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Tomatin 12 years old

Classic smoothness, due to having been matured in traditional Scotch whisky, ex-Spanish Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks. Tomatin 12 has won multiple awards. NOSE Cedar, wild heather and pine. PALATE Creme Caramel with apples, pears and mango. FINISH Full-bodied buttery finish. Available on Amazon, simply click the link below: https://amzn.to/2Z2yjfk

Cardhu 12 years old

Cardhu 12 years old is one for the sweet-toothed among you. Why? Clean, crisp oak and sweet malt evoking flavours of honeyed flapjacks and home-made caramel squares. Lots of charm from this easy-going Speysider. Cardhu is very loved in Spain. Is it because it is sweet and goes perfectly with ice and the warm SpanishContinue reading “Cardhu 12 years old”

Tullamore Dew Original

This original blended Irish whiskey is known wide for its smooth and gentle complexity. Triple distilled and patiently aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks, it is definitely worth trying. NOSE  Light, sweet citrus and green apple combined with vanilla undertones. PALATE Early fresh fruit leads to a definite light spike followed byContinue reading “Tullamore Dew Original”

Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch – Red Rye Finish

Johnnie Walker Red Rye Finish is the first release, back in 2016, of Johnnie Walker Blenders’s Batch range -A series of new, innovative and experimental whiskies, pushing the boundaries on what whisky is supposed to taste like. NOSE Caramel apples, Christmas spices and toasted almond that lingers on. PALATE Oaths, drysing spices, honey and orangeContinue reading “Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch – Red Rye Finish”

The story of the Spaniard by Compassbox

A sumptuous malt whisky blend, showcasing whiskies aged in Spanish wine casks. The name is a nod to their founder’s chance encounter with a man in the South of Spain, where he was introduced to Sherry for the first time. Years later, John, the founder, was reacquainted with Sherry through whiskies aged in former SherryContinue reading “The story of the Spaniard by Compassbox”

Flaming Heart by CompassBox

Another great whisky from my beloved Compassbox. First released in 2006, Flaming Heart was the first whisky to combine the rich, complex spice of Scotch aged in new French oak with the evocative peat-red smoke of Islay malt. It created a genre-defying style that was smouldering, spicy, complex – and so popular that Compassbox re-releasedContinue reading “Flaming Heart by CompassBox”

Glenfiddich Fire & Cane

Glenfiddich Fire & Cane is a bold fusion of smoky and sweet notes. The marriage between peated whisky and malts matured in bourbon barrels and then the finish in Latin rum casks, an exquisite whisky was created with campfire smokiness and toffee sweetness. NOSE Billowing soft peat notes, like distant smoke on the wind. RichContinue reading “Glenfiddich Fire & Cane”

Glenfiddich Winter Storm

Malt Master Brian Kinsman travelled to Canada to meet a renowned winemaker in Niagara. There he learned how the grapes had to be picked by moonlight at -10˚C to produce the intensely sweet Icewine. Upon his return to the Glenfiddich Distillery Brian started experimenting with several French oak Icewine casks from the Canadian winery, fillingContinue reading “Glenfiddich Winter Storm”