A one dimensional & bitter, over sherried Ben Nevis
A bit sour, bready sourdough, kinda like yogurt, sweet, fresh fruits, custard apples
Slightly sour, over sherried, a bit umami
Long slightly bitter & spicy finish
Floral, creamy, oily, sweet
Sweet but gets overwhelming bitter/spicy presumably due to the young age, then gets a bit hot
Long spicy finish, quite oaky; quite an active cask
Very floral & perfumy, herbal tea, creamy, sweet cherries, a bit sulphur, prunes, raisins
Typical old dark sherried body, sweet & bitter
Long dry bitter finish, slightly spicy
A prime example of excellent Ardbeg from the 1970s, surprisingly sweet for an oak cask matured Ardbeg
A subtle & elegant meaty smoke, takes a while for the smoke to develops itself, an excellent well-rounded sweet & smoky nose, gets a bit creamy with water
Punchy, sweet, briny, meaty, coal, oily, a bit waxy
Long dry, slightly spicy finish, the smoke lingers & is more balanced than the Kingsbury
An excellent late 90s single cask Ardbeg from Kingsbury, especially for the price of just 340£, which is much more affordable than any of the OB Ardbeg Single Cask from the 90s and the 2000s!
Very typical meaty Ardbeg smoke, but rather elegant and not as punchy as I expected from the ABV, slightly sweet & herbal
Sweet, meaty, slightly spicy, very punchy & intense just the way I would expect an Aaaaaardbeg to be, gets salty & briny, again quite BBQ & a bit coal/industrial towards the end With water the bitterness appear, would not recommend
Long, sweet, slightly spicy and mouthcoating finish, the meaty smokiness lingers for a while
As you can see from the color, the nose is typical of an old sherried Macallan, dates, prunes, dried fruits, slightly herbal & menthol, darker & more grapy towards the end
Quite heavily sherried, dark & slightly bitter, followed by a balanced sweetness, tea, herbal, old-sherried bomb, gets slightly creamy towards the end
Short, slightly dry finish, a bit of oakiness & spicy
Floral, less smoky, a more elegant nose compared to the Wu Dram Clan bottle
Borderline soapy, sweet, a bit spicy & hot
Long, dry, sweet & spicy finish, again quite floral
Amber Room Review
Meaty smoke, reminds me of Caol Ila, a bit floral
The smoke is very young and raw, slightly salty, very punchy smoke, a bit hot & bitter
Long dry bitter finish
Quite floral & borderline perfumy, banana breads, banana oil, very pleasant nose
Salty, minerals, very sweet, caramel, slightly bitter towards the end probably due to the young age
Long mineral finish, runs slightly hot
Although it’s a 50 Years Old whisky, it is definitely not as complex as I expected
Herbal, meaty, sweet, dark fruits, bready, a bit floral
Sweet, honey, dark fruits, prunes, cherries, quite a balanced mix between the dark fruit bitterness and honeyed sweetness, not as dark old sherried as I expected
Medium, dry sweet finish, a bit oaky
A good fruitbomb but a bit one dimensional
Uber fruit-bomb, sweet fresh fruits, nectars, creamy
Very sweet fresh fruits, slightly salty & menthol
Long, slightly bitter finish
Good value 200x Clynelish
Very floral nose, vanilla, slightly creamy, orchard fruits
Very sweet & zesty, gets slightly bitter towards the end, creamy, herbal
Long, sweet, but slightly hot finish
An excellent 1990s Clynelish although the pricetag is hefty
Very creamy nose, floral, sweet
Quite zesty, nectarines, oranges, bittersweet, slightly waxy, vanilla
Long slightly salty, mineral, slightly waxy and coating finish
A good old Glenlivet but the bitterness & hot finish brings it down a notch
Grassy, herbal, slightly creamy, burnt sugars
Sweet, thick mouthfeel, slightly bitter, zesty, quite creamy & a bit oily
Short finish, runs slightly hot despite the 40% ABV
Amber Room Review
A very interesting vatting of 1969 Bowmore, Bruichladdich, and Bunnahabhain in order to bring the whisky up to just above 40% as the cask of Bowmore was apparently below the threshold. Definitely does not expect anything near the quality of the legendary 1960s and 1970s Bowmore but at just around 750eur you really can't go wrong with a 1960s 36yo Islay whisky!
Alot of exotic fresh sweet tropical fruits, definitely a 1960s Islay alright, an amazing nose with a good balance between the floral sweet fruitiness & the subtle sea smokiness, peaches, subtle & elegant smoke
Again, the smoke is there but very subtle & elegant as it gives way to the more prominent fruity sweetness, a bit briny, gets more bitter towards the end, oranges, peaches, creamy, mangoes,the body is definitely very Bunnabhain-dominated
Medium creamy finish, the creaminess is quite mouthcoating
