste: Distinct marzipan, somewhat bitter but fresh. A burnt note. Creamy and oily texture. Pretty long finish with some bitterness and saltiness. Very individual!
78 p
Edradour 19 cask, 49.2 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: White wine +
Nose: Ardent, pine forest, marshmallows, mint-chocolate, perfumy, hint of peat.
Taste: Sourish, ardent, dry. "lowlandish", perfumy. Full, creamy finish.
82 p
Fettercairn
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Old Fettercairn 10, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: A bit like Edradour, but more sour. Walnut, sherry, burnt sugar, somewhat oily, rubber, marzipan?
Taste: Almonds, sourish, oily, toffee. Somewhat harsh.
73 p
Glen Albyn
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Inverness) Producer: United Distillers
Glen Albyn 1972 (bottled 1993), 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Salty, dry, some smoke. Sweetness, rubber. Gets peatier.
Taste: At first rather salty and thin, but gets warmer.
77 p
Glen Almond
Vatted Malt, Highland Producer: The Vintage Maltwhisky Co
Glen Almond 1988 (bottled 1996), 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Some smoke, a bit nutty, almonds, developing peatiness.
Taste: Nutty, simple, some peat, finish a bit sharp and sour.
71 p
Glenallachie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Pernod/Campbell
Glenallachie 1985, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Wet towel. Oily.
Taste: Thick and oily. Peppery, finish creamy.
73 p
Glenburgie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Findhorn) Producer: Allied Distillers
Glenburgie 8, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Lightly musty brackish water, neglected aquarium, butter, raisins, dust, hint of toffee. Some smoke and peat emerges.
Taste: Somewhat indefinite. Some oiliness. Bilberry-candy-like. Toffeeish finish with some burnt sugar.
77 p
Glencraig 1970, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Dryish, rather tame. Some fruitiness.
Taste: Well-balanced, rather dry. Hint of peat. Notes of tangerine.
75 p
Glencadam
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: Allied Distillers
Glencadam 1974, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Fresh, almond paste, estery, vanilla. Gets softer and sweeter.
Taste: Sweet, full, soft, fruity. Creamy, bitter finish.
76 p
Glendronach
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Deveron) Producer: Allied Distillers
Glendronach 12, 40 vol
Colour: Amber +
Nose: Salty, peppery, sweet, hint of sherry. Oaky, peaty, Seville orange. Bready? Gets overripe. Calvados?
Taste: Intense, sweet at first. Oaky, somewhat salty, peppery, oily, orangey. Round, dry finish.
79 p
Glendronach 18 (distilled 1976), 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Oaky. A bit sharp at first. Lots of sherry, candy-like, peaty.
Taste: Sherryish and concentrated. Long, smooth finish.
82 p
Glendullan
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Dufftown) Producer: United Distillers
Glendullan 8, 40 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Light, some saltiness and lots of almonds.
Taste: Oily, light, mild. More almonds. Quick finish.
61 p
Glen Elgin
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: United Distillers
Glen Elgin n.a.s. (12 years old), 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Herby, dusty, flowery. Fruity. Some sourishness and peat.
Taste: Rather full and creamy. Sourish, hints of chocolate and mandarine.
78 p
Glenesk
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Glenesk 1982, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Brackish water, sweat, rather musty. Butter. Some sweetness and peatiness develops.
Taste: Smoky, rather ardent. Salty and dry, toast. Becomes watery. Some sourness in the finish.
73 p
Glenfarclas
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: J & G Grant
Glenfarclas 10, 40 vol
Colour: Amber (-)
Nose: Dry, oak, acetone, some saltiness, distinct peat, sherry?, some overripeness/buttery sweetness develops, gets smoky.
Taste: Dry, balanced, light saltiness?, oak, hint of marzipan, sweetness emerges (orange skins). (Honeyish).
78 p
Glenfarclas 12, 43 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Peaty, rather dull.
Taste: Toffee, a bit fiery, dry, gets creamier.
76 p
Glenfarclas 15, 46 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Rich, sherry, peaty, wool, pine forest, gets smoky.
Taste: Full, intense and balanced. Hint of exotic fruit. Sherry, oily/buttery, cocoa? Somewhat dry. Malty finish with a touch of citrus.
88 p
Glenfarclas 17, 43 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Some initial sewer, lots of peat, some apples, some sweat.
Taste: Perfumy! Fresh and woody. Apples, vanilla and peat.
83 p
Glenfarclas 21, 43 vol
Colour: Amber (+)
Nose: Saltiness, oaky, (old champagne barrel), toffee, cheese doodles?, some sherry and fruitiness. Pine forest freshness. A certain similarity to Springbank 21.
Taste: Forceful, luxurious, dry with some sweetness, oily, creamy, cookie-like, fruity. Rather thin toffeeish finish.
90 p
Glenfarclas 25, 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Leather, lemon, chocolate, sherry, toffee. Some juniper. Gingerbread dough. White chocolate!
Taste: Noble, oaky, peaty. Tangerine, cream. Long finish (some sourness).
89 p
Glenfarclas 30, 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Fiery with a hint of pine forest at first. Oak, vanilla, sherry sweetish, cocoa. Dusty but still vital despite the age.
