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Review for Timorous Beastie 18-years-old DL Limited Edition

BrandTimorous BeastieCask/Batch#n/a
SeriesLimited EditionVintagen/a
RegionScotlandBottled2019
BottlerDouglas Laing (DL)Age18yo
TypeBlended MaltNon-Cillfilteredyes
Casksn/aNatural coloryes
ABV46.8%Whiskybase ID:159661
Bottle photo source: Whiskybase.com

Remarks:
Distilleries in this Blended Malt: Glengoyne, Blair Athol, Glen Garioch

Great blend. Very multi-layered and complex. Great interplay of aromas. You can always find new aromas that alternate with the ones you found before.

Overall I rate this Whisky:

  • Nose:
    Sweet and fruity with malt, vanilla and caramel, honey, a little chocolate, oak, citrus fruits. The longer you smell it, the more you notice the interplay of aromas. Very complex.

  • Taste:
    Malty, sweet start. Then comes the oak, a few fruits, vanilla, caramel and chocolate. A slight bitterness appears which then turns into young oak aromas before the malt comes to the fore again.

  • Finish:
    Intense malty, very fruity with pleasant oak notes. Lasts a very long time.

Review written on 2024-05-11

Review for High West Campfire Batch 22G01

BrandHigh WestCask/Batch#22G01
SeriesCampfireVintagen/a
RegionUSABottled2022
BottlerDistillery BottlingAgeNAS
TypeBlendNon-Cillfilteredn/a
Casksn/aNatural colorn/a
ABV46%Whiskybase ID:246917
Bottle photo source: Whiskybase.com

Remarks:
Very nice blend. Very aromatic and complex.

Overall I rate this Whisky:

  • Nose:
    Campfire smoke, vanilla, caramel, citrus fruits, a little smoked ham. In the background there are cherries covered in ash. Very aromatic

  • Taste:
    sweet with slightly smoky citrus fruits, vanilla, caramel, some cherry, spicy oak notes, light smoked ham notes

  • Finish:
    Sweet smoky caramel and vanilla, spicy oak. Light citrus fruit. Slightly bitter towards the end.

Review written on 2024-05-11

Review for Tsingtao Year of the Dragon

BrandTsingtaoCask/Batch#n/a
SeriesYear of the DragonVintagen/a
RegionChinaBottledn/a
BottlerDistillery BottlingAgeNAS
TypeSingle MaltNon-Cillfilteredn/a
CasksEx-Bourbon / Mongolian OakNatural colorn/a
ABV40%Whiskybase ID:n/a
Bottle photo source: WhiskyYoda.com

Remarks:
did I expect something from this one? ……….No!
Was I disappointed by my expectation? ……….Yes!
Was I surprised? ……….Yes indeed I was!
That one was better than I expected and could imagine to be honest. But that doesn’t mean that it is baller!
But still a sample of it is enough. Don’t really need to have a big bottle of it. But as a gift I would take and enjoy it.

Overall I rate this Whisky:

  • Nose:
    very soft and smoooooth. A hint of Sherry, some berries, malt, slightly sweet. There could be some orange peels as well with a bit of imagination.

  • Taste:
    sweet and malty at the start with some fruits, creamy and some nuts. Also here very smoooooth and soft. But still there is some slightly alcoholic note to it. Has something from a vodka imho. Kind of fruity nutty vodka.

  • Finish:
    Sherry flavors, sweet, malt and……………….gone. All the flavors are gone quite fast and what stays is just a bit bitterness. That finish matched somewhat my expectations. But still a little tiny bit better than expected.

Review written on 2024-05-07

Review for Glenfarclas 1996 The Family Casks (Release S21) Cask# 1070

BrandGlenfarclasCask/Batch#1070
SeriesThe Family Casks (Release S21)Vintage1996
RegionScotland / SpeysideBottled2021
BottlerDistillery BottlingAge25yo
TypeSingle MaltNon-Cillfilteredyes
CasksSherry ButtNatural coloryes
ABV52.3%Whiskybase ID:191995
Bottle photo source: Whiskybase.com

Remarks:
Extremely fruity. Very complex. Really delicious. You can’t smell it long enough. Fantastic

Overall I rate this Whisky:

  • Nose:
    Intense dark and slightly fermented fruit, berries, orange peel, dried fruit, raisins, light sulphur, spicy oak. A real fruit basket on the nose. Later on there is some dark honey and leather. There is also some chocolate, but it is rather restrained. The fruit clearly dominates here.

  • Taste:
    very intense dark fruits, berries, slightly fermented fruits, raisins, some sulphur in the background, creamy and oily, some honey and chocolate in the background, spicy oak, leather, orange peel.

  • Finish:
    dried fruits, oak, dark berries, furniture polish, vanilla and caramel, some leather.

Review written on 2024-05-05

Review for Arran Small Batch Heavily Peated

BrandArranCask/Batch#n/a
SeriesHeavily PeatedVintagen/a
RegionScotland / IslandsBottled2021
BottlerDistillery BottlingAgeNAS
TypeSingle MaltNon-Cillfilteredyes
CasksSherryNatural coloryes
ABV50%Whiskybase ID:232012
Bottle photo source: Whiskybase.com

Remarks:
Little complex on the nose and finish. The palate is much better

Overall I rate this Whisky:

  • Nose:
    smoky, fruity, smoked ham, some dried fruit, not very complex.

  • Taste:
    sweet fruity, dried fruit, a little smoky. Vanilla, caramel, berries, a little fruit acid. Very fruity here.

  • Finish:
    very fruity and smoky.

Review written on 2024-05-04