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Welcome to Whisky Magazine
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Rob Allanson
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Rob Allanson
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Rob Allanson
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Rob Allanson
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Dave Broom
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Gavin D. Smith
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Gavin D. Smith
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In the latest of our series celebrating some of whisky's lesser known personalities,Dominic Roskrow talks to Robin Tucek,owner of independent...
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Dominic Roskrow
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Joe Bates
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Rob Allanson
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Rob Allanson
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Dominic Roskrow
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Liza Weisstuch
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Ian Buxton
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Kate Portman (nee Ennis)
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Ted Bruning looks at the latest distillery to open its doors, this time in Belgium.
Ian Buxton
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Ian Buxton looks at the how and why of collecting
Jefferson Chase
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Kate Portman (nee Ennis)
The Spice of Life
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John Rose
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Dominic Roskrow
Blackadder ploughs on
In the latest of our series celebrating some of whisky's lesser known personalities,Dominic Roskrow talks...
Gavin D. Smith
Keeper's of the flame
Gavin D Smith continues his look at great distillery fires.
Liza Weisstuch
Distilling revolution
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Ian Wisniewski
Maturing years
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ABV
46%
Comments:
A very good bold rye. Tight, spicy, acidic. but balanced.
Overall score
8.6
Alberta
Premium Canadian Rye 25 Years Old
ABV
40%
Comments:
Aha! it's Canadian. That explains its amenable nature. A different style.
Overall score
8.3
Ardbeg
Supernova
ABV
58.9%
Comments:
Has considerable character. Fresh, young but for peat freaks only.
Overall score
8.5
Delilah’s
15 Year Old, Rye
ABV
50%
Comments:
Big and inviting but with a dangerous gleam in the eye. Now who does that sound like?
Overall score
9.0
Duncan Taylor
30 Years Old
ABV
50%
Comments:
Good handling of fragile old stock.
Overall score
8.0
Four Roses
2009 Limited Edition Single Barrel
ABV
0%
Comments:
Intriguing.
Overall score
8.1
Glencadam
1978 30 Years Old
ABV
46%
Comments:
Good, but for me just lacks the extra layer of complexity to lift it to the next level.
Overall score
8.1
Glenfarclas The Family Casks
Release III, 1959, Cask No. 3227
ABV
50.9%
Comments:
A great vintage (!) but too long in cask for me.
Overall score
6.8
Glenfarclas The Family Casks
Release III, 1979, Cask No. 2216
ABV
50.6%
Comments:
A buoyant,brisk and charming dram.
Overall score
8.6
Ichiro's Malt
Eight of Hearts 1991
ABV
56.8%
Comments:
The nose is as dour as the palate is vibrant and full of life. Very strange.
Overall score
7.8
Ichiro's Malt
Five of Spades 2000 9 Years Old
ABV
60.5%
Comments:
A well tamed dram for its strength. Does not release a large array ofaromas but keeps a good balance.
Overall score
7.8
Jim Beam
Rye
ABV
40%
Comments:
Lacks personality and complexity.
Overall score
6.5
Laphroaig
25 Years Old
ABV
40%
Comments:
Oak dominates but still allows other notes to express themselves. There is a touch if stiffness which annoys me in this dram. But the peat one can expect from a Laphroaig is hidden.
Overall score
7.9
Penderyn
Sherrywood
ABV
46%
Comments:
Young spirit not quite integrated with the oak ..yet.
Overall score
7.3
Penderyn
Rich Madeira Limited Edition
ABV
54.3%
Comments:
More of a cocktail than a single malt.
Overall score
6.5
Pikesville
Supreme Straight Rye
ABV
40%
Comments:
More well-mannered than Iremember.
Overall score
7.3
Red Hook
Rye
ABV
68%
Comments:
A red-haired femme fatale.
Overall score
8.0
Red Stag
Black Cherry
ABV
40%
Comments:
What sort of delusional person dreamt this up? Who allowed it to be bottled? Hideous.
Overall score
4.8
Rittenhouse
Bottled-in-Bond, Straight Rye, 2005, 4 Years Old
ABV
50%
Comments:
This is a clever, tricksy rye. Worth a look.
Overall score
7.9
Rittenhouse
Straight Rye, 2006, 3 Years Old
ABV
40%
Comments:
A solid enough performer,but lacks brio.
Overall score
7.7
Russell's Reserve
Rye
ABV
45%
Comments:
A classic rye. Bartenders, this is what you need.
Overall score
8.4
Sazerac
18 Years Old
ABV
45%
Comments:
More of a sipper than a cocktail rye.
Overall score
8.4
Sazerac
Rye
ABV
45%
Comments:
Balanced and controlled.
Overall score
7.8
The Balvenie
Golden Cask
ABV
47.5%
Comments:
A satisfying dram. Very smooth and well-balanced. Oak is melting withfruit. More character without water.
Overall score
8.1
The GlenDronach
Revival 15 Years Old
ABV
46%
Comments:
A palate whisky.
Overall score
8.1
The Glenronach
Allardice 18 Years Old
ABV
46%
Comments:
A port finish? The port or sherry influence is patent. It has conveyed a lot of sweetness, maybe too much. Alongside with oakiness (but a sweet one,nothing astringent).
Overall score
8.2
The Glenronach
Original 12 Years Old
ABV
43%
Comments:
Decent dram but seems a tad dolled up.
Overall score
7.9
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
25.46 – Lemonade in a buttercup, 1991, 17 Years Old
ABV
56.1%
Comments:
A frisky malt which tastes young. But too angular. Not a very fruitful maturation?
Overall score
7.7
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
27.72 – Harbour-side Harmonies
ABV
57.3%
Comments:
Lacks integration.
Overall score
7.1
Thomas H. Handy
Sazerac, Straight Rye Whisky
ABV
63.75%
Comments:
One of the first big ryes I tried. Still leaves its impact.
Overall score
8.6
Tomintoul
1995, 14 Years Old
ABV
46%
Comments:
Evokes more a watercolour. But it does not have the character of a late Turner though. A very pleasant dram when a need for peace,quiet and comfort.
Overall score
7.8
Van Winkle
Family Reserve Rye, 13 Years Old
ABV
47.8%
Comments:
One for a cigar and a long conversation.
Overall score
8.5
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