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Lightly roasted chestnuts with a chocolate dipping sauce spring immediately to mind. The texture is rich with a slight oily covering, giving you a very smooth silky coating to your entire palate.
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Buttery on the palate, classic oloroso nose on dried elderflower. Slightly smoked as well. Some pine wood, vanilla and honey. Figs. Lots of sherry again (prunes, dates…), with waves of sweeter flavours and vanilla. Brioche and hints of pear. The finish is quite dry and nutty, with a wonderfully warm aftertaste, some smoke and spices as well.
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Buttery on the palate, light aniseed flavours and liquorice. Slight hint of apples and pears.
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This is a strong whisky that almost explodes in your mouth leaving you with a sensation perhaps similar to a sprinkling of almonds and rich fruit cake. Adding a few drops of water opens up the whisky, reminiscent of cooked raisins with a chocolate sauce. A long and imposing finish.
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Spicy. Creamy sherry, sultana, melting butter, vanilla cream, oaky, black pepper. The palate shows spices, dark musty fruit, peels, stem ginger, rum spice, herbal. The finish is spicy, long, rich fudge, sherry and toffee. A big whisky!
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A fresh perfumed whisky that oozes sherry with a great balance of vanilla, nuts chocolate and fruit. A big whisky!
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A truly different Glenfarclas, for when you are looking for something that little bit different.
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Roasted Chestnuts, deep sherry, Christmas cake flavours, toffee chocolate, light vanilla custard, old leather, the smell of a lovely cared for old book. Chocolate orange dried apricots. A cinnamon tanginess.
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Amber in colour. Smooth, sweet, caramel and toffee. Mocha coffee, light dry aromas from the warehouse. Floral and licorice also apparent on the bouquet.
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Together with George Grant, this fantastic whisky was selected by the panel of visitors who came to an event at Glenfarclas 'The Family Casks'.
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Fantastic fruitiness underlined by aromatic spices. It has a bit of a meaty bite but this does not detract from the glorious aromas that can be found in this whisky. This malt has to be savoured drop by drop.
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Ex-sherry cask. A somewhat floral honey bouquet to start, then scents of plums and apricots, perhaps with a spoonful of toffee, becoming more cereal-like, especially with a drop of water. A sweet overall taste, with peppery spice in the warming finish.
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A dry, refined character born just twenty miles from Scotland's capital naturally makes Glenkinchie “The Edinburgh Malt”. Its aromatic smoothness brings to mind cut flowers and creamy lemon cheesecake. Crisp and focused, with a herbal, drying finish.
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Glenmorangie Lasanta now boasts an age statement of 12 years old. Lasanta is finished in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and is said to mean ‘warmth and passion’ in Gaelic.
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The journey sets out as we might expect; all sweet vanilla ice cream, stewed pear tart, and peach melba, but then a wave of spice and white pepper provides an unexpected but delightful twist. It’s like Spice Tree meets Hedonism…Spiconism if you like.
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In the Glasgow blend you’ll find a rich vein of peaty-smokiness, underpinned by sherry cask-aged whiskies, full of dried fruit and wine character. The palate is full and round, with a sweetness typical of whiskies the Compass Box Whisky Company.
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A fresh, clean style that showcases butterscotch and toffee for an ultra-smooth taste. This makes it enjoyable served neat, over ice or in a long refreshing cocktail. The liquid itself is a clear, golden amber colour.
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The nose is balanced smokiness, sweetness, heathery, hint of sherry. The palate is rounded smoky sweetness, full malt delivery. The finish is teasing, heathery, delicious.
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Natural colour; burnished gold, clear and bright. The nose displays characteristic toffee sweetness and an almond nuttiness reminiscent of marzipan. The finish is a prolonged, full, smokey aftertaste. Complex and rewarding.
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Explodes upon the palate! Very intense, concentrated, aromatic flavors of this heavy bodied single malt rain down upon you like the vengeance of God. Fear and trembling. This is very powerful. While a heavy mouthfeel is present, the flavors are, nevertheless, well defined. You can easily pick out chewy butterscotch, spiced pineapple, dried apricot, fine oak, spicy Cohiba cigar, and marmalade as they fill your palate. The dominant flavor towards the end is a Florida orange.
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Highland Park 30 Year Old bursts into fireworks of orange, blackberry and cherry with notes of vanilla and varied spices. Strong and vibrant, it filled the glass with its noticeable age, though it was in no way dominated by it; the age of this whisky gives it a power that perfectly balances the spark of youth with the mystique of age. Whatever went on in that cask for 30 years over in Orkney islands is a mysterious wonder, a magical event that transformed an alcoholic beverage into a heavenly nectar the angel’s chose to leave behind.
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Black Label has many admirers, but perhaps none so famous or devoted as Sir Winston Churchill, whose still life painting 'Bottlescape' (1932) proudly captures the familiar contours of his whisky of choice. Indeed, the company's old timers recall the Herculean efforts required to keep the British PM supplied with his favourite tipple during wartime rationing!
