14 – Glen Grant 1995 24yr by The Whiskyfind “The Drunken Cat” Bourbon Hogshead #119469
Nose is super floral, rose hip syrup, milk chocolate and vanilla pods. It’s quite densely packed on the nose. Pink bubblegum.
Palate is pink flowers, pink jelly, grassy, citrus fruit, grapes and nutty.
Finish continues with the pink flowers, it has a lovely toasty note, melted butter and some vanilla.
4/5 Stars
15 – Tormore 1992 27yrs by The Whiskyfind for The Mash Tun, Bourbon Hogshead #101154
Nose is really waxy and fake banana flavouring, burnt banana bread with a lick of old butter.
Palate is reminiscent of 1970s whisky with an initial hit of tobacco. Elegant and pretty with bright fruit, green figs and fig leaf.
Finish has slight saltiness and more green figs, and hint of milk chocolate.
4/5 Stars
16 – Glenrothes 1987 32yr by The Whiskyfind for The Mash Tun, Hogshead #9980
Nose is mainly ginger ale but has good apricot notes with salty caramel, salted lemons and black tea.
Palate is hot and spicy. The flavour of cloves, cola and sarsaparilla. Feels like it is too old.
Finish is grassy and salty with cream and woody tannins.
3/5 Stars
17 – Arran 2012 7yr for The Mash Tun’s 16th anniversary, 1st fill sherry #12/2768
Nose is smoked paprika, dates, medicinal honey, honey ham chips. Flambéd Xmas pudding. Cola.
Palate is initially dark fruits followed by some refreshing flinty/minerality. Honey dipped orange pith.
Finish is steely, sweet and stony. There is some good orange zest notes in there.
4/5 stars
18 – Clynelish 1999 21yr for The Whisky Exchange & The Mash Tun sherry butt #305054
Nose is honey, cream and wax. With some slight rubberiness. Maraschino cherries and rich dark dried fruit.
Palate is big and powerful. More dark fruit! Honey and loads of citrus and stone fruit. Some really balanced and integrated cask influence. It’s good.
Finish is musky and sweet almost like fresh cut strawberries. The sherry shines with bruised apples, salty and woody notes.
4.5/5 Stars
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