whisky review
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Review no. 21: Scapa 19-year-old 2003 (Whisky Exchange)
I’m way late with this one, I suspect everyone who’s in any way interested has already tried it. I don’t have many reference points for Scapa, as independent releases are scarce and the standard line is poor. I do have some bottles from Chivas’ Distillery Reserve range waiting to be opened, and those tend to… Continue reading
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Review no. 19: Springbank Vintage 1994
I was quite disappointed with last year’s Springbank Vintage 1998, as it was defined by the blandness of modern sherry casks. It is usual to have drier and woodier aspects which can take more than an hour to lift off these old whiskies. In the case of the 1998, they never did, shading the distillate.… Continue reading
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Review no. 18: Lagavulin 12 (Special Release 2017)
In the interests of science, I took today’s bottle onto a Kentish clifftop during the recent Solar eclipse. I can confirm that it held up well, and may even have improved in the eerily soft light. With such an offering, we are surely within our rights to expect a good harvest. Time will tell. Lagavulin 12… Continue reading
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