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Irish

Bushmills 16 Single Malt – The Whiskey that Thinks it’s a Whisky

Originally posted to Reddit by Biomortis

Bushmills Single Malt Irish Whiskey 16 Year Old

40%ABV – $66.00USD

Background – This is an Irish single malt offering from Bushmills that is aged in 3 steps. For 16 years their spirit is matured in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks and then transfered to port wine barrels for an undisclosed period of time. While the 10 year is just awful in comparison, the 16 is a real standout in Bushmill’s lineup.

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Scotch

Balvenie 12 y/o Single Barrel 1st Fill Review – Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Originally posted to Reddit by bigmoneysalsa

With help from a couple of friends over at /r/scotchswap, I recently picked up a bottle of the new and highly anticipated Balvenie 12 Single Barrel First Fill. A worthy follow-on to the Single Barrel 15?

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Reviews Scotch

Ardbeg Galileo 12 Year Old Review – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Originally posted to Reddit by gingerzilla

Ardbeg Galileo 12 year old, 49% ABV

Aged in Burbon and Masala casks purchased Willow Park Wines, Calgary, AB $120

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Reviews Scotch

Springbank 12 Claret Wood Review – Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Originally posted to Reddit by UncleTobys

Springbank 12 Claret Wood, 54.4% ABV

Aged 9 years in refill bourbon casks, then another 3 years in claret casks

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Scotch

Johnny Walker Green Label Blended Malt Scotch – My 1st Review

Originally posted to Reddit Reddit by Im-a-scientist.

This is my first review. Not because it’s my favorite scotch (it’s not) nor because it’s my first scotch (it’s not) but because I’ve recently decided to review everything I have, and this bottle is almost gone.

So without further ado:

Johnny Walker – Green Label 15 year aged blend

Including: Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore, Caol Ila. ABV: 43% $80, Purchased Christmas 2011.

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Scotch

Glenfiddich 12 y/o Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review

Originally posted to Reddit by TOModera.

I’ve been drinking a lot of independent and rare bottles of Scotch, and while that’s pretty awesome, it’s time to get back to some of the unsung, great everyday Scotches that we all enjoy.

To start off this habit (which I don’t know how long it will last, let’s guess… four reviews? Sounds good to me, fictional individual I made up to have a conversation with myself in the middle of a sentence), we’ll be going for my go-to Scotch when I’m at a non-Scotch bar, Glenfiddich 12. As I was at a spa/Thai restaurant with my wife and she offered me a drink, I went for this great go to.

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Scotch

Yellow Spot 12yr Review – Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Originally posted to Reddit by esajz24

Yellow Spot has recently been reintroduced as a 12 year old whisky. It’s garnered a lot of praise since its release, even winning Whisky Advocate’s Irish Whisky of the Year Award. I liked it NAS brother Green Spot, but Redbreast 12, another single pot still whisky from Midleton Distillery, was a real favorite. I think Yellow Spot has a good chance to follow in those footsteps, especially considering that is presented at 46% ABV and is non chill filtered. Good stuff!

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Scotch

Lagavulin 16 Islay single malt Scotch whisky review

Originally posted to Reddit by TheRotundHobo.