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This is a venerable whisky and one that would have been much appreciated by Walkers clients. A toasty, sweet aroma is complemented by a peaty, spicy notes that develop into heady flavours of oak, dark-chocolate and rich fruitcake. Typically composed of around 16 whiskies, it's dominated by Islay malt and balanced by several rich Speysiders that have undergone exceptional periods of sherry oak maturation.
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Johnnie Walker Double Black is the exciting and revolutionary new addition to the Johnnie Walker range. Double Black contains everything you already love about Johnnie Walker Black Label, with the intensity and complexity amplified. With the addition of deeper, darker malts from the Scottish west coast and the islands.
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Johnnie Walker Gold Label is one of the world’s most iconic whiskies. Showing flavours of maple syrup, spices and malt on the nose which is then followed by a dry smokiness and a sweet creamy vanilla mouthfeel. The inherent richness evolves on the finish with a raisiny, sweet sherry flavour. Voluptuous and deeply sexy. More of a cousin to Black than a brother.
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This maple syrup-toned spirit is a blend of Islay and Speyside malts, with no grain whisky added. The result is an effortless mix of lightly smoky and oaky caramel notes, and a smooth, velvety feel. A splash of branchwater amps up the peat quotient.
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Johnnie Walker Platinum Label is a rich and contemporary blended Scotch Whisky inspired by the Walker family’s tradition of crafting ‘private blends’ for directors of its company and for special occasions. The Master Blender has crafted a contemporary 18 year old Scotch Whisky for today’s sophisticated consumer and is rich and refined – a symbol of style that rewards those who take the time to savour it.
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The Red Label was first introduced in 1909 and contains an expert blend of 35 grain and malt whiskies to produce a whiskey ideally suited for mixing.
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Created in 1932 by Sir Alexander Walker, the uniquely shaped bottle will sit and ‘swing’. This was in fact the very last blend created by Alexander Walker and today still features the ‘Striding Man’ in his original pose of walking from right to left, while all other Johnnie Walker scotch’s now feature a left to right moniker. The swing is a multi-year blend from Speyside, Highlands and Islay and is noted for its rich, golden colour and silky smooth palate with inherent sweetness.
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Loch Gorm is exclusively matured in Oloroso sherry casks from the renowned bodega, Jose Miguel Martin. These ex-Oloroso sherry casks impart a combination of heavy sherry notes, spicy dark chocolate, rich fruits and burnt sugar. This balances beautifully with the Kilchoman peat smoke and citrus fruits found within our farm crafted spirit.
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A vatting of 5 and 6 year old malt whiskies which have been aged in both ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso Sherry barrels (with a bias towards the Bourbon casks). The style of the whisky is typical peated Islay with a strong medicinal and maritime aromas, the palate has a pleasantly buttery texture and typical fresh fruit flavours usually found in young malt whiskies.
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The heavily peated style of the distillery works in perfect harmony with the dried fruit and spice flavours from the sherry casks, something that can be hard to get right. In this case the smoke shines right through to the end but the journey getting there is very enjoyable. Highly recommended!
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The nose is quite gentle and very fragrant with notes of honey and hints of green apple, in the background, a supple peat. The palate is full with notes of heather roots and damp earth, notes of honeyed sweetness with ginger, a touch of rum with malty peat. The finish is long with winter spice.
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This commemorative 2020 label is a classic, well-structured Lagavulin that smoke heads will love. Wonderfully smoky, oily and bitter-sweet, pure in style and beautifully balanced with an inspiring sophistication.
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Lapsang Souchong and fruity sherry. The dryness is at first offset by the sweetness of the sherry character. As the palate develops, oily, grassy, and, in particular, salty notes emerge in a long, sustained, aggressive, attack.. A huge, powerful, bear-hug of peat. The driest of Islay malts, and an established classic.
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The whisky was created in honour of whisky scribe Alfred Barnard from the 19th century, who sampled an eight-year-old Lagavulin during a visit to Islay and described it as “exceptionally fine” and “held in high repute”. Aged exclusively in refill American oak casks, Lagavulin 8 Year Old is said to be magnificently full with notes of charred, minty, dark chocolate, and sweet, smoky and warming flavours on the finish.
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This 10 year old malt epitomizes the taste of Islay; rich, smoky and peaty. It is the most distinctive of all malts, known by many as “the ultimate single Islay Malt.”
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The new Laphroaig 18 has the character, balance and elegance of the great Laphroaig. Tinted soft, long and fruity smoke, the smoke ham notes, spices, fruit cake, oak and ginger, they possess a great depth thanks to its low dilution and lighter filtration (to preserve the better its flavor and texture). The birth of a giant!
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When you marry together the sherried, oaky flavours from the 2nd fill European Oak Oloroso Sherry Casks with the creamy, smooth, sweet flavours from the ex American Oak Bourbon barrels you end up with a marriage made in heaven that's called Laphroaig 25 Years Old. It is a perfect fusion of these two most different styles of maturation flavours, made even smoother by the 25 years it has had gently maturing.
