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Glengoyne 10 Years

This was day four of my advent calendar. This one surprised me. I tend to like strong, bold island whiskies, and I find Speysides to be be fine but bland. This one had a strong smell of apples, but wasn’t sweet, and VERY smooth. This is probably the best Speyside I’ve ever had.

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Aerolite Lyndsay

This is a blended scotch in the style of Islay. I did some reading online and the distributor tends to be considered as a bit of a hack. That said, I found this one to be AMAZING. My whole family thought it smelled like bacon. Much more smoke than peat. This one was part of […]

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Jura Brooklyn

This was really great. The folks at Jura wanted to add the flavor of Brooklyn to a whiskey. I don’t think my palate is sophisticated enough to taste the bits that are Brooklyn, but it’s still an excellent whiskey. It’s just as smokey as their regular island stuff, so be prepared for that. Also, it […]

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Oban 14

I don’t remember a lot of specifics about this one, it was my 6th or 7th whiskey of the afternoon. I do remember taking one sip and saying “Oh wow, this is GREAT”.