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| Rating | 35/40 | |
| Origin | Taiwan | |
| Distillery | KaVaLan | |
| Series | Solist | |
| Style | Single Barrel Single Malt Whisky | |
| Cask | Sherry Cask 3100125005A | |
| Bottled | 2017 | |
| Bottles | 470 | |
| Strength | 57.1% (114.2 proof) | |
| Retailer | K&L Wine Merchants | |
| Price | $210 |
Nose: (8/10)
Palate: (9/10)
Finish: (9/10)
Balance: (9/10)
| Rating | 31/40 | |
| Origin | Scotland, Central Speyside | |
| Distillery | Aultmore | |
| Owner | Bacardi via John Dewar & Sons | |
| Distilled | June 2008 | |
| Bottler | Hunter Laing & Co. | |
| Series | Sovereign | |
| Style | Single Barrel Single Malt Whisky | |
| Cask | Sherry Butt #HL13138 | |
| Bottled | August 2017 | |
| Bottles | 631 | |
| Strength | 59,8% (119.6 proof) | |
| Retailer | K&L Wine Merchants |
Nose: The mummified corpses of licorice candies melted under the Saharan sun and shriveled up to a state of utterly desiccated, dark tightness. (8/10)
Palate: Beastly and rough but full of beauty and power in its hot, raging magnificence. (9/10)
Finish: Bitter, medicinal flavors slowly build and layer in the back. (9/10)
Balance: And what rough beast dram, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem my mouth to be born drunk. (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 | 35/40 |
| Origin | Scotland, Central Speyside |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons via Edrington Group |
| Series | Classic Cut |
| Style | Single Malt Whisky |
| Cask | Sherry Seasoned Oak Casks from Jerez |
| Bottled | April 2017 |
| Bottles | 90,000 |
| Strength | 58.4% (116.8 proof) |
| Price | $75-140 |
Nose: Deliciously deep! (9/10)
Palate: (8/10)
Finish: Leaves a lovely warm glow with some residual smokiness. (9/10)
Balance: Oddly thin in the very middle. (9/10)