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Laphroaig Lore is the distillery’s new ‘No Age Statement’ release. It is made up of whiskies aged in a combination of quarter casks, sherry casks and ‘reused’ peated casks. Again without an age statement and in this case it is that the Lore is very rich – ‘the richest of the rich’ Laphroaigs, in fact.
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Single malt unfiltered cold aged in oak barrels with small bourbon. An official version that revives a tradition dating back to the nineteenth century. Here we are in the presence of Laphroaig double effect: a fruity sweetness that coats the peat, ie an iron fist in a velvet glove.
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For those who enjoy the smoky, peaty, and smooth taste of the Islay region single Malt whisky, you can't go wrong with the Laphroaig Select Cask. The special blend of peat and oak gives this whisky its distinctive smell and taste.
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Laphroaig whiskies bear the distinctive smoky quality that characterises malts from the rugged windswept island of Islay. Matured in bourbon barrels to give bold smoked nuttiness, citrus and power on the palate.
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A well-balanced single malt with incredible depth of flavour, presenting notes of delicate spice, sweet treacle toffee and caramel – the result of maturation in a range of American oak, ex-Oloroso sherry and traditional oak casks.
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Every scotch whisky has its own character, mood and temperament. Using selected barrels of fine single malt whisky, which allows the character of each one to inspire the blend, they’re brought together to mingle, to settle and to relax to combine into the final whisky.
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A blend of 3 single malts, hence the 3 monkeys on the shoulder of the bottle, Monkey Shoulder is a premium, triple vatted malt Whisky designed to attract a younger crowd.It’s a sweet, smooth and creamy Scotch and works especially well for the novice Whisky drinker who wants to get a taste for the wee dram.
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The main feature of the all-malt process is that top-quality barley malt is used instead of corn in the Coffey still, resulting in a whisky made entirely from malt. All-malt whisky, made from barley alone and blended from malts matured over long periods of time, is blessed with a deep scent and mellow taste.
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Nikka Whisky Blended surrenders completely to gluttony. With great flexibility and intense fruit, the best positioned as the most accessible of Nikka blends.
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This is not “Japanese Bourbon” or even “Japanese Corn Whiskey.” This is quite something…else. There is no age statement, but the benchmark for this whisky is 8-12 years. The profile is carnival candy filled, and while it is slick, it is not sticky sweet on your palate. Some vanilla and cinnamon are added to the flavors found along with honey wine and peaches.
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While the Nikka Coffey Malt is produced from 100% malt in a single distillery, it is not technically a single malt whisky due to its distillation method in Coffey stills, which are normally used for grain whisky production. This rare 100% malt bottling offers a surprisingly rich texture with deep oaky notes.
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Nikka Straight from the barrel is no exception. Comprised of blended single malts from both the Miyagikyo and Yoichi distilleries along with an element of grain whisky, it is finally matured in first-fill bourbon casks.
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This is a single malt from the Miyagikyo distillery, it has an elegant fruitiness and a distinctive aroma with a strong sherry cask influence.
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With its subtle balance between fruit and fine peaty, the Nikka Pure Malt Black offers a rare complexity. The depth of its aromatic palate results from a selection of very different whiskeys, combining elegance fruity malts Miyagikyo with typical smoky Yoichi.
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Suave and round, with a touch of spice on the final, Nikka Pure Malt Red is dedicated to whiskey lovers. With a majority of fresh and fruity from the distillery Miyagikyo malts, the charming character of this malt is undeniable.
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The aromas of peat and smoke dominate the aromas of Pure Malt White, enriched with iodine and slightly vegetal notes. Considered an intense malt, it is the most peaty of Nikka whiskey range.
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This famous Japanese blended whisky has been reinvented with this superb limited series. Notes of spices and aromatic plants are increasingly present on the bouquet. As for the palate, this new opus scores twice by offering the taster not one but two extremely different yet complimentary flavour paths. The new rich and remarkably complex Super Nikka could show a thing or two to many a single malt.
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Released in 2020, this no-age statement Taketsuru bottling is a blend of malts aged 10 years on average in different types of oak casks. A high percentage of Miyagikyo malt gives a fresh fruity character, joined by mature aromas from an important sherry cask influence.
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This is a single malt from the Yoichi distillery, it has pleasant peaty notes and smokiness originating from the traditional direct coal-fired distillation as well as a briny hint delivered by the sea breeze during the aging process.
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A beautiful Scotch showing a magnificent balance between malt and peat. Aged for 14 years, slightly longer than most at the same price point, Oban is a whisky for those who love their Scotch's rich, smooth and intense.
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Master Blenders use whisky matured in refill American oak hogsheads, European oak Sherry casks and refill casks with new ends for this expression before allowing the resultant single malt whisky to marry in small oak casks.