Taste: Dark chocolate (Valrhona), sourish. Warming, dry, concentrated. Seville orange? Very long and dry finish.
93 p
Glenfarclas 105 cask, 62 vol
Colour: Amber (-), bubbles!
Nose: Intense, cerealy, sherryish, oaky. Wool, toffee. Burnt notes and marzipan develops.
Taste: Ardent, burnt, toffeeish, dry, spicy. "Macallanish" note of sherry. Some marzipan. Long, dry, rich and warming finish.
84 p
Glenfiddich
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Dufftown) Producer: William Grant & Sons
Glenfiddich Special Old Reserve, n.a.s., 43 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Fruity/estery with a note of pears and unripe fruit. Dry, cereal grain. Some smokiness emerges.
Taste: Smooth, fruity. Some sweetness.Thin, simple and straight. Malty finish.
57 p
Glen Garioch
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: Morrison Bowmore/Suntory
Glen Garioch 1984, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Light, sweet, tropical fruit (mango), vanilla?, bread. "Lowlandish". Some peat and saltiness/acidity.
Taste: Smooth, salty, sweetness and acidity. Fruity, some maltiness. Hint of peat. Oily. Rather quick with sour-cream in the finish.
73 p
Glenglassaugh
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Deveron) Producer: Highland Distilleries
Glenglassaugh 13 cask (distilled 1977, bottled 1991), 59.8 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Toffeeish and buttery. Spicy, somewhat perfumy.
Taste: Warming, thick. Some pepperiness and toffee. Slightly salty. Rather quick but elegant finish.
82 p
Glengoyne
Region: Highlands District: Western Highlands Producer: Lang Brothers
Glengoyne 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -, (greenish)
Nose: Some saltiness, grass, herbs, brown sugar, slightly estery.
Taste: Syrup, a bit burnt. Hint of marzipan. Finish gets more bitter.
- p
Glengoyne 17, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Luxurious. Fruity, sweet, some peat and marzipan. Creamy and woody.
Taste: Sourish, somewhat "lowlandish", peppery and rather thick. Some apple-like acidity.
80 p
Glen Grant
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Rothes) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Glen Grant n.a.s., 40 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Initial almonds, some smoke later.
Taste: Fruity, "lowlandish", cereal grain, malty, grassy. Oily but watery.
70 p
Glen Halley
Vatted Malt, Highland Producer: Hedges & Butler Ltd
Glen Halley 10, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Spicy, some sweetness, oaky, liquorice, emerging toffee, some marzipan.
Taste: A bit thick, peppery, some sweetness. Spicy finish.
69 p
Glen Keith
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Strathisla) Producer: Seagram/Chivas Brothers
Glen Keith 1983, 43 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Cereal grain, sweet, dusty, some smoke. Some saltiness/mustiness emerges.
Taste: Sweet, hint of smoke, some fruitiness, a bit dusty. Rather thin.
73 p
Glen Kella
Region: Isle of Man (Sulby) Producer: Glen Kella Dist. Limited
Glen Kella 6, 43 vol
Colour: Water
Nose: Sugared water, soft peat. Rubbery, cerealy, a bit musty.
Taste: Oily, nutty. Gin-like.
55 p
Glenkinchie
Region: Lowlands District: Eastern Lowlands Producer: United Distillers
Glenkinchie 10, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold +
Nose: Light, some artificial sweetness. Slightly oily. Grass. Indefinite.
Taste: Initial grassiness. Sweetish. Oily, hint of cinnamon. Finish gets a bit bitter.
63 p
Glenlivet
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Livet) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Glenlivet 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Light, flowery, fruity (unripe fruit), dry. A certain artificial esteriness with notes of raspberries. Some smokiness develops.
Taste: Light, fruity, flowery, creamy. Quick and fresh.
73 p
Glenlivet 18, 43 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Fruity and perfumy, dusty apples and some peat.
Taste: Rather fiery, citrus - lime, sweet, dry, some cocoa in the finish.
80 p
Glenlochy
Region: Highlands District: Western Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Glenlochy 1974, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Smooth and soft. Linseed oil, peaty. A scent of summer meadow, herby, apples.
Taste: Silky, balanced. Mineraly, creamy with some bitterness.
83 p
Glenlossie
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: United Distillers
Glenlossie 1974, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Thin, some sweat, some fruitiness.
Taste: Some pepperiness, a bit harsh.
70 p
Glen Mhor
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Inverness) Producer: United Distillers
Glen Mhor 1979 (bottled 1994) cask, 66.7 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden
Nose: Pine forest, turpentine, old wood, grass, hay, dry rubber, notes of musty aquarium.
Taste: Bready, dry, a bit burnt, oaky. Hay in the finish.
81 p
Glen Mhor Vintage 1979 (Bottled 1995), 43 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Rubber at first. Rather watery and perfumy, some sweetness. Some "wet paper-like" mustiness.
Taste: Notes of rhubarb, "liquor-like", bready and perfumy.
71 p
Glenmorangie
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: Macdonald and Muir
Glenmorangie 10, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Fruity-estery, marzipan, some saltiness, mint, cinnamon? Gets smokier.
Taste: Some sweetness, hint of cinnamon? Pretty long but thin finish.
66 p
Glenmorangie 10, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Peaty, a bit sourish, maybe a bit watery.
