Longmorn Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 year old Provenance

Longmorn scotch whisky Distillery.

Founded in 1893 by John Duff and partners

Location Speyside Region Central district south of Elgin

Water source Local Springs.

Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd.A bottling from one Refill Hogshead DMG REF: 4199.

Un-chillfiltered. No colouring.

Longmorn Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 year old Provenance Tasting notes :-
Highly perfumed on the nose,

light with wheat chaff and hay-field suggestions - it warms up to a sweeter more syrupy and spiced finale.

Palatewise the syrup impacts early - before the barley - with a sweet luscious quality running to a tingling spice and a toasted style.

The spices predominate on the finish which tails dry and lightly smoked. (F)

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George Dickel Tennessee Whisky

George Dickel Tennessee Whisky History and notes added to our http://www.whiskymerchants.co.uk/ website.

George Dickel declared that because his whisky was as smooth as the finest scotch, he would always spell the “whiskey” in George Dickel Tennessee Whisky without an “e”, keeping with the Scotch whisky tradition.

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Balvenie Single Malt Whisky 12 year old Double Wood

Current Owners William Grant & Sons Ltd.

Location Dufftown, Speyside
Water source Robbie Dubh.

Balvenie Single Malt Whisky 12 year old Double WoodTasting Note -

Nose: Sweet fruit and oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla.

Taste: A smooth and mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours – nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicately proportioned layer of sherry – with a long and warming finish.

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Knockando Single Malt Scotch Whisky 14 year old 50%

Knockando Scotch Whisky Distillery.

Founded in 1898 by John Tytler Thomson.
Location: Speyside region Central district Spey Valley
Water source: Cardnach spring

Old Malt Cask bottled by Douglas Laing & Co Ltd.

357 Bottles in total and finished in a Bourbon Barrel Cask Ref; 4863.

Distilled September 1994 and bottled January 2009.

Knockando Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes-

Nose; Roundly spiced, soft fruited, distinctly gristy.

Palate; Sweet barley tones preface a drier finale.

Finish; Lightly spiced - still dry, even salty now. (F)


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Glen Garioch Single Malt Whisky 12 year old Provenance

Founded in 1794 by John MansonLocation



Highland region, Eastern district North of Aberdeen



Water source Springs on Percock Hill




Glen Garioch Single Malt Whisky 12 year old Provenance
Douglas Laing & Co.Ltd - bottling from one Refill Hogshead DMG REF: 4072.

Un-chillfiltered - No Colouring.



Glen Garioch Single Malt Whisky Tasting notes:-
An early mellow and spicy sweetness predominates on the nose, tending lighter and saltier with more barley-grist as it opens.



Initially rich, round, and sweet palate wise, as it lingers so it progresses to a more vanilla'd barley style.



Then it moves on to a light smoky, clean, still vanilla'd finish. (F)

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Templeton Rye Whiskey

Templeton Rye Whiskey

History and notes added to our http://www.whiskymerchants.co.uk/ website.

A prohibition era rye whiskey refered to as "the Good Stuff"

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Dufftown Single Malt Whisky 1993 G&M

Speyside region. Dufftown Scotch whisky. Dufftown district.

Cask Type; Refill American Hogsheads.

Distilled in July 1993

Bottled in September 2007 by Gordon and MacPhail.

Dufftown Scotch whisky Tasting Notes..

Colour: Pale straw.

Neat without water
Nose: Clean, fruit skins with subtle nutty aromas. A little sweetness - caramel & toffees

Palate: Dry spices - pepper & sesame seeds, dry grass and leafy
flavours. Cedar wood notes also present.

With Water
Nose: More floral aromas present - dried flowers. Some spices and ginger notes with toasted, wholemeal biscuit aromas.

Palate: Dry, leafy (dried tea leaves). Spices with hints of new wood.

Body: Light.

Finish: Dry, clean.

Cask Type: Refill American Hogsheads.

Whisky Style: A pleasant aperitif.

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Inverleven Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1990

Inverleven Distillery
Built in 1938 within the Dumbarton grain distillery

Location Lowlands region Western district, Dumbarton

Water source Loch Lomond
Mothballed in 1991

Inverleven scotch whisky. Distilled in 1990.

Bottled in 2007 by Gordon & MacPhail.

Inverleven Scotch whisky Tasting Notes..
Colour: Light straw.

Neat Without Water

Nose: Soft fruits - peaches and strawberries. Subtle spices and a malty note. A rounding vanilla sweetness

Palate: Spicy with hints of cedar wood and white pepper. Some fragrant/floral flavours develop. Drying.

With Water
Nose: More citrus fruit aromas detectable with a slight waxy note. The sweet, vanilla element remains with a hint of roasted malt.

Palate: Perfumed flavours with traces of liquorice and aniseed. A little fruitiness emerges.

Body: Light.

Finish: Subtle hints of fruit and spices

Cask Type: Refill Bourbon Barrels.

Whisky Style: Described as a “Highlander wearing the trews”, perhaps more body and character than one would expect from a Lowland Malt but a pleasant, refreshing whisky.

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Greenore Irish Whiskey 8 year old Single Grain Whiskey

Single Grain whiskeys are very rare as most grain whiskey is normally used with Malt whiskeys to make Blended whiskey.

Greenore Irish Single Grain Whiskey is a truly unique whiskey as it is the only expression of Irish Single Grain whiskey and is avaiable in very limited in quantities .

Greenore Single Grain Whiskey Tasting Notes of Noel Sweeney, Cooley Master Blender

Nose: Clean light grain, with honey and oak characters.

Taste: Silky smooth and mellow with honey start combined with fresh almonds and spices to create this delicate balance.

