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12 October 2026

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5 Amber Room Reviews

Amber Room Review

Signatory Vintage Glenfarclas 1964 1995 54,1% Cask 4996

Glenfarclas
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Client photo: Signatory Vintage Glenfarclas 1964 bottle, 54.1%, with a tasting sample vial.
Client photo: tasting sample labelled SV Glenfarclas 1964–1995 54.1% beside a nosing glass.
Client photo: tasting sample labelled SV Glenfarclas 1964–1995 54.1% beside a nosing glass.

Whisky facts

Independent Bottler
Signatory Vintage
ABV
54.1%
Vintage
1964
Bottled
1995
Cask number
4996

Nose

Oranges, honey, dried fruits, slightly smoky, a bit waxy

Body

Very fruits, much fresher than I thought, but gets increasingly drier and darker, creamy, not as powerful and punchy as I would expect from a 54,1% whisky, sweet, honey, dark chocolates

Finish

Medium, dry, dark fruits finish, melons and honeydew

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Amber Room Review

Warehousemen's Selection Bowmore 1999 17 Years Old 51,3%

Bowmore
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Client photo: Simple Sample Bowmore 1999, 17 years, Warehousemen's Selection, 51.3% sample bottle beside a nosing glass.

Tasting sample photo

Whisky facts

Bottling type
Official Bottling
Age
17 years
ABV
51.3%
Vintage
1999

Suprisingly good young Bowmore, only slightly bitter and spicy towards the end

Nose

Floral, a bit funky, sweet, definitely the sherry cask influence coming through, not a lot of smoke

Body

Sweet, the smoke finally comes through, a bit farmy and funky, some wine cask influence, floral

Finish

Slightly bitter & spicy finish

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Amber Room Review

Gordon & Macphail Linkwood 1970 2010 40 Years Old 42,6% Cask 823

Linkwood
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Client photo: Gordon & MacPhail Linkwood, distilled 1970, 40, 42.6%, bottle with a tasting sample vial.
Client photo: tasting sample labelled GM Linkwood 1970 beside a tulip nosing glass.
Client photo: tasting sample labelled GM Linkwood 1970 beside a tulip nosing glass.

Whisky facts

Independent Bottler
Gordon & Macphail
Age
40 years
ABV
42.6%
Vintage
1970
Bottled
2010
Cask number
823

Nose

Orchard fruits, creamy, sweet, a bit smoky, quite an intense nose for a 42,6% whisky, a bit floral as well

Body

Oaky, a little bitter, funky, slightly sweet, a wood-bomb

Finish

Short, dry, oaky finish

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Amber Room Review

Glenglassaugh 1975 43 Years Old 41,2%

Glenglassaugh
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Client photo: Glenglassaugh 1975, 41.2%, Quaich Bar tasting sample beside a nosing glass.

Tasting sample photo

Whisky facts

Independent Bottler
Quaich Bar
Age
43 years
ABV
41.2%
Vintage
1975

Nose

Tropical fruits, floral, sweet, honey, slightly creamy and cereal

Body

Slightly bitter and oaky, still sweet but the oakiness is dominant; perhaps one of those whiskies that have spent too much time in the cask

Finish

Medium, dry, oaky, and bitter finish

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