Taste: A straight and simple malt.
70 p
Glenmorangie 18, 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Soft, lots of peat, sherry, some marzipan. Sweet-smoke develops.
Taste: Peaty, rather full. Quick and dry finish with some cocoa.
77 p
Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish, 43 vol
Colour:Amber (red)
Nose: Mint, toothpaste, After Eight, vanilla.
Taste: Some soap, some candy-like sweetness.
57 p
Glenmorangie Sherry Wood Finish, 43 vol
Colour:Amber
Nose: Lots of sherry! Some mint and peat.
Taste: More sherry. OK finish, rather dry.
72 p
Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish, 43 vol
Colour:Golden -
Nose: Some peat, some sweetness (raisins), gets smokier.
Taste: Rather peppery, some saltiness, a bit astringent.
68 p
Glen Moray
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: Macdonald and Muir
Glen Moray 12, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold (-)
Nose: Smooth, faintly sweet, grassy, cereal grain. White wine! Some smoke develops.
Taste: Soft, simple and somewhat indefinite.
71 p
Glen Ord
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Glen Ord 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Liquorice, sweet, rounded, cookie-like. Smoke and peat develops.
Taste: Full, smoky, some acidity. Some spicy sweetness. Gets a bit heavy and bitter.
76 p
Glen Rothes
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Rothes) Producer: Highland Distilleries
Glen Rothes 1984 (bottled 1995), 43 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Ardent, oak, sherry, marzipan, some sweetness, some peat and smoke.
Taste: Full and salty, slightly bitter, dry, liquorice. Some sweetness develops. Soft, beer-like finish.
76 p
Glen Scotia
Region: Campbeltown Producer: Gibson International
Glen Scotia 8, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Rubber. Oily, some saltiness. Gingerbread cake.
Taste: A bit raw and peppery. Butter. Creamy finish.
76 p
Glen Scotia 14, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Sherry, marzipan, oily, some mustiness. Soft peat. Estery fruitiness, some saltiness and grain. Raisins.
Taste: Peppery, sherryish ("Macallanish"). Smooth. Finish with salty/acid notes.
85 p
Glen Spey
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Rothes) Producer: IDV/Justerini and Brooks
Glen Spey 15 (distilled 1981, bottled 1996), 62.2 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: Hospital! Pretty ardent, but otherwise faint. Some vanilla, maybe some floweriness.
Taste: Pretty smooth, hints of liquorice and flour. Unfortunately also some vomit and chemistry lab. . .
65 p
Glentauchers
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Allied Distillers
Glentauchers 1979 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Hazelnut. Light esteriness (pear-like). Rather light and somewhat sweet (some burnt notes), fruity and dusty. Lightly oaky, almond oil, some cereal, hint of peat.
Taste: Smooth, soft, creamy, some marzipan, nutty and peaty.
77 p
Glenturret
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: Highland Distilleries
Glenturret 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Forceful, sweet, cerealy, estery. Marzipan and mint. Increasing peatiness and smokiness.
Taste: Sweet, smoky, marzipan, orange-skin-bitterness. A complex malt, maybe lacking some harmony.
80 p
Glenturret 15, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Toffee and peat. Very flowery and heathery. Rather feminin.
Taste: Flowery! Reminds of Glenlivet, but more peaty. Dry. Finish with some lemon, rather astringent.
82 p
Glenturret Classic Vintage 1966 (bottled 1993), 40 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Vanilla, oak, lots of toffee. Sherryish, dry and flowery. Gets peatier.
Taste: Smooth and warming. Dry and woody, creamy. Notes of orange and grape. Chocolate. Some bitterness.
88 p
Glenugie
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: Whitbread & Co
Glenugie 13 (distilled 1978, bottled 1992), 60.9 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Somewhat sour, slightly fruity. Develops towards fruitiness - sweetness. (Some rubber)
Taste: Warming! Some rubber, hint of vanilla, some cream. Gets more sour in the finish.
71 p
Glenury
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Glenury 1978 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: White wine -
Nose: Peaty, very dusty, dryish. Pear and vanilla. Some saltiness, pretty ardent. Smoky.
Taste: Dry, some Champagne-like "expensiveness". Fruity, somewhat peppery. Fruit and cream in the finish.
81 p
Highland Park
Region: Highlands Island: Orkney Producer: Highland Distilleries
Highland Park 12, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: Butter, toffee, almonds.Thick and luxurious. Fresh note of citrus. Distinct peat. Sweet-smoke develops.
Taste: Toffee, fruity, oily. Some saltiness. Long buttery finish with some smoke.
84 p
Highland Park 18 (distilled 1976), 43 vol
Colour: Amber -
Nose: Almond paste, apples, gets sweeter. Luxurious - candy and raisins. Dry.
Taste: Potent and warming. Some bitterness, dark chocolate. Apple-acidity, toast, raisins. Some coaly bitterness in the finish.
87 p
Highland Park 18 cask (distilled 1976, bottled 1994), 62 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Amber (+)
Nose: Distinct pine forest/turpentine initially. Clove, sherry, tar, liquorice, chocolate, some toffee. Developing vanilla and Seville orange notes. A bit oily. Leather and sweet-smoke emerges.
