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December 30, 2017 |
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Whiskyfun's
No-Awards 2017
Strictly no awards, it's just a personal list of the whiskies and malternatives I liked best each and every months this year, for the record. Please note that Angus's scores have not been taken into account. |
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| Favourite recent bottling of the month |
| January 2017 |
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92 |
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Glenfarclas 1979/2016 (46.9%, OB, for Eiling Lim, cask #8818, 188 bottles) |
| Feb. 2017 |
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91 |
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Bunnahabhain 42 yo 1973/2016 (47.9%, Signatory Vintage, refill sherry butt, cask #12145, 427 bottles) |
| March 2017 |
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92 |
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Port Ellen 32 yo 1983/2016 (54%, The Auld Alliance, Singapore, cask #001/508, 120 bottles) |
| April 2017 |
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94 |
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Port Ellen 33 yo 1983/2016 (55.9%, The First Editions, Author’s Series, sherry butt, 142 bottles) |
| May 2017 |
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93 |
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North British 55 yo 1961/2017 (55.1%, Hunter Laing, The Sovereign, cask # 13328, 144 bottles) |
| June 2017 |
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94 |
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Port Ellen 34 yo 1982/2017 (61.7%, Hunter Laing, The Kinship, bourbon cask, 545 bottles) |
| July 2017 |
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94 |
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Ardbeg 23 yo 1993/2017 (52.4%, Cadenhead, 175th Anniversary Tasting Session, bourbon hogshead) |
| August 2017 |
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92 |
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Bunnahabhain 30 yo 1986/2017 (52.6%, North Star Spirits, bourbon hogshead) |
| Sept. 2017 |
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93 |
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Springbank 21 yo (49.6%, OB, for the UK, single cask, oloroso sherry, 702 bottles, 2016) |
| October 2017 |
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94 |
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Springbank 23 yo 1994/2017 (50.6%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) |
| Nov. 2017 |
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92 |
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Speyside Region 43 yo 1973/2017 (46.5%, Liquid Treasures, sherry butt, cask #9) |
| Dec. 2017 |
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93 |
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Chichibu 2012/2017 (62.5%, OB for La Maison du Whisky, 2second fill bourbon barrel, peated, cask #2087) |
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| Favourite older bottling of the month |
| January 2017 |
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91 |
Ardbeg 1966/1992 (50.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #33.13) |
| Feb. 2017 |
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92 |
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Speyside Region 41 yo 1969/2010 (54.3%, The Whisky Agency, The Perfect Dram, bourbon hogshead, 195 bottles) |
| March 2017 |
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95 |
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Ardbeg 24 yo 1965/1990 (54.4%, Cadenhead, black dumpy, 75cl) |
| April 2017 |
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92 |
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Port Ellen 11 yo (46%, Wilson & Morgan, Barrel Selection, bottled by Cadenhead, +/-1992) |
| May 2017 |
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96 |
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Miltonhaugh 28 yo 1966 (63.5%, The Whisky Connoisseur, cask #3154, +/-1994) |
| June 2017 |
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93 |
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Port Ellen 21 yo 1976/1998 (46%, Wilson & Morgan, Barrel Selection) |
| July 2017 |
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92 |
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Highland Park 12 yo (80° proof, W. Cadenhead, early 1960s) |
| August 2017 |
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93 |
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Caperdonich 38 yo 1972/2011 (46%, Mo Or Collection, bourbon hogshead, cask #7437, 162 bottles) |
| Sept. 2017 |
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94 |
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Laphroaig 10 yo (43%, OB, for Japan, 75cl, 1970s?) |
| October 2017 |
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91 |
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Highland Park 22 yo 1961/1984 (46%, Cadenhead, 75cl) |
| Nov. 2017 |
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93 |
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Macallan-Glenlivet 29 yo 1965/1994 (49%, Signatory Vintage, cask #1058, 256 bottles) |
| Dec. 2017 |
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93 |
