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Editor's Word
It'sbeenalongtimesince...
Timeisrelative,andinthewhiskyindustryyouareremindedsoregularly.
By
Dominic Roskrow
Musings with Michael Jackson
Love, war and whisky
Michael Jackson has a few drinks with Buffalo Bill
By
Michael Jackson
A Dram with Dave Broom
Going down the toilet?
Dave Broom gets all nostalgic while visiting the gents
By
Dave Broom
Awards & Events
Limburg Whisky Fair grows on ...
In just three years, the Whisky Fair at Limburg in Germany has established itself as one of THE events in...
By
Brian Townsend
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This year's Speyside Festival was a great success. Marcin Miller was there
By
Marcin Miller
Distillery Focus
Back for more at Edradour
It's four years since our mystery visitor was at Edradour, and a lot has happened since then. So what's the...
By
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In the latest of our round table debates, we look at special finishes.
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Music's dark heart
Blues – from its roots in black rural poverty through 60s psychedelia and on to the college rock scene of...
By
Jefferson Chase
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Dave Broom
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A high proportion of Caol Ila whisky is used for blends. But as Ian Buxton discovered, Diageo is making some...
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Ian Buxton
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Wacky, weird and wonderful
We might moan about nanny state governments these days, but over the years legislators across the world have tried all...
By
Christine Green
News
Anything but a Greek tragedy
Greece has one of the biggest markets for whisky in the world. Tom Bruce-Gardyne reports
By
Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Whisky & Culture
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By
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Teaching an old distillery new tricks
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By
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Naughty but nice
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Dominic Roskrow
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What happens in the cask
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Ian Wisniewski
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Coffee and whisky make an ideal after-dinner partnership. We put together a panel of tasters to match some outstanding coffee...
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Greece has one of the biggest markets for whisky in the world. Tom Bruce-Gardyne reports
Terry Williams
Small but perfectly formed?
Recent issues have reported on two micro distillery projects being launched this year. On this...
Mystery Visitor
Back for more at Edradour
It's four years since our mystery visitor was at Edradour, and a lot has happened...
Michael Jackson
Love, war and whisky
Michael Jackson has a few drinks with Buffalo Bill
Martine Nouet
Marriages made in Hebrides
It's easy to spice up your food offering with whisky. Here Martine Nouet uses Islay...
Marcin Miller
Glenlivin' it up
This year's Speyside Festival was a great success. Marcin Miller was there
Jefferson Chase
A book with a central Flaws
Guttered is a decadent and bawdy drinking romp. Perfect terrain for Jefferson Chase, then
Ian Buxton
Taking Caol comfort at Islay's biggest distillery (Caol Ila)
A high proportion of Caol Ila whisky is used for blends. But as Ian Buxton...
Ian Wisniewski
What happens in the cask
The reactions that go on in the cask and create whisky are still not fully...
Gavin D. Smith
Whisky's own grand national?
Ian Bankier's dream is to give whisky lovers a national retail chain of their own....
Dominic Roskrow
Naughty but nice
Impossible to do whisky justice when it's in a cocktail? That's rubbish, as our recent...
Dave Broom
Forever drinking
Dave Broom talks music with seminal 60s band and whisky drinkers, Love.
Christine Green
Wacky, weird and wonderful
We might moan about nanny state governments these days, but over the years legislators across...
Charles K Cowdery
Teaching an old distillery new tricks
Buffalo Trace takes its name from the great pioneering days when Kentucky marked the new...
Brian Townsend
Limburg Whisky Fair grows on ...
In just three years, the Whisky Fair at Limburg in Germany has established itself as...
Andrew Jefford
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Chivas Brothers
1989, Aged 14 Years, Cask Strength
ABV
55.3%
Comments:
A midsummer's night dream dram. So delicate, so rich but without ostentation.
Overall score
7.8
Chivas Brothers
1987, Aged 16 Years, Cask Strength
ABV
56.6%
Comments:
Has the wow factor that separates the very good from the truly great.
Overall score
8.7
Chivas Brothers
1986, Aged 17 Years, Cask Strength
ABV
58.2%
Comments:
Maybe not as balanced as the classic 15 year-old. But who would turn one's nose up to a Longmorn? So rare, so satisfying. Yummy.
Overall score
8.2
Chivas Brothers
1988, Aged 15 Years, Cask Strength
ABV
55.1%
Comments:
Make the effort to sample a cracking dram and to visit the bonniest distillery in Scotland.
Overall score
8.3
Dewar's
Aged 18 Years, Founder's Reserve
ABV
43%
Comments:
A very classy blend. Recommended.
Overall score
8.2
Dram House
Vatted Malt, 12 Years Old, Milroy's
ABV
46%
Comments:
Briefly this reminded me of the smell in the old Glasgow subway. Well put together.
Overall score
7.7
Evermore
2004 Blend, 21 Years Old
ABV
40%
Comments:
An old whisky and of interest, but beginning to fade.
Overall score
7.9
Frisky Whisky
Milroy's
ABV
40%
Comments:
Frisky to say the least! The palate is much more talkative and pleasant than the nose. Would be great in a granite with strawberries.
Overall score
7.3
Fuji Gotenba
Aged 15 Years, Single Grain
ABV
43%
Comments:
A delicious whisky.
Overall score
7.8
Fuji Gotenba
Aged 18 Years, Single Grain
ABV
43%
Comments:
All oak. Good oak, but oak nonetheless.
Overall score
7.7
Gordon & MacPhail
1991
ABV
54.8%
Comments:
The nose is unusual, closer to a sour Chinese broth than a whisky! But the palate restores an expected floral Lowland freshness.
Overall score
7.7
Gordon & MacPhail
1991
ABV
57.4%
Comments:
A good example of how peaty drams need a balance of sweetness. Another Caol Ila cracker.
Overall score
8.5
Hibiki
17 Years Old, Non chill filtered
ABV
50.5%
Comments:
Virile. Rich display of flavours. If I was to climb up the Fujiyama, I'd take a flask with me.
Overall score
8.7
Hokuto
Aged 12 Years
ABV
40%
Comments:
A fine elegant whisky. The broadest and softest of the flight but with its own subtle complexity.
Overall score
8.5
James MacArthur's Old Masters
1990, 13 Years Old
ABV
59.2%
Comments:
Pleasant fruitiness on the nose but the palate is somewhat dour and one dimensional.
Overall score
7.3
Karuizawa
Aged 15 Years
ABV
40%
Comments:
Has maturity and masses of charm.
Overall score
7.7
Karuizawa
Master's Blend, Aged 10 Years
ABV
40%
Comments:
A great session whisky.
Overall score
7.7
Mercian
Ship Bottle
ABV
40%
Comments:
A promising nose but a somewhat worn out palate.
Overall score
7.2
Nikka
Black, 8 Years Old
ABV
40%
Comments:
A well balanced session drink.
Overall score
7.8
Nikka Miyagikyo
10 Years Old
ABV
45%
Comments:
Just beginning to pick up complexity. Try this distillery at 12 or 15! World class.
Overall score
7.9
Silver Barley
Milroy's
ABV
40%
Comments:
A very young, new-make like whisky. On the bitter side. A fresh nose isn't enough.
Overall score
6.5
Taketsuru
17 Years Old
ABV
43%
Comments:
Images of a weatherbeaten oak. Mature, but sweet-hearted.
Overall score
8.1
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