Lagavulin Distillery

Aged 16 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

9.2

Apparently one of the oldest Distillery sites in Scotland. Located by the sea on the Isle of Islay this receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt, then spends 16 years in old oak casks before being bottled. This is very pungent, peaty and smoky. One of my favourite single malts. — 24 days ago

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Jamie Lauder

Bob,
You should go to Islay. Lagavulin and Laphroaig and are only a couple of km down the road from each other
It’s a long way from Australia…I don’t want to imagine the flight connects.

Bob McDonald

@Jamie Lauder Thanks Jamie. I love Laphroaig as well - a toss up which is the most peaty. I’ve visited Talisker on the Isle of Skye which is the spiritual home of the Clan Donald (McDonald). Also had a tour of Glenmorangie over on the east coast.

Jura Distillery

Jura Whisky

Raun Kupiec

8.9

2023 Whisky Advent calendar Day 1: This is the Bourbon Cask edition. Very light. Lots of vanilla and a light caramel. Easy drinking and quite nice. — 2 years ago

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Jura Distillery

10 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky

David Valenti

9.0

Hints of almond and vanilla. Light smoke and peat on the palate. — 4 years ago

Talisker

The Distiller's Edition Double Matured Amoroso Cask Wood Single Malt Scotch Whiskey 2000

Christian Fischer

9.1

Last bit from the bottle. Orange color. Smokey and woody. Kept very well for all those years — 2 months ago

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Arran

Quarter Cask Single Malt Whisky Non-Chill Filtered Natural Colour

Sean Lyons

9.2

I really liked this, but it pales in comparison to the 10 year. The extra wood just dominates the palate and destroys the delicate tropical fruit notes that make the 10 so special. The nose and taste are just straight wood, new wood too, no char at all. It gave me flashbacks to assembling furniture. The high gravity doesn’t overwhelm you and some of the fruitiness still shows on the back end. — 2 years ago