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Review: Cragganmore 20yo MoM

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Cragganmore 20yo/1991 cask 1146 MoM – 53.5% – Straw in colour, indicating bourbon finish. Classic dunnage warehouse smells; earthy, slightly woody and damp, and a big dollop of barley maltiness. A nice age on the palate, easy to drink as is. The palate follows very much on from the nose… It’s fairly thick, lightly fruity, a bit spicy and warming, the age seems to work perfectly for it. There’s a good long finish which is reasonably complex and moorish. Enjoyable dram with a slight tropical note at the end. Sadly now sold out / discontinued, but keep and eye out for any future similar bottlings. A classy, quality Speysider, I expect nothing else from the chaps at master of malt!

Review: Benrinnes 14 Year Old MoM

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Benrinnes 14 Year Old MoM – 57.80%.

Rich gold colour.

Slightly woody nose, over ripe bananas, grapes and currents with plenty of natural brown demerara sugar; a general Speyside background note. Some vitality there for sure. Fairly thick and strong on the palate, a touch of water possibly needed. Slightly unusual taste, certainly something new to me. The over ripe bananas on the nose have turned into bananas on the palate that are almost rotten or at least heavily sun dried, although not yet actually quite dry.
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Mini Review: Glenturret 34yo/1977 – MoM

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Glenturret 34yo/1977 – MoM – 47.9%. Gold colour, fantastic nose, elegant not overly woody. On the palate fairly thick, a nice consistency that covers the whole mouth wonderfully, gently woody, fruity and spicy with the old age coming through wonderfully with a warming finish that goes on and on with all sorts of complex sweet notes. What a shame this is all sold out! So, so moreish, you just keep going back for more, and at a perfect drinking strength at NCS it goes down wonderfully easily. Whiffs of smoke at the back of the finish. 92+.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/glenturret-34-year-old-master-of-malt-single-cask-whisky/

Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Rumbullion! Navy Strength

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It doesn’t have to all be about whisky… so for tonight’s review I’d like to introduce:

Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Rumbullion! Navy Strength.
By / from Master of Malt…

The official blurb reads as such.. “Rumbullion! Navy Strength is made using a secret recipe with a Caribbean rum at its spicy core. Expect big spicy flavours of cardamom, clove and vanilla in this legendary spiced rum.” For my notes, please read on…

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