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inner circle at mac hq but from an outside point of view it hasn t really seemed to knock the lustre off macallan s luxury status they re a brand more than a whisky these days anyway aye and if we re being entirely honest it s hard not to feel like they re coasting on a reputation more than a product anyway macallan macallan sherry oak 12 yo 2022 43 abv nose no doubting the lineage here super goopy the lovechild of a chocolate menage a trois between milk duds whoppers and cherry cordials licorice all sorts lamp oil some sort of spiced rum raisin dessert a whiff of sour milk palate chocolate and jam raisins in trifle sugar crisp meets coffee crisp weighty macallan stylings played through a child s stereo finish a lingering mingling of cinnamon vanilla cherry cough syrup copper dandelion greens in fudge thoughts quite good can t lie 85 100 macallan sherry oak 18 yo 2023 edition 43 abv nose neat kinda a mashup of old and new school 30 70 ratio maybe gingerbread mulling spices candied orange peel marzipan licorice coriander palate sharp and modern now with just a wee bit of that echoing old school charm cinnamon cognac a hint of rose macarons burnt jam again definitely macallan dna so it s a true one too much wood though makes it kinda top heavy feels very wet fill esque finish cinnamon marzipan orange then the tannins sink their fangs in thoughts i get the sneaking feeling that a mediocre sub par even perhaps cask or two got stirred into the mix i can t help but wonder what anyone is thinking when they lay down 850ca for this one i also don t understand how something can seem both slathered in goopy caramel and at the same time wafer thin nae bad nae great 83 5 100 cr this entry was posted in macallan on may 3 2025 by antihero7 decadent dirtiness leave a reply decadent drams old style sherrywood malt whisky blended malt 23 yo guaranteed 23 years old filled 2001 bottled 2024 sherrywood 587 bottles 45 1 abv damn old school like one room schoolhouse old school this is cherry brandy run through a coal miner s work shirt a 1930s train engine mechanic s pall mall extinguished in a wedge of black forest cake a back alley turkish coffee to wash down a fistful of black cherries and pomegranate seeds scorched licorice root dipped in engine oil and buckleys elixir used to muddle mixed berries very cool very challenging very much my style more of these please from the back of the bottle this decadent drams bottling is a single sherry butt of blended malt 2001 as we understand it this blended malt stock was actually filled in 2001 using a mix of component malts most of whish were considerably older at the time which probably explains its rather old school classical sherry profile and just to up the intrigue this was then re racked into an ex ardbeg sherry butt for about a year that 45 1 is cask strength by the way nose weighty sunrype fruit bars coffee grounds and potting soil jams or maybe jammy dodgers campfire pies flaming brand new woolen socks tea menth ol soft licorice blueberry palate chewy but dry like ground up oreo wafers vaguely medicinal dirty dulce de lecce more oreo wafers smeared or stuffed with jams a slight soapy undertone some slightly over oxidized notes that remind of old sherries and maybe last gasp dump the remains port wines too finish long and muddy but the fruits remain with a dry cocoa ashy ness thoughts a heavier more primordial style the ardbeg influence is really only present on the palate i find altogether more ardmore ish than ardbeggian one to drink late at night in a remote scottish bothy with a rough fire smoldering away to fight off the chill balanced so oddly seemingly incongruously balanced 89 5 100 cr this entry was posted in blended malts and tagged angus mcraild blended malt decadent drams decadent drinks on march 25 2025 by antihero7 islands in the sound that is what we are leave a reply or something along those lines anyway sorry kenny and dolly anyway let s dig into a neat little duo from whisky sponge there was a vision here release a single cask bottling from both beloved hebridean islands islay and jura a bottling that was naked in spirit and cask dressing matured entirely on its respective island and offered at natural cask strength in one hand we have a jura from the early years of whyte mackay ownership and in the other a bruichladdich from the early years of the distillery s renaissance this would have been distilled after w m finally relinquished the dormant distillery and existing stock from their portfolio to mark reynier jim mcewan and the rest of the merry pranksters so many beautiful souls i have to commend sir sponge for sourcing these casks and knowing just when to bottle them plucked from wood at a seemingly perfect time in both cases whisky sponge edition no 96 bruichladdich 19 y o 2005 2024 1st fill bourbon barrel 206 bottles 55 8 abv everything i want in a bruichladdich we re finally now seeing what one of the most interesting makes in