Taste: Very ardent and peppery. Tar, toffee, liquorice. Luxurious, long and full.
93 p
Highland Park Vintage 1975 (Bottled 1996), 43 vol, Signatory
Colour: Light gold (-)
Nose: Dusty and orangey. Rather light. Notes of lemon and peat emerges.
Taste: Fiery and sweet. Sourishness develops. Marmelade. Gets peatier and drier.
75 p
Highland Park 1967 (Bottled 1991), 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Initially some cask-like sharpness. Rather light "islandiness". Some sweetness, baking soda. Elegant fruitiness (figs and raisins), some pine forest.
Taste: Islandish, dry and astringent. Warming but rather quick a finish except for a long peatiness. A bit too simple.
82 p
Ileach
Region: Islay Bottled by: The Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company ltd.
The Ileach "Islay Single Malt", 40 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Brackish water, musty aquarium, leather, peat.
Taste: Lots of tar! Coal. Very smoky.
83 p
Imperial
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Allied Distillers
Imperial 1979 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Fresh, estery (synthetic), fruity. Hint of pine forest/turpentine, some peat. Developing smoke and dust. Hint of sherry.
Taste: Somewhat sweet, sherryish, oaky, full, peaty. A bit peppery and fruity (rhubarb pie). Some bitterness/sourcream in finish.
79 p
Inchgower
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: United Distillers
Inchgower 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Dryish and peaty. Some saltiness and harshness. Toast.
Taste: Full, sweet, malty. Rather dry with some saltiness developing.
75 p
Inchmurrin
Region: Highlands District: Western Highlands Producer: William Morton
Inchmurrin n.a.s., 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Some linseed oil, wet paper, rubber (back of stamp). Dry.
Taste: Rather sour, rubbery, some saltiness. Perhaps some "lowlandish" rhubarb.
64 p
Inverleven
Region: Lowlands District: Western Lowlands Producer: Allied Distillers/Dumbarton Distillers
Inverleven 1984 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden
Nose: Brackish water, musty (sweat?), somewhat metallic initially. Fruity, spicy, cinnamon note, some peat. Maybe some burnt sugar and marzipan. Gets smokier.
Taste: Dry, fruity, rather simple. A bit burnt and oily. Finish pretty long but thin.
73 p
Isle of Jura
Region: Highlands Island: Jura Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Isle of Jura 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Salty, brackish water (gym shoes), metallic, tequila-like, oak. A toffeeish note?
Taste: Saltiness, light, fruity (peach), eggs. Thin but oily. Marzipan in the finish.
74 p
Kinclaith
Region: Lowlands District: Western Lowlands Producer: Whitbread & Co
Kinclaith 1967, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Banana liqueur, soft, sweet & smooth. Unpeated. Candy-like.
Taste: Dry and fruity.
81 p
Knockando
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: IDV/Justerini & Brooks
Knockando 13 (distilled 1982, bottled 1996), 43 vol
Colour: Light gold +
Nose: Apple acidity, glue, somewhat musty. Some peat.
Taste: Rather ardent, dusty, dry, rather thin. Some sour-cream emerges.
74 p
Knockando 1980 (bottled 1995), 43 vol
Colour: Light gold (-)
Nose: Initial hint of saltiness, mustiness? Sweet, honeyish, spicy (pepper).
Taste: Oily and creamy but light and soft. Some marzipan. Slightly bitter finish.
- p
Knockdhu
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Knockdhu Distillery Co
Knockdhu 12, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Sweet and light. Some toffee and wood.
Taste: Soft and smooth. Rather simple with a warm finish.
74 p
Lagavulin
Region: Islay District: South shore Producer: United Distillers
Lagavulin 16, 43 vol
Colour: Full amber
Nose: Peat, tar, smoke. A certain buttery sweetness/overripeness. Austere but complex. Dry. Elegant. Gets dusty and very smoky.
Taste: Elegant, complex, full and smooth. Dry, some sweetness, tar, fresh eucalyptus. Long and warm, but a bit restrained finish.
91 p
Lagavulin 1979 double matured, Distillers edition, 43 vol
Colour: Amber +
Nose: Pretty luxurious but rather simple. Some coal.
Taste: Coal, some saltiness and fruitiness, not entirely balanced. . .
83 p
Laphroaig
Region: Islay District: South shore Producer: Allied Distillers
Laphroaig 10, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Heavy peat, tar, leather, gingerbread cake, iodine, cardamom, sea-weed, dog´s dung, Seville orange.
Taste: Forceful, sweet, oily. Tar, peat, gingerbread cake. Very individual!
83 p
Laphroaig 10 cask, 57.3vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Fiery, buttery. Iodine, cardamom, toffee. Peaty.
Taste: Very smoky! Powerful but smooth. Finish long and warming.
86 p
Laphroaig 15, 43 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Rather dry, toffeeish, peaty. (Liniment?) Citrus.
Taste: Rhubarb, candy, peaty. Dry and light. Long, astringent finish.
83 p
Laphroaig 20 (Distilled 1976) Vintage edition, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Full and peaty. More like the 10 yo than the 15 yo, but more elegant! Sea!
Taste:A "noble" Islay malt, a bit like an expensive Bowmore. . .Elegant tarriness, no dissonances! Extremely well-balanced.
