BenRiach 25 yo Authenticus (46%, OB +/- 2017) – 89/100
Month: August 2017
Glenrothes 25 yo 1988 (47,2%, Sansibar 2013, bourbon cask, 127 btl.) – 86/100
Glenrothes 24 yo 1990 (49,8%, Sansibar 2014, sherry cask, 121 btl.) – 87/100
Bunnahabhain 12 yo (46,3%, OB +/- 2017) – 85/100
Smögen 4 yo 2011 ‘Sherry Project 1:4’ (57,2%, OB 2015, sherry quarter casks #25 + 26 + 27 + 29, 909 btl.) – 86/100
Whisky news: Compass Box Bounty Hunter // Bunnahabhain 1980 Canasta // Bunnahabhain 2003 PX Finish // SMWS Exotic Cargo
Ardbeg 24 yo 1965 (54,4%, Cadenhead’s 1990, black label dumpy) – 93/100
Glen Elgin 20 yo 1995 (51,7%, Maltbarn 2015, bourbon cask, 116 btl.) – 89/100
Glen Elgin 22 yo 1995 (53,5%, Maltbarn 2017, bourbon cask, 148 btl.) – 88/100
Speyside Region 43 yo 1973 (51,6%, Mancarella 2017, +/- 50 btl.) – 92/100
The Macallan Edition No.2 (48,2%, OB 2016) – 87/100
Wemyss ‘Vanilla Burst’ (46%, Wemyss Family Collection 2017, first-fill bourbon barrels, Batch #01, 4800 btl.) – 82/100
Wemyss ‘Treacle Chest’ (46%, Wemyss Family Collection 2017, first-fill sherry hogsheads, Batch #02, 6300 btl.) – 80/100
Caol Ila 1978 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail for Meregalli 1991) – 88/100
Longmorn 17 yo 1996 (59,0%, van Wees ‘The Ultimate’ 2014, sherry butt #105084, 594 btl.) – 87/100
Glen Elgin 12 yo (43%, OB +/- 2017) – 82/100
Clynelish 20 yo 1996 (47,7%, Signatory Vintage ‘Un-chillfiltered’ for TastToe 2017, hogshead #11447, 129 btl.) – 89/100
Dalmore 18 yo (43%, OB +/- 2017) – 86/100
Bruichladdich Octomore 08 Masterclass / Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1973 / Glen Grant 15 Batch Strength / Wemyss Family Collection
Port Ellen 11 yo 1983 (43%, Bottiglieria Corsini 1994) – 88/100
Springbank 20 yo 1997 (54,6%, Signatory Vintage for TastToe 2017, Oloroso butt finish, cask #1, 251 btl.)
anCnoc Stack (46%, OB 2016, 6000 btl.) – 84/100
Craigellachie 9 yo 2007 (48,6%, Maltbarn 2017, sherry cask, 123 btl.) – 82/100
Craigellachie 9 yo 2007 (64,4%, Sherwoods 2017, bourbon cask #70900659, 302 btl.) – 78/100
Amrut single malt (40%, OB 2007, Batch 07) – 50/100
Whisky scoops this week: Compass Box No Name // BenRiach Rarus // Crown Royal Bourbon Mash // Orphan Barrel Entrapment // Midleton Very Rare 2017
Dalaruan (43%, Lost Distillery Company ‘Classic Selection’ 2017) – 80/100
Inchmurrin 14 yo 2003 ‘Order’ (53,3%, OB for The Whiskynerds 2017, first-fill bourbon cask #17/168-1, 174 btl.) – 88/100
Inchmurrin 14 yo 2003 ‘Law’ (56,3%, OB for The Whiskynerds 2017, sherry cask #17/169-1, 264 btl.) – 91/100
Foursquare Criterion (56%, OB ‘Exceptional Cask Selection’ for The Whisky Exchange 2017, 2000 btl.)
Bowmore De Luxe (70° proof, OB early 1970s, 75,7cl / 26 2/3 fl.ozs.) – 90/100
Bowmore ‘Aged 12 Years’ (40%, OB late 1970s, 75 cl, cork) – 83/100
Bowmore ‘Aged 12 Years’ (43% vol., OB early 1980s, 75cl, plastic cap) – 89/100