all of scotchland turns into when it grows into adulthood there s a spellbinding audacity to a distillery making such a standout spirit i have a feeling that bruichladdich s day is still to come says angus tastes like leviathan wrestling and dolphin husbandry nose nutty milky sour and butyric as expected in such an exposed outing lactic baby vomit minerally sour orange and gentle mandarin medical tape chlorine pool water white chocolate vanilla candle scottish tablet palate putty and chalk and clay and any sort of organic malleable minerally kinda thing you can think of a few drops of olive oil spilled into vegetable oil smoke toasted croissants pears soaked in brine blood orange finish a lot of phunky notes going on here but the phinish is very clean and cohesive thoughts unexpectedly smoky on the palate this one polarized at a recent tasting i was one of the small handful that adored it unapologetically a 90 100 whisky sponge edition no 97 jura 30 y o 1994 2024 refill hogshead 203 bottles 46 0 abv thirty years in a refill hoggy utterly brilliant to leave it alone thank you for that refill wood with deep years is the recipe for most of my favorite drams so i concede a bit of excitement bias coming into this jura there s also the fact that there simply are not enough paterson influence free juras out there or dalmores or fettercairns for that matter any opportunity to engage with an indie jura is fun says angus tastes like cosplaying as a pirate while being lured into a whirlpool by a devious mermaid nose bird s brand custard melty brie cheese loads of soft tangled fruit notes candy like beach bare feet salty bread dough yeasty and fermenty leading into guava tangerine very faint mango juicy fruit gum very fishing village esque palate incredibly soft landing salted spiced custard or heavy cream purple wine gums yellow grapefruit pith burnt pineapple vaguely medicinal sourdough crust insect repellent olive oil finish very clean and elegant minerally and almost herbaceous or maybe that s just the grains and oak thoughts either way a very vulnerable nakedness that i adore 90 100 a point i was going to post this one separately but it just seemed to fit here so islay sponge part iv port charlotte 20 y o 20 yo 2003 2023 refill hogshead 241 bottles 56 5 abv undoubtedly one of my most adored recent releases port charlotte is a top tenner for me maybe top five in terms of profile and i can t even begin to tell you how excited i am for a future full of well matured pcs i feel that port charlotte is aging like the finest of wines it s neat to see this coming of age especially when we look back at those early pc number releases pc5 pc6 pc7 etc special thanks to a mate of mine out west who was doubly kind with this one i ll spare you all the story but to my generous benefactor suffice to say i have a wee package of reciprocity coming together oh so slowly no excuses for my delinquency nose warm suede the collective smells of the farmyard windswept fields cow sh t and horse stables mandarins peach and tangerine and nectarine spanish cedar sour yeasty notes leaning into butyric acids lime tobacco snuff brine and a touch of ammonia coal smoke palate orange creamsicle cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkled over peaches and cream a soft but weighty smoke like a moist medium cigar yeah i said moist twice lots of citrus lots of creamy buttery notes oily and heavy i feel like i just kissed someone wearing shea butter lotion finish archaic and absolutely bonkers in an echoes of brora sort of way loooooooong but never long enough thoughts ruben at whiskynotes nailed it brora meets old ardbeg but there is an unmistakable mcewan era laddie ness too let s say divide those three profiles into thirds i think that s getting to this one i have to echo ruben s sentiments this is a future classic what a bottling smoky tropical baby puke at the ranch 92 100 maybe even 93 cr this entry was posted in bruichladdich jura port charlotte and tagged angus mcraild bruichladdich islay jura single malt whisky whisky sponge on march 16 2025 by antihero7 the king is dead long live the king leave a reply ardbeg 17 committee exclusive 2024 bottled 2023 released 2024 40 abv we screamed for years for ardbeg to give us back the 17 instead of another cleverly concocted and marketed limited release it seems our pleas have not fallen on deaf ears or more likely the good people at ardbeg were already miles ahead of us i d almost given up hope of seeing this ever come to fruition needless to say this is a warmly welcomed return 20 years after the original 17 was retired in my humble opinion anyway unquestionably the best modern 40 er i ve tried in recent memory well done ardbeg now this homage was cool but how about a 46 version nose lime margarita or rather mezcal rita but with very retrained agave notes melon tangerine starfruit starfruit brioche white pepper mineral notes slightly slate like potter s clay and a wee bit of vanilla wafer cookie doused in pool water palate