Glenrothes 1969 by Lonach - 87/100

Glenrothes 1969, 40yo by Lonach
ABV 40.2% - Cask Strength !!!

Nose: Cinnamon, Fruit, Vanilla, Faints of Leather
Taste: Apple, Tobacco, Light Spicey

87 points

Hakushu, heavily peated - 78/100

Distillery bottling
Abv 48%

nose: peat, light fruit, cookie spices
taste: peat (again), cookies
finish: little tickling, little spice

Hmm, i'm a fan of peated whiskies, but this one could not really get to me. Maybe because i didn't get any deeper level of taste below my first impression. Maybe I should say that for my taste it is not complex enough, should I improve my taste? Definitely, will try it in a few years again....

78 points

Bowmore 1999, Queen of the moorlands - 90/100

distilled 1999
bottled 2010

bottler: queen of the moorlands
bottle 20 of 199
cask 352
Abv 53,5%

nose: peat, flowers, marshland, vanilla
taste: surprisingly sweet, tickling, warm, Dutch "speculaas"
finish: just delicious

To be honoust,this was a present. But, boy, what a present indeed!!! This is a VERY nice dram. This is going to be one of my favourite bottles to sip from - maybe even maltstock or a 90-points tasting worth... And many thanks to the giver again!!

90 points

Glen Scotia 18yo by Kintra - 85/100

Distilled 02/1992
bottled 11/2010
cask 141
bottle 35 of 62
Abv 52,6%

nose: cherries, cookie spices, sherry
taste: whammie, Dutch black&white candy, peppery
finish: spicy, smokey

This is a reallynice whisky, i tasted it before at the WFNN this yearin Groningen, but believed it deserved a nice re-tasting, so did that last week together with thenext two drams. And it was worth it, finally a small independent Dutch bottler that finds it ways into very nice stock. Still curious what his own new make tastes like....

85 points

Locke's 8yo Crock - 82/100

Tasted the Locke's 8yo from a Crock yesterday. Surprised me a lot. I drink Kilbeggan as a 'standard' whiskey ever so often, but this is so different.

Overall: Nice, fresh whiskey
Nose: Oak, Fruity
Taste: Barley, Fruits (pear??), Metallic (copper??)

Didn't expect it to be this light on the nose and taste - a very nice whiskey to have just after your decaf coffee - don't drink it next to espresso; it will be humiliated !!!

No, just kidding - this is really a nice, fresh whiskey that I will be enjoying more often "Me thinks, laddy !!!" :)

Laphroaig 2000 - The Ultimate - 78/100

Dist: 18/09/2000
Botl: 07/12/2010
Vol%: 56,9
Cask: 4072
Bottle: 382/571

Straight:

Nose:
Grapefruit, citrus, burning heather, sulphury,

Taste:
Burning sensation ; is that the alcohol or did I just swallow fire ?? Sulphur again ?? Not much else then the burning sensation coming through, maybe a little liquorice.

With water:

Ah, much better nose and taste. Flowers in the nose, apples coming in. Yep, definitely liquorice in the taste, sweet tones. Still burning in the finish.

Overall for the price a good buy - curious about the new expression from The Ultimate.

Longrow CV - 84/100

A sample of Master of Malt

ABV: 46%

Nose: Peat, Raisins, Wood, Malt
Taste: Chocolade, Pistachios, Spicy
Aftertaste: Vanilla, hint of spicy, woody

Wow, what a nice dram, need to taste more of this one... ;)

Compass Box Spice Tree - 80/100

A sample of Master of Malt

ABV: 46%

Nose: Peppery, Dry Grass, vanilla, hint of cinnamon
Taste: Warm glow, spicy,
Aftertaste: Warmth, strong, spicyness stays long, woody, malty
Overall: would definitely drink this again....

Compass Box Aysla - 76/100

A Sample from Master of Malt

ABV: 40%

Nose: Citrus, raisins, hints of anise and ginger
Taste: Firey, more like a gin or cornspirit then whisky, grains
Aftertaste: smokey, grains/malty

Sheep Dip - 65/100

Sample from Master of Malt.

ABV: 40%
Nose: Peppery, decreases, becomes flat, hints of rubber
Taste: Nutty, flat, standard
Not complex, overall just average

Balblair, 18yo, 1965-1984 - 83/100

Nose: light/mild, fruity freshness, blossoms

Taste: starts of really bitter, later on liquorice and more sweetness

Overall: not the richness you would expect from a 18yo, the bitterness really put me down. The nose is nice and saves the score.

Nikka Yoichi 10yo - 86/100

Nose:
Woody tones, Vanilla,
With water becomes floral
Later hints of cinnamon appear

Taste:
Spicy, Wood, Leather

Aftertaste:
Dry cheeks,
Does not go down the throath

Comment:
Fine whisky, spicy, burning,
smell is very good.

Points: 86/100

Talisker 10yo - 83/100

Pfww, you would expect a little salt in a whisky from the west coast of Scotland, but I think somebody mixed up the salt and pepper vessel. What an amount of pepper!! The taste is very peppery, while the nose is lovely smokey with strong hints of spice. Lingering in the mouth, the whisky releases liquorice-wood and reminds me of the Dutch liquorice-candy "Sneker Zoethoudertjes".

To sum it up: nibbling on a piece of liquorice-wood, that's been dipped in the pepper-pot... delicious !!

Talisker 25yo - 85/100

Lovely nose, the well-known pepper-smell and -taste, but much more subtle than with the 10yo. The smokiness is also more softer... a goodie !!

When Talisker 10yo is the ferry from Glen Elg to Kylerhea, the 25yo is the Skye-bridge, much easier, different, but no less attractive. On the contrary; it's complexity, deeper character makes it a better one to my opinion.

ABV : 56,9%

Bernheim Original Wheat Whisky - 83/100

Smells like flowers, a walk in a herbal-garden, vanilla.
Taste is spanky, strong, nice long heave finish

ABV : 45%

This was a sample from Master of Malts, was already standing some time in the cabinet. The first Wheat whisky I ever tasted, lovely whisky. Curious about other wheat whisky's.

Old pulteney wk499

Nice, liquorice, fudge, nutty, vanilla