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Bailie Nicol Jarvie (40%, OB 2011) – 80/100

Ballantine’s 17 yo (43%, OB 2010) – 81/100

Berry’s Speyside Reserve (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd 2009) – 81/100

Big Peat (46%, Douglas Laing 2010) – 87/100

Black Bull 12 yo (50%, Duncan Taylor 2012) – 82/100

Black Bull 30 yo (50%, Duncan Taylor 2009) – 89/100

Black Bull 40 yo (40,2%, Duncan Taylor 2010, batch #1) – 85/100

Black Bull ‘Special Reserve No. 1’ (46,6%, Duncan Taylor 2011, 978 btl.) – 86/100

Chivas Century of Malts (43%, OB 1995) – 80/100

Canto Cask 36 (54,3%, Compass Box for Bresser & Timmer, 2007, 257 btl.) – 85/100
Blend of Clynelish, Dailuaine and Teaninich.

Lady Luck (46%, Compass Box 2009, 754 btl.) – 86/100

Compass Box ‘Last vatted malt’ (53,7, Compass Box 2011, 1323 btl.) – 89/100

Cutty Sark 25 yo ‘Tam o’Shanter’ (46,5%, OB 2012, 5000 btl.) – 88/100

Cutty Sark ‘Cask Strength’ (51,4%, OB for Caskstrength.net, 500 btl.) – 78/100

Cutty Sark 18y (43%, OB, blend) – 75/100

Cutty Sark ‘Prohibition Edition’ (50%, OB 2013) – 77/100

Cutty Sark Storm (40%, OB 2012) – 80/100

Duncan Taylor 70th Anniversary Malt 41 yo 1967 (46,3%, Duncan Taylor 2008, 375 btl.) – 92/100

DYC

DYC (40%, OB 2010) – 60/100

Haig Gold Label (40%, OB, 1940’s)

Highland Fusilier 21 yo (70° proof, Gordon & MacPhail 1978, Specially vatted for the Tercentenary of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 75,7 cl.) – 88/100

Jameson 12 yo ‘Special Reserve’ (40%, OB 2009) – 77/100

Johnnie Walker Explorer’s Club Collection ‘The Gold Route’ (40%, OB 2013) – 77/100

Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland malt whisky ‘Shackleton’s Replica’ (47,3%, White & MacKay 2011, 50.000 btl.) – 85/100

Monkey Shoulder (40%, OB 2008) – 74/100

Nikka All Malt (40%, OB 2009) – 82/100

Old Rarity (86.8 proof, Bulloch Lade & Co. ca. 1940, 4/5 quart) – 84/100

Ootori 15 yo (40%, OB, 66 cl.) – 79/100

The Black Grouse (40%, OB) – 75/100

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White & Mackay 19 yo ‘Old Luxury’ (40%, OB 2013) – 80/100

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