more tangerine cantaloupe shellfish brine salt licorice a decent smokiness clean malty notes sadly very thin finish i love the way the melons linger with that ashy smokiness a bit of sharp greens married to mint and then those mezcal ritas again thoughts elegant somewhere between the new and old schools the old 17 meets airigh nam beist meets a touch of the lumsden era distillate others haven t been quite so generous i hear but despite the baseline abv 89 100 we ve also been clamoring for a ten cask strength y know essentially renaissance redux a not so subtle hint hopefully cr cr this entry was posted in ardbeg and tagged ardbeg islay peat peated on march 13 2025 by antihero7 a few cambus to get us started leave a reply first session back in the saddle cambus one of the lost grain distilleries of course cambus gave up the ghost in 1993 as diageo continued streamlining operations in a more challenging time as regards whisky anyway so there are a fair few well aged examples out there by this point in particular plenty of 1991s while i haven t confirmed that the macbeth bottling from elixir distillers was a 91 the math seems to work and i honestly don t recall ever seeing a 1992 so i think we can say these four are almost certainly all 91s grains remain a legit option for those romanced by high age statements over high price tags there s a sacrifice of complexity and a narrowing of the flavour spectrum but there are some great finds out there for the discerning anyway let s get grainy first up a couple ex bourbon examples cooper s choice cambus 1991 32 yo 1991 2024 bourbon cask no 79880 264 bottles 47 5 abv nose lemon pine and sandalwood shortbread lemon cookies underripe pear and green banana cheap white table wine canned fruit syrup ginger confectioners sugar palate sweet and fruity arrival that sharpens up a bit in the midpalate jicama ribbon candy vanilla and lemon white freezies tinned peach finish clean very pleasant white bread dough flavours the fading notes scream white freezies at me thoughts i think this one was done a bit of a disservice by dilution i could see an extra mark or two if this sat around the 52 54 mark still quite ok 82 100 cambus 31 yo elixir distillers macbeth act one the ghosts bottled 2023 650 bottles 46 2 abv nose lemon meringue pie french vanilla ice cream creamy orange sherbet some sort of kitchen hand soap shea butter cold cream homemade white buns slightly maillard reaction y melon and banana cream palate white chocolate both the good kind and the cheap sugared mess hemp body butter from the body shop vanilla stoli with ginger lemon squares liberally covered in confectioners sugar finish dry and quite woody after about 30 seconds bone dry thoughts very safe no romance a friend zone whisky to be sure 80 5 100 and now cambus in ex sherry signatory vintage cambus 1991 31 yo 31 yo 1991 2023 refill oloroso butt cask no 104229 330 bottles 50 5 abv nose dark vanilla cream crème brulée milky earl grey tea grape and eucalyptus ginger toasted marshmallow freshly washed wooden chopping block soft lemon tones pie crust very roasty toasty palate very silky well made aquavit stirred into vanilla over chewed juicy fruit gum and maybe a tick of bazooka joe lemon soap finish rich and textural but gets a bit tannic in short order thoughts a little too simple for my tastes but the sherry brings a neat heft i find grains and sherry can often be a bit uncomfortable with each other not my favorite style but not inelegant in its own way either 84 100 cambus 1991 càrn mòr celebration of the cask 27 yo 1991 2019 sherry butt number 61976 515 bottles 60 6 abv nose rather savoury faint notes of marmite and mince on rye or pumpernickel mushroomy umami notes tarragon old rosemary potpourri without rose petals a tick of grease and some black olive focaccia bread palate ok slightly less soupy than the nose hinted at dark jams on deeply toasted dark breads pea shells musty old sherry smores with a smear of jam just after having eaten a grilled burger finish long and rich makes me think of a bit of grilled beef with a dab of some sort of pomegranate reduction thoughts the palate saves this one barely not much in the way of balance here though 77 10 cr this entry was posted in cambus and tagged cambus closed distillery grain whisky silent stills on march 10 2025 by antihero7 psssst 1 reply heya been a bit there s been a lot going on here lots of moving parts in our lives lots of things that have kept me from having the time and desire for this little vanity journal we started all those years back most i will keep to myself but i ll be honest one of the biggest deterrents has been the fact that i work in the world of whisky i spend 40 hours a week talking whisky and that s before time dedicated to the clubs and the events and the random conversations with people and all of that comes before the simpler pleasures like sharing a few drams with friends that s a lot of time spent talking about whisky if you get me i ve also spent the be...