89 p
Linkwood
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: United Distillers
Linkwood 15, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Sea-air developing towards esteriness and floweriness. Hint of marzipan. Lemon, peat, beer-like.
Taste: Pretty ardent but smooth, peat, citrus, candy-like. Some malty roundness in the finish.
81 p
Linkwood Vintage 1984 (Bottled 1996), 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Slightly metallic. Fruity and sweetish. Notes of oil.
Taste: Orange liquor. Dry and some grassiness. Finish rather quick. Astringent.
76 p
Littlemill
Region: Lowlands District: Western Lowlands Producer: Gibson International
Littlemill 8, 40 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Pure fruit, apricot, grass, rhubarb, some marzipan, violets, (perfumy), blackcurrants.
Taste: Dry. Concentrated, apricot, dessert-style. Long finish.
76 p
Lochnagar
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Royal Lochnagar 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Mild, fruity, sweetish, grassy. Gets peatier. Butter and smoke develops.
Taste: Light, fruity, dryish. Finish rather quick.
76 p
Lochside
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: Macnab Distilleries
Lochside 1981 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Tropical fruits, overripe apples, oak, peat, almonds.
Taste: Somewhat "lowlandish", apple acidity, soap, some peat, pretty smooth. Fruity.
78 p
Longmorn
Region: HighlandsDistrict: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: Seagram/Chivas
Longmorn-Glenlivet 12, 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Peat, saltiness, tequila, harshness. Some floweriness and fruitiness.
Taste: Ardent, a balanced fruitiness. Developing creaminess.
73 p
Longmorn 15, 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Sweet, synthetic, (perfume), flowery, honey, sweets, kiwi. Some smoke and peat emerges. Slightly oaky.
Taste: Sweet, silky, nutty, chocolate-notes. Some "glenlivet-like" floweriness. Beautifully balanced with some malty roundness in the finish.
80 p
Longmorn 15, 45 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Oaky. Less flowery than the 43 vol. Some peat emerges.
Taste: Buttery, sherryish. Warming.
79 p
Longmorn-Glenlivet 1963, 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Ardent, dusty, fruity. Fruitcake, sherry, peat, apples. Oaky, nutty.
Taste: Initial apple-acidity, then sherry and cream. Creamy, peaty and smoky finish.
90 p
Macallan
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Macallan
Macallan 12, 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber-red
Nose: Rich, honey-sweetness, intense sherry, hint of salt. Some sweet-smoke and orange-skin notes develops.
Taste: Rather thin, sherry-dominated, but also hints of oak, butter, marzipan and liquorice. Long and somewhat dry finish.
82 p
Macallan 18 (distilled 1976, bottled 1994), 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber (-)
Nose: Sherry, sweetness, vanilla, oakiness (almost cognac-like). Apples and calvados, fresh wood, sawdust, mint. A heavy gunpowder smokiness develops.
Taste: Rich, full and long. Lots of sherry. Vanilla, liquorice. Complex but balanced. Long and delightful finish.
90 p
Macallan Vintage 1966 (bottled 1996), Signatory Vintage, 52 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Old oak, chocolate, vanilla (old Rioja), luxurious. "Springbankish" acidity, gets peatier. No sherry!
Taste: Ardent, warming. Chocolate, liquorice, exciting sourishness. Peat emerges along with smooth blue mould cheese.
94 p
Macallan 25 "The Anniversary Malt" (distilled 1969, bottled 1995) 43 vol
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Raisins, cinnamon, plumbs. Dry and sherryish, fruity (apples). Very balanced - "total luxury".
Taste: Mild! Huge! Some grassiness. Raisins and cream. Long finish, warming and with some sour-creaminess.
92 p
Macduff
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Deveron) Producer: William Lawson Distillers
Glen Deveron 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Grain at first. Dry, some sea-water, light fruitiness. Gets a bit overripe and smoky. Rubber?
Taste: Fruity, sherryish, creamy. Some marzipan, distinct peat. Finish a bit bitter.
79 p
Macphail´s
Unspecified Single Malt Bottled by: GMP
Macphail´s 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Dusty, a bit sour, some tequila and fruitiness.
Taste: Watery, some marzipan, sourish. Lacks character, somewhat dull.
57 p
Mannochmore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: United Distillers
Mannochmore 1984, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Fruity (pears), estery, toffeeish. Some peat, gets smokier.
Taste: Rather smoky and dry, well-balanced. Some pear-like fruitiness. Sour-cream develops, soft finish.
77 p
Loch Dhu, The black whisky, 10 y.o., 40 vol
Colour: Blackish brown
Nose: Rather soft, a bit dusty, some coal, some sweetness.
Taste: French plum! Coal.
74 p
Millburn
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Inverness) Producer: United Distillers
Millburn 1972, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Some mustiness and notes of brackish water at first. Gets tarrier and nutty. Sweetness and some perfuminess emerges along with notes of lemon and peat. Complex.
Taste: "Island-like" but sweet. A bit perfumy. Finish rather dry and astringent.
81 p
Millburn 1971, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Peaty, sweet, dry, complex. Some "Springbankish" butteriness. Dark chocolate.
Taste: Dry, ardent, warming. Lots of cream in the finish.
