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Famous Grouse 12 Year Old Malt (1L, 40cl)
Just like in the 15 Years that I reviewed earlier I find a peculiar Aroma in the 12 Years that I can’t quite place. It’s something that reminds me of Cooked Vegetables with a little added Sulphur but that doesn’t make a lot of sense, does it. Anyway, it’s clear that there are some Refill Macallan Ex-Sherry casks in the mix. The rest is mostly Glenrothes I think while it’s very hard or even almost impossible to detect Highland Park. Is there the faintest puff of Smoke in the background? It could be but I’m not gonna put a lot of money on that. On the Nose, this Famous Grouse has Sweet notes but there’s a slightly Sour touch to it as well. I find Toasted Barley, Toast with a mix of Butter and Margarine, light Honey, Toffee, Caramel, Hay, Dried Apricot, Apples, Plums, Nuts, light Vanilla, Orange, Nougat and hints of Espresso and Milk Chocolate. The Alcohol is not fully integrated. At this price level, it’s not at all bad but objectively speaking there’s not too much of interest going on.
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old Islay Origin (70cl, 42%)
This is 70cl bottle
Released as part of the Johnnie Walker Black Label Origin series, this here is the Islay Origin expression! It marries a blend of Islay malts, including the likes of Caol Ila and Lagavulin. The whisky is designed to be just as delicious in dram form (yeah, that’s probably what it’s called) as it is in a Highball, and this particular expression works wonders when paired with ginger ale.
Pure Scot Signature 70cl, 40%
Created by Bladnoch’s master distiller Ian MacMillan, Pure Scot is a blended Scotch whisky which combines whisky from the aforementioned Bladnoch with whisky from Speyside, the Highlands and Islay (as well as grain whisky). It picked up a gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition in 2018 and at the Scotch Whisky Masters in 2017 and 2016.
Compass Box Great King Street Artist’s Blend (70cl, 43%)
A delicious, approachable blended Scotch whisky from the folks at Compass Box. The Great King Street range takes its name from their Edinburgh offices. The blend features Clynelish malt matured in first fill bourbon hogshead, a Highland malt blend aged in custom toasted new French oak barrels, malt from Linkwood matured in a sherry butt and a large proportion of Cameronbridge grain whisky aged in first fill American oak barrels.
Famous Grouse 30 Year Old (70cl, 43%)
A great top of the range Famous Grouse, a really enjoyable 30 year old blended malt.
The Lakes The One Colheita Cask Finished 70cl, 46.6%
More creative cask finishing wizardry from the gang at the Lakes Distillery! This expression of The One blended whisky was treated to a finish in Colheita Port casks. Colheita Port is made using the grapes from a single harvest, and notes of delicate fruits and warming spices certainly shine here.
Blended Malt 21 Year Old Batch 3 That Boutique-y Whisky Company (50cl, 47%)
A tremendous 21-year-old Speysider, this is a teaspooned whisky, meaning the majority of the liquid hails from a single undisclosed distillery, blended with just a smidge of whisky from elsewhere. The blend was bottled up by That Boutique-y Whisky Company to join its Cinema Series, and with heaps of sweet fruit and honeyed barley to discover, it’ll be far better than pic ‘n mix with your next film night.
Batch 3 is a release of 198 bottles.
Burnt Ends Blended Whiskey Small Batch Peated & Sherry Cask Finish (50cl, 45%)
Burnt ends – the sleeper hit of the barbecue world. Your brain might jump to Flintstone-sized racks of ribs and piles of pulled pork when barbecue is brought up, but those charred, smoky morsels are hard to beat. With that in mind, behold, Burnt Ends Blended Whisky! Inspired by the tasty goods served at the barbecue joints of the USA, this rich, meaty expression brings together Tennessee rye whiskey and sherry cask-finished peated single malt Scotch whisky, all within a bottle that looks like it should hold barbecue sauce. It’s meaty, smoky, rich and satisfying stuff.
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 years old 1990’s Rare Wooden Box Collectables 70cl, 43%
Vintage Johnnie Walker whisky green label 750ml comes in a wooden gift box.
Famous Grouse 30 Year Old (70cl, 43%)
A great top of the range Famous Grouse, a really enjoyable 30 year old blended malt.
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White Heather 15 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
This is a 15 year old blended Scotch whisky from the White Heather range, created by master blender Billy Walker. For this expression, malt whiskies from Speyside, Islay, and the Highlands have been used, alongside grain whisky. Whisky was drawn from ex-bourbon barrels and hogshead, as well as Spanish sherry butts, then blended together expertly. Following that, it was reracked into Pedro Ximénez sherry, Oloroso sherry, and American virgin oak casks.
