Amrut 6 yo 2009 (62,8%, OB for Whiskybase 2015, ex-bourbon cask #3434, 150 btl.) – 87/100
Month: November 2015
Lindores Whisky Festival 2015
Irish single malt 24 yo 1991 (48,2%, The Whiskyman for Lindores Whisky Society 2015, 130 btl.) – 93/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,8%, OB 2015, 15th release) – 88/100
Blended Malt ‘older than old’ (46,5%, Eiling Lim 2015, not so many bottles) – 88/100
Arran ‘The Bothy’ Quarter Cask (55,7%, OB 2015, Batch #1, 12.000 btl.)
Compass Box Flaming Heart ‘15th Anniversary Edition’ (48,9%, Compass Box 2015, 12.060 btl.) – 91/100
Most bloggers (like me) do one whisky at a time, but others (most notably Serge) totally rely on direct comparisons. I’m not saying one method is better than the other, but I’d like to share some thoughts.
Bunnahabhain 23 yo 1989 (44%, Abbey Whisky ‘Rare Casks’ 2013, refill bourbon barrel, 96 btl.) – 87/100
Bunnahabhain 23 yo 1990 (53,6%, Whisky-Doris 2013, sherry butt #10805, 252 btl.) – 85/100
Bunnahabhain 25 yo 1989 (46%, Duncan Taylor ‘Single’ 2015, sherry cask #388337, 90 btl.) – 87/100
Auchentoshan 22 yo 1992 (50,7%, Sansibar ‘Samurai’ 2015, bourbon cask, 119 btl.) – 87/100
Auchentoshan 1990 ‘Cold hearted stillman’ (52,7%, The Whiskyman 2015, 169 btl.) – 86/100
Inchgower 24 yo 1991 (51,8%, Sansibar 2015, bourbon cask, 132 btl.) – 82/100
Inchgower 23 yo 1991 (51,8%, Liquid Library 2014, refill hogshead, 242 btl.) – 82/100
Glen Keith 21 yo 1992 (50,9%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2013) – 86/100
Glen Keith 21 yo 1992 (48,2%, The Whisky Fair 2014, bourbon barrel, 201 btl.) – 89/100
Glen Keith 21 yo 1992 (49,5%, Tasting Fellows 2013, bourbon barrel #120610, 180 btl.) – 88/100
Glen Keith 20 yo 1995 (48,6%, Liquid Treasures ‘Travel to Mars’ 2015, bourbon hogshead) – 86/100
BenRiach 25 yo 1990 (50,8%, Sansibar ‘Samurai label’ 2015, 239 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach 25 yo 1990 (47,9%, Liquid Treasures ‘Travel to Mars’ 2015, bourbon barrel) – 84/100
GlenDronach Peated – GlenDronach 19 Years Old Madeira Cask Finish – GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 5
Port Askaig 16 yo (45,8%, Speciality Drinks 2015) – 90/100
Bunnahabhain 33 yo 1976 (49%, Murray McDavid ‘Celtic Heartlands’ 2010, Fino casks & Château d’Yquem finish, 465 btl.) – 91/100
Royal Brackla 16 yo (40%, OB 2015) – 87/100
Kavalan Podium (46%, OB 2015) – 85/100
Bowmore 21 yo 1973 (43%, OB +/- 1994, sherry butts #5173 + 5174) – 87/100
Teeling 26 yo 1987 ‘Vintage Reserve – Gold Bottling’ (46%, OB 2014, Batch 1, 1000 btl.) – 92/100
Invergordon 38 yo 1972 (45,5%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2011, cask #85255, 163 btl.) – 83/100
Invergordon 27 yo 1988 (47,4%, Whisky-Doris ‘Nose Art’ 2015, bourbon hogshead #8096, 141 btl.) – 83/100
Springbank 10 yo (46%, OB 2015, 15/103) – 88/100
Caol Ila 31 yo 1983 (48,1%, Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange 2015, hogshead #5294, 255 btl.) – 89/100