81 p
Miltonduff
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Lossie) Producer: Allied Distillers
Miltonduff 12, 43 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Rather light and fruity. Some cider-like acidity. Soft peat, sweetish. Some chocolate.
Taste: Full, toffeeish, fruity, creamy.
81 p
Mosstowie 1975 (bottled 1993), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Raisins and flour. Slightly oaky. Wet paper, some mustiness. Becomes more noble with hints of apples and sherry. Some toffee and vanilla.
Taste: Full and warming. Fruity sweetness, soft and smooth. Creamy!
81 p
Mortlach
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Dufftown) Producer: United Distillers
Mortlach 15, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Some almond paste, luxurious but rather indefinite. Flowery, gets a bit bready.
Taste: Sweet and sticky, nectar, flowery, marmalade. Sourish finish.
73 p
Mortlach 21, 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Extremely sherryish! Vanilla and butter. Oaky. Some sourish fruit and minerals. Gets very smoky and dusty.
Taste: Very full. Sourish and dry. Very smoky. Long and interesting finish, moving from sourishness to smokiness to coal and raisins.
87 p
Mortlach 22 cask, 65.3 vol
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Oak, wood, turpentine, sweetish, cereal grain, emerging peatiness.
Taste: Warm, sourish, oaky, light saltiness, some almond oil.
84 p
Mortlach 23 cask, 59.4 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: "Noble" sweet-smoke. Notes of Seville orange, toffee and chocolate.
Taste: Sweet, full, dusty. Dry and orangey. Warming. Finish rather quick.
84 p
North Port-Brechin
Region: Highlands District: Eastern Highlands Producer: United Distillers
North Port-Brechin 1974, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Peaty, salty, some phenol. Developing sweetness (plums, dates).
Taste: Lots of smoke (coal). Dry. Long creamy finish.
81 p
Oban
Region: Highlands District: Western Highlands Producer: United Distillers
Oban 14, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold (-)
Nose: Complex, initially some saltiness. Fruity-estery (tropical), dry, dusty, linseed oil. Developing peatiness.
Taste: Large, full, warming, dry. Peat, marzipan. Malty, sourish finish.
83 p
Pittyvaich
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Dufftown) Producer: United Distillers
Pittyvaich 11 cask (distilled 1977, bottled 1989), 56.6 vol, Cadenhead
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Somewhat musty. Fruitiness and butteriness develops.
Taste: Buttery, luxurious. Apples. Finish astringent.
84 p
Port Ellen
Region: Islay District: South shore Producer: United Distillers
Port Ellen 1983 (Bottled 1997), Italian bottle, 50 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Leather, tar, peat. Sea-air.
Taste: Fiery and smoky. Mineraly. Dry and tarry.
91 p
Port Ellen Vintage 1982 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory
Colour: White wine
Nose: Mild and grassy at first, tar and smoke develops. Cocoa. Some overripeness.
Taste: Fiery and very large! Cocoa and candy-like notes. Peat and notes of liquorice develops. Long finish.
87 p
Port Ellen 1980, 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Fine Islay tarriness. Quite fruity. Dusty and smoky!
Taste: Fruity and very smoky. Full. Long finish moving between fruit and tar. Gets dryer.
88 p
Port Ellen 1980 cask (bottled 1995), 64.7 vol, GMP
Colour: White wine +
Nose: Ether at first? Peat, tar, leather. Gets smoky.
Taste: Distinct peat, tar, very dry but with some sweetness. A delightful cask!
88 p
Port Ellen 1979 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Initial fruit, slight island character, pure, hint of cereal grain. Some oaky sweetness develops. Wine gum, smoke and overripeness emerges.
Taste: Smooth, peaty, sweet, some fruitiness.
82 p
Pride of Orkney
Vatted Malt, Highland, Orkney Bottled by : GMP
Pride of Orkney 12, 40 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Almond paste, some oakiness, sea-air, rather light. Some smoke develops.
Taste: Thin, sweet, a bit harsh. Malty finish.
70 p
Pulteney
Region: Highlands District: Northern Highlands Producer: Allied Distillers
Old Pulteney 8, 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Marzipan, pears, peat, saltiness. A bit musty (gym shoes), peachy.
Taste: Somewhat spirited, peppery, dry, peaty. Some sourness in the finish.
77 p
Rosebank
Region: Lowlands District: Central Lowlands Producer: United Distillers
Rosebank 1988 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Initial mustiness. Some apples, some peat.
Taste: Some initial cough-medicin, gets peatier, finish pretty quick and straight.
77 p
Rosebank 1983 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Amber -
Nose: Sherry, creamy sweetness, citrus freshness, some peat, light oakiness with vanilla notes. Somewhat "Springbankish". Sweet-smoke/gunpowder smoke develops.
Taste: Dry, peat, chocolate, cream, hint of marzipan and fruit. Long, straight finish, maybe developing towards some bitterness. Rather an atypical Lowland.
83 p
St. Magdalene
Region: Lowlands District: Central Lowlands Producer: United Distillers
St. Magdalene 1966 (bottled 1996), 40 vol, GMP CC
Colour: Golden
Nose: Woody, dusty, toffeeish, dry. Lots of vanilla, some floweriness.
