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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.

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Scotch

Springbank 10 Year, 100 Proof (US bottling) – Campbeltown Single Malt

Originally posted to Reddit by brettrick.

Hey Scotchit, long-time lurker, first-time review (discounting the Bunnahabhain 12 community review a couple weeks ago). For my first review, I thought it’d be interesting to take a look at something procured through a swap over at ScotchSwap. This particular sample comes courtesy of TheDopeGodfather, who was kind enough to send his samples out in advance of me receiving my bottles. What a stand-up guy. Anyway, on to the review!

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World Whisky

Karuizawa Asama Review – Japanese Single Malt Whisky

Originally posted to Reddit by esajz24.

Since we veered a bit away from Scotland with the French Kornog, let’s keep with that theme. It’s high time I reviewed another Japanese whisky! This time, the whisky in question is Asama, produced at the now closed Karuizawa distillery and bottled by the Number One Drinks Company.

Asama is an 11 year old bottling and contains sherry matured whisky that was distilled during 1999 and 2000, the final years of Karuizawa’s operation. So sad that the distillery closed… For now, at least, the most I can do is savor a glass of their whisky! Oh, an interesting tidbit is that the whisky is called Asama after Mount Asama, the volcano by which Karuizawa was built.