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Logan’s ‘Extra Age’ (OB, White Horse, blend, 1940s) |
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| Favourite bang for your buck bottling of the month |
| January 2017 |
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None |
| Feb. 2017 |
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92 |
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Springbank 10 yo (46%, OB, 2016) |
| March 2017 |
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86 |
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Glen Garioch 12 yo (48%, OB, +/-2016) |
| April 2017 |
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88 |
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Benromach 10 yo (43%, OB, +/-2017) |
| May 2017 |
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87 |
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Bruichladdich 10 yo ‘The Laddie Ten Second Edition’ (50%, OB, 18000 bottles, +/-2016) |
| June 2017 |
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88 |
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Aberlour 'A'bunadh' batch #57 (60.7%, OB, 2016) |
| July 2017 |
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87 |
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Vega 23 yo 1993/2017 (51.1%, North Star Spirits, blended malt, 400 bottles) |
| August 2017 |
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93 |
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Speyside 43 yo 1973/2017 (46.5%, Archives, butt, cask #9, 120 bottles) |
| Sept. 2017 |
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90 |
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Highland Park 2007/2016 (58.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, refill bourbon barrels, casks # 15603510-15603515) |
| October 2017 |
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90 |
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Lagavulin 12 yo ‘Special Release 2017’ (56.5%, OB) |
| Nov. 2017 |
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91 |
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Craigellachie 21 yo 1995/2016 (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, sherry butt, cask #11343, 504 bottles) |
| Dec. 2017 |
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92 |
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Ledaig 12 yo 2004/2016 (58.1%, The Single Malts of Scotland, hoghsead, cask #1030, 327 bottles) |
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| Favourite malternative of the month |
| January 2017 |
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92 |
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Hampden 16 yo 2000/2016 (44%, Compagnie des Indes, cask #JHPF01, 631 bottles) |
| Feb. 2017 |
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93 |
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Appleton Reserve 20 yo (43%, OB, Jamaica, ceramic jug, +/-1975) |
| March 2017 |
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91 |
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Hampden Estate 17 yo 2000/2017 (47.4%, Sansibar) |
| April 2017 |
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93 |
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Grande Champagne ‘Lot 19 NO.24’ (43.1%, The Whisky Agency, 38 bottles, 2016) |
| May 2017 |
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95 |
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West Indies Dark Rum 1948/1991 (49%, Samaroli, 800 bottles) |
| June 2017 |
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90 |
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Port Mourant 10 yo 2005/2016 (55%, Cave Guildive, Guyana) |
| July 2017 |
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92 |
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Distillerie Charpentier 30 yo (55.3%, Cadenhead, Cognac, Petite Champagne, 252 bottles, 2017) |
| August 2017 |
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91 |
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Caroni 18 yo 1998/2017 (63.2%, Hunter Laing, Kill Devil, Trinidad, 233 bottles) |
| Sept. 2017 |
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91 |
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Hampden 16 yo 2000/2017 (54.6%, Excellence Rhum, Jamaica) |
| October 2017 |
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91 |
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Velier Royal Navy (57.18%, Velier, blend, 2017) |
| Nov. 2017 |
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90 |
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Neisson 2005/2014 (43%, OB, Martinique, agricole, cask #11169) |
| Dec. 2017 |
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90 |
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Borderies N°48 (46.8%, Jean Grosperrin, Cognac, lot 423, 2017) |
And there, I'll dare post 2017's overall favorites... |
Recent bottling:
Springbank 23 yo 1994/2017 (50.6%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) -
WF 94
Older bottling:
Ardbeg 24 yo 1965/1990 (54.4%, Cadenhead, black dumpy, 75cl) - WF 95
Bang for your buck bottling:
Springbank 10 yo (46%, OB, +/-2017) - WF 92
Malternative:
West Indies Dark Rum 1948/1991 (49%, Samaroli, 800 bottles) - WF 95 |
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