Taste: Concentrated. Dry, peaty, oily. Some "Islay"-like smokiness. Hints of fudge and eucalyptus.
84 p
Scapa
Region: Highlands Island: Orkney Producer: Allied Distillers
Scapa 1984 (bottled 1995), 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden (+)
Nose: Salty, white wine, spicy, fruity (mango/kiwi), gooseberries, almonds. Light peat and smokiness develops.
Taste: Almond oil, smooth, cocoa, saltiness, fruity (apple-peel). Somewhat harsh finish.
77 p
Speyburn
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Rothes) Producer: Inver House
Speyburn 10, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Smooth, restrained. Notes of oatmeal biscuits and butter.
Taste: Buttery, oily. Some peat. A straight malt with a pleasant breadiness. Rather quick finish.
72 p
Sheep Dip
Vatted Malt, Highland
Sheep Dip 8, 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Oily, some grassiness. Peaty.
Taste: Light peat, oily and herbal. Some sour-cream in the finish.
69 p
Speyside
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Speyside Distillery Company
Drumguish n.a.s., 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Aquarium, sour, some saltiness. A bit rotten.
Taste: Musty, metallic, sour.
50 p
Springbank
Region: Campbeltown Producer: J & A Mitchell
Springbank C.V. (Chairmans Vat), 46 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Punch, sweet, grass, almond paste, rather dry.
Taste: Artificial sweetness, rather fiery, thick and creamy, astringent.
75 p
Springbank 12, 46 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Ardent, marzipan, grass, nuts.
Taste: Sweet, almond paste, sherry, some saltiness. Forceful, pure, nutty, sweet, some almond oil.
78 p
Springbank 100 Proof, 12 years old, 57 vol
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Ardent, dusty, turpentine, sherry, vanilla, toffee, figs/raisins. Gets peatier.
Taste: Full, creamy, sweetish. Liquorice, eucalyptus freshness. Luxurious.
91 p
Springbank 15, 46 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Salty, some almond paste, honey?, artificial notes, grass, cereal grain. Smoke develops. Stearin emerges.
Taste: Ardent, intense, peppery, some sweetness, smoke and grass. Somewhat lacking overtones.
78 p
Springbank 21, 46 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose:Full and very complex. Sherry, honey, some esteriness, Seville orange bitterness, orange-chocolate, marmalade. A bit overripe, peaty. Cardamom, toffee, mint and eucalyptus.
Taste: Rich and fresh, ardent, complex. Orange acidity, pepperiness, some saltiness, creamy and toffeeish. Long finish. Wonderworking!
94 p
Springbank 25, 46 vol
Colour: Amber (+), red
Nose: Thick pine forest, turpentine, resin (like in a hot sauna), sweetness, vanilla, distinct sherry, oak, smoke, light peatiness, citrus acidity. Developing spiciness and gunpowder smokiness. Some tar. Voluptuous!
Taste: Intense and ardent. Sherry, oak, vanilla, liquorice. Very long finish.
94 p
Springbank 30, 46 vol
Colour: Amber +, (chestnut)
Nose: Very heavy oakiness. Butter, raisins, figs, distinct heavy vanilla (old Rioja wine), citrus, spices (cinnamon, cocoa). Gets smoky and slightly peaty.
Taste: Oak, very old, ardent, warming, vanilla, acid fruitiness. Long finish.
96 p
Springbank 34 (distilled 1964, bottled 1998), 52.2 vol, Cadenhead Authentic Collection
Colour: Deep amber, (chestnut)
Nose: Roasted, dark chocolate, dry. Some coal and coffee. Liquorice. Figs and vanilla. Oakiness emerges. The complex nose hides the alcohol percentage.
Taste: Ardent! A bit harsh. Liquorice and coal. Dry. Long finish with hints of dark chocolate and coal.
90 p
Springbank Vintage 1969, "Sherry casks, 27 years"(bottled 1997), cask strength 52.7 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Very peppery. Sherry and vanilla. Somewhat stiff for a Springbank.
Taste: Ardent and warming, coaly and smoky. Somewhat burnt. Beer-like maltiness in the long finish.
87 p
Springbank 1966 (bottled 1996), cask strength 52.5 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Rioja, vanilla, cream, cherries, gooseberries, marzipan, almond, mint. Concentrated!
Taste: Full, dry sherry, buttery, slightly salty. Huge finish, warming and creamy.
93 p
Longrow Vintage 1987 (bottled 1995), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: White wine!
Nose: Islay-like, tar, citrus freshness, leather, toffee.
Taste: Leather, tar, rich, smoky, fruity (citrus-nectarine). Malty roundness in the finish. Potent!
91 p
Longrow Vintage 1987, (bottled 1996), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: White wine
Nose: Very much like the 1995, maybe a bit milder.
Taste: Again, milder and smoother than the 1995.
90 p
Strathisla
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Strathisla) Producer: Seagram/Chivas Brothers
Strathisla 12, 43 vol
Colour: Amber -
Nose: Ardent, dusty, chlorine, creamy, toffeeish. Some sherry. Liquorice emerges.
Taste: Burnt, peppery, artificial. Rather dull finish.
78 p
Strathisla 1980, 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Flowery, sherryish, oaky, pear-like. Smooth, candy-like, liquorice.
