Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or Sauternes cask
Honey overload on the nose with vanilla and apricot and the sweetness of a desert wine. The palette offers more honey and malt loaf with spice. The finish is long and smooth with woody overtones.
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Glenfiddich 21 Reserva Rum Cask Finish
Lots of toffee and vanilla on the nose and the smell of leather seats in a new car with a bit of pineapple and those sweetie bananas we had when we were wee. On the palate there’s more toffee with…
Tomatin 10 year old
A dram from Scotland’s largest malt distillery which has lots of body and vanilla and toffee on the nose with overtones of Ovaltine. The nose has lots of barley sugar and puff candy with coffee. There’s a hint of peat…
Balvenie Single Barrel 15
This is a first for me as I’d never seen this whisky before, let alone try it. The first thing that strikes you is the rich colour which is like a cream sherry. The nose is all cherries with nutmeg…
Highland Park 12 year old
Many of my pals drink Highland Park and swear by it. I always thought it was a dram that wanted to be an Islay malt when it grows up but I’ve reassessed my opinion. It’s smoky on the palette with…
Old Pulteney 12 year old
Tonight’s Dram de Jour is the robust Old Pulteney from the most northerly distillery on the mainland. Honey and heather on the nose then caramel and vanilla on the palate with a hint of sea salt. A sturdy dram suitable…
Aberfeldy 12 year old
A very pleasant dram which is all honey on the nose with a hint of bonny purple heather and pear with overtones of very burnt toast. The palate is honey again with big fat soft fruits like plums and spice…
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14
As you can see from the bottle, this is my “go-to dram”! Toffee and fresh fruits on the nose with a palate that manifests vanilla (thanks to the rum cask) and toffee sweet notes with a great body and a…
Glenmorangie Signet
Glenmorangie state that this is a “rare spirit of Espresso intensity” and they’re not wrong. The nose is cocoa with orange peel and syrup. The palate is fantastic; you can taste the charred barrel that it was matured in alongside…
Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch 62
My colleague Chris gave me this as a present and a fine choice it was too! It’s the 62nd batch of A’Bunadh from Aberlour and is a hefty 59.9% ABV. The nose gave me Christmas cake, cloves, cinnamon and chocolate…