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| Rating | 37/40 |
| Origin | Scotland, Islay, South Shore |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Series | Natural Cask Strength, 16th Release, 200th Anniversary Edition |
| Style | Single Malt Whisky |
| Peated | yes |
| Bottled | 2016 |
| Strength | 57.7% (115.4 proof) |
| Price | $100-200 |
Nose: Minty peat chocolate. (9/10)
Palate: Hot! Good! Peat! (9/10)
Finish: Oooooh! Aaaah! (10/10)
Balance: Yes. (9/10)
| Rating | 32/40 |
| Origin | Scotland, Islands, Skye |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Distilled | 2002 |
| Series | Distillers Edition |
| Style | Single Malt Whisky |
| Peated | Yes |
| Cask | Amoroso Sherry Double Maturation |
| Bottled | 2013 |
| Strength | 45.8% (91.6 proof) |
| Price | $55-80 |
Nose: A bunch of grapes are having a smoke. (8/10)
Palate: A dusty bar of chocolate on which someone wrote “Peat!” with white chalk. (8/10)
Finish: Hangs around up top at first but eventually relaxes and lowers itself into the chest cavity layer by layer (8/10)
Balance: Well done! (8/10)
| Rating | 34/40 |
| Origin | Scotland, Campeltown |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Distilled | November 2002 |
| Style | Small Batch Single Malt Whisky |
| Cask | Fresh and Refill Bourbon Barrels |
| Bottled | August 2017 |
| Bottles | 9000 |
| Strength | 55.8% (111.6 proof) |
| Price | $115-150 |
Nose: Plums and peaches. (9/10)
Palate: Delicious alcohol-soaked peach slices served on a wooden cutting board. (9/10)
Finish: One is first left with just a few acerbic notes but then, eventually, fruity echoes rise followed by a deep warmth. This takes serious time to develop though. (9/10)
Balance: I’m dinging it on the balance because the finish sure takes some time to sort itself out. But, hoo boy, is it awesome when it finally does! (7/10)