Taste: Fruity, sweet liquorice, citrus. Smooth but complex.
83 p
Strathisla 1982 (bottled 1997), 40 vol, GMP
Colour: Golden +
Nose: Mint, toffee, some apples.
Taste: Light and sweet.
79 p
Strathmill
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Strathisla) Producer: IDV/Justerini and Brooks
Strathmill 1980, 11 years old, (Distilled 1980, bottled 1992) 60.5 vol
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: Yeast, some pine forest. Develops towards some flouriness and cocoa.
Taste: Some hazelnut-like sweetness, warming and rather a long finish. Quite simple.
74 p
Strathmill Vintage 1985 (bottled 1997), 43 vol, Signatory Vintage
Colour: White wine (+)
Nose: Shoe-sweat, some saltiness. Corn oil, unripe fruit.
Taste: Fiery, some mustiness. Gets more creamy. Finish rather harsh and peaty.
63 p
Talisker
Region: Highlands Island: Skye Producer: United Distillers
Talisker 8 (distilled 1988, bottled 1996), 45 vol, Milroys bottling
Colour: White wine -
Nose: Tarry and smoky but maybe somewhat watery. Leathery, fiery, some rubber. Peaty.
Taste: Ardent, full and smoky. Spicy. Peat and toffee. Rather long finish, soft and creamy.
84 p
Talisker 10, 45.8 vol
Colour: Light amber
Nose: Sea-air, tar, peat, saltiness. Some pine forest/turpentine. Dusty, oily, cookie-like. Gooseberries.
Taste: Ardent, oily, peaty. Long finish with freshness and tar.
87 p
Talisker 1986 double matured, Distillers edition, 45.8 vol
Colour: Amber
Nose: Less tarry, smoother, sherry, peppermint, cookies.
Taste: Luxurious tarriness, toffee, some citrus and liquorice.
90 p
Talisker 16 cask, 63 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Turpentine, peat, toffee, soft sweetness. Increasing peatiness.
Taste: Pure, sweetish, some acidity.
84 p
Tamdhu
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Highland Distilleries
Tamdhu n.a.s., 40 vol
Colour: Golden (-)
Nose: Hint of rubber, apples, cereal grain, rather sweet. Some peat and oakiness.
Taste: Sweet, somewhat creamy, bready, smoky. Malty finish. (And a hint of Camembert).
74 p
Tamnavulin-Glenlivet
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Livet) Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Tamnavulin-Glenlivet 10, 40 vol
Colour: White wine
Nose: Musty, salty, oily. Dry and dusty, rubber.
Taste: Rubbery, ardent. Sweetish and very thick.
66 p
Tobermory
Region: Highlands Island: Mull Producer: Burn Stewart
Tobermory n.a.s., 40 vol
Colour: Golden -
Nose: Almonds, rather sweet, fruity, leathery, cereal grain. Some musty saltiness. Some peat emerges.
Taste: Sweet, somewhat ardent but rather quick. Some bitterness (Seville orange). Slight peat. Malty finish.
72 p
Ledaig 1974, 43 vol
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Smoke, butter, cream, fresh, slight sherry, oaky/woody (some turpentine/resin). Rather sweet, slight marzipan. Bready. Vitamin pill!. Some peat.
Taste: Intense but rounded. Buttery, toffeeish, oaky. Some tar. Finish initially peppery, then peaty.
82 p
Tomatin
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Findhorn) Producer: Takara, Shuzo and Okura
Tomatin 10, 43 vol
Colour: Light amber
Nose: Dusty, sweetish, apple-like. Brackish water/sweat.
Taste: Sourish, thick and creamy.
78 p
Tomintoul
Region: Highlands District: Speyside (Livet) Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Tomintoul 12, 43 vol
Colour: Golden + in an extraordinarily designed bottle
Nose: Light, sweetish, marzipan, brown sugar.
Taste: Fresh, flowery, light, nutty, some sherry. Well-balanced.
77 p
Tormore
Region: Highlands District: Speyside Producer: Allied Distillers
Tormore 12, 43 vol
Colour: Golden
Nose: Some artificial glue-like note. Marzipan, sourish berries (gooseberries). Some oak/sherry, hint of cocoa. Some smoke develops.
Taste: Forceful, bready, oily, rather sweet, marzipan. Finish a bit burnt and harsh.
74 p
Tullibardine
Region: Highlands District: Midlands Producer: Whyte & Mackay
Tullibardine 10, 40 vol
Colour: Light gold -
Nose: Watery, brackish water, rubber.
Taste: Some saltiness, rubber, wormwood, some liquorice. Rather quick finish.
68 p
Usquaebach 15
Vatted Malt, Highland Producer: Twelve Stone Flagons ltd.
Usquebach 15, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Rather luxurios and oaky, cream, some fudge, and some saltiness and mustiness.
Taste: A bit ardent, some sweetness (raisins), slightly sourish. Some sour-cream develops, finish with cream.
72 p
Yamazaki
District: Japan Producer: Suntory
Suntory Yamazaki 12, 43 vol
Colour: Deep gold
Nose: Toffee, Bourbon, vanilla, gets slightly sour and dusty.
Taste: Full, some coal, rather quick finish.
75 p