Distillery Glenallachie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Blended Scotch Whisky
Bottled 2022
Stated Age 15 years old
Cask type American and Spanish oak
Strength 46.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
White Heather 21 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
The folks at GlenAllachie (including the legendary Billy Walker) have gone and made a blended Scotch whisky! White Heather 21 Year Old is made with whiskies from Speyside, the Highlands and Islay, aged in first-fill American barrels, sherry butts, and second-fill barrels and hogsheads. The blend also enjoyed three years of additional maturation in Pedro Ximénez puncheons, Oloroso puncheons, and Appalachian virgin oak casks. The name comes from a blended whisky brand that was discontinued back in the 1980s, which was acquired by The GlenAllachie Distillers Company in 2017.
Distillery Glenallachie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Blended Scotch Whisky
Bottled 2021
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type European & American Oak
Number of bottles 2000
Strength 48.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Compass Box Magic Cask 2020 Release (70cl, 46%)
The 2020 release of Compass Box Cask Magic has been matured in oloroso sherry-seasoned oak and bottled in March 2020.
Distillery Imperial
Bottler Compass Box (CB)
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Bottled 03.2020
Cask type 92% First Fill Bourbon, 8% Oloroso Sherry
Number of bottles 5538
Strength 46.0 %
Vol.Size700 ml and 750 ml
Compass Box Affinity (70cl, 46%)
An innovative marriage of Calvados and Scotch whisky, John Glaser’s latest Compass Box creation, Affinity, balances fruity, ripe apple notes against rich spices. Using whiskies from Craigellachie Distillery in Speyside and a selection of Highland distilleries, the fruity, tart Calvados from Domaine Christian Drouin mingles with malty, spicy vanilla notes of the whisky.
Bottler Compass Box (CB)
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Bottled 2019
Cask type Custom French Oak Casks, French Oak Barriques
Number of bottles 6028
Strength 46.0 % Vol.
Ghosted Reserve 26 Year Old Bottle No 1402 (William Grant & Sons) (70cl, 42%)
Ghosted Reserve is a series of blended malt whiskies from William Grant & Sons. This first release is a 26 year old and contains whisky from closed distilleries including Inverleven and Ladyburn. This is rich and creamy with notes of citrus and almond.
Timorous Beastie 25 Year Old (70cl, 46.8%)
A 25-year-old marriage of Highland single malts, this limited-edition Timorous Beastie blended malt from Douglas Laing is a sweet, fruity whisky with notes of vanilla, freshly-baked cakes, tangy marmalade and honeycomb.
one of 1600 botlles
Big Peat 4.5L Islay Malt Scotch Whisky Douglas Laing’s (70cl, 46%)
A really big bottle of Big Peat! This is a 4.5 litre bottle of the fabulously smoky, peaty blended whisky containing spirit from Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and even Port Ellen! Jim Murray named it “Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year” in his 2011 Whisky Bible, awarding it a whopping 96 points!
Famous Grouse 30 Year Old Limited Edition 1 of 1980 bottles (70cl, 43%)
This certificate authenticates that this limited edition bottling is one of only 1,980 bottles of The Famous Grouse 30 year old blended malt.
These last remaining bottles have been specially selected to celebrate that The Famous Grouse has been Scotland’s No. 1 selling whisky since 1980.
The 30 year old blended malt is our top award winning malt having received the Trophy award at the International Challenge in 2007. This saw Scotland’s Favorite Whisky rose above the competition, beating over 700 whiskies from around the world – both single and blended malts – to be name the “best overall malt whisky”.
This 30 year old blended malt was produced to celebrate 30 years as Scotland’s best-selling whisky, since 1980.
A 30 year old blended malt from Famous Grouse, whose stablemates at Edrington include Highland Park and Macallan.
Malt Whisky
Limited Edition
Only 1980 bottles have been made worldwide!
Bottle Number: One of 1980 bottles.
Compass Box The Peat Monster (70cl, 46%)
A peaty offering and a vatted malt created by the renowned John Glaser, of Compass Box. The Peat Monster contains whisky from secret distilleries (all very cloak and dagger). They can tell us that some was from the village of Port Askaig in Islay, with some south coast Islay whisky too, vatted with Ardmore. This was matured in a mix of first fill and refill American oak casks.
Isle Of Skye 12 Year Old (Ian Macleod) (70cl, 40%)
A popular expression from Ian Macleod, the Isle of Skye blended Scotch whisky is made using a selection of Island and Speyside whiskies. This is the 12 year old expression, featuring a good boost of Sherried elements compared to the 8 year old Isle of Skye.