Finish: Warm honey taste lingering in the mouth with a dry finish

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Glencadam Single Malt Whisky 1987 Connoisseurs Choice

Founded in 1825 by David Scott
Location Highlands region Eastern district Brechin

Water source Unthank hills springs

Glencadam scotch whisky.Cask type; Refill Bourbon Barrels.

Distilled in 1987 and bottled in 2008 by Gordon and MacPhail.

Glencadam Scotch whisky Tasting notes:-
Colour: Pale gold.

Neat without water

Nose: Ripe fruits - red apples and bananas, sweet spicy aromas.

Palate: Spicy with leafy/dry grass flavour. Aromatic, sweet -liquorice allsorts.

With Water
Nose: Earthy, touch of peat smoke, some sweet, floral aromas developing.

Palate: Dry grass with cedar wood flavours. Delicate fruity edge.

Body: Medium.

Finish: Cigar Boxes.
Cask Type: Refill Bourbon Barrels.

Whisky Style: A lighter Highland Malt, subtle smoky character.


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Tyrconnell 40%, Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Tyrconnell is a historic Irish whiskey brand from the 1900's that was named after a very famous racehorse that won a legendary race at odds of 100 to 1. Tyrconnell Irish single malt whiskey

Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey Tasting Note...
The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish whiskey is characterised by its elegant and balanced taste profile.
It retains the smooth, sweet taste normally associated with Irish whiskey but with its own distinctive character. The result is Tyrconnell's beautiful fresh, malty, fruity bouquet, smooth sweet taste and delicate dry finish.

Tasting Notes – "The Sweet One"

Nose – Full and fruity aroma with a citrus spritzyness

Taste – A tang of oranges and lemons with a strong malt presence that balances well with the oily sweetness.

Finish – A long finish with the malt becoming more dominant.

Tyrconnell Irish single malt whiskey Michael Jackson tasting note kindly supplied by the Whisky Magazine.

Nose: Grassy, leafy. Herbal. Hint of charcoal, Dry.

Palate: Firm, silky, oily. Some Vanilla pod. Cereal grain flavours.

Finish: Garden mint. Very late sweetness.

Comment: Pleasant, light, sociable drinking.

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Tamnavulin Single Malt Whisky 12 year old Provenance

Speyside region. Tamnavulin scotch whisky.

Provenance bottling by Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd.
A bottling from Two Refill Hogsheads DMG REF: 3362-3363.
Un-chill filtered. No colouring.
Tamnavulin scotch whisky Tasting notes :-

Upon warming, the light nose reveals herbal, floral and grassy notes.
The light and fruited body leads to a delicate palate which replicates the nose, being sweet, grassy and herbal.
The finish is short, yet sweet and satisfying. (S)

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The Wild Geese Single Malt Irish Whiskey 43%

The “Wild Geese” was the name given to the Irish who served in various European armies during the 17th century and in particular the 18th century. A rare blend of pure aged Irish Malt Whiskeys.

The Wild Geese Single Malt Irish Whiskey Tasting Notes..

NOSE: Fresh malt and ripe fruits, the nose is clean and sweet.

TASTE: Smooth, malty oak wood with body, complex sweetness and a touch of earthy peat with a very slight hint of toffee.

FINISH: The finish is long and satisfying.

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Lochside Single Malt Whisky 1991 Connoisseurs Choice 43%

Highland region. Scotch Whisky. Eastern district.
Founded in 1957 by Joseph W Hobbs
Location Highlands region Eastern district
Water source Underground well
Now Demolished
Closed distillery.
Distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2008 by Gordon & MacPhail.
Refill Bourbon Barrels.

Lochside Single Malt Whisky Tasting notes
Colour: Light gold.
Neat without water
Nose: Sweet, scented, hint of camphor and a toasted maltiness.
Palate: Sweet and spicy, malty notes again present.

With Water
Nose: Perfumed with nutty aromas, the sweetness is now in the background.
Palate: Smoky initially with earthy/herbal notes.
Body: Medium.
Finish: Drying.
Cask Type: Refill Bourbon Barrels.
Whisky Style: Subtle Highland Malt balanced with the sweetness from the Bourbon casks.

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Connemara Irish Whiskey 40%, 70cl

Connemara is a wild, mountainous region on the west coast of Ireland, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and Loughs Corrib and Mask.



The majestic mountains, lakes, streams, glens and rain soaked peat bogs create a landscape of unique natural beauty.



The peat bogs of Connemara are major fuel sources to the region and have played an important role throughout Irish history in the evolution of energy and as an employment source.



Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey is a tribute to this region. Its complex characters and peaty taste revive a tradition that in recent years has been forgotten by Irish distillers throughout the country. A forgotten tradition recaptured by Cooley Distillery with Connemara Peated Single Malt.



Connemara Single Malt Irish Whiskey Tasting Note -


Distillery Tasting Notes - "The Smoky One"


Nose – Smokey peatiness balanced by hints of honey and dried fruits.


Taste – Silky smooth with a honey sweet start, followed by malt and fruit flavours giving way to full bodied peat.


Finish – Long and glorious with golden honey notes and a deep peaty finish.


Michael Jackson tasting note kindly supplied by the Whisky Magazine


Nose: Pronounced smoke rather than peat, both are evident.



Palate: Syrupy, sweet grass. Smokey some drier hints of phenol. A suggestion of juicy wood extracts of sherry rounding out the flavours.



Finish: Smokey and emphatically grassy. Sweet grass with spicy dryness.



Comment: Lots happening. Chimney pots of smoke. I love this whisky.


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Girvan 40 year old 1965 Single Grain Whisky 43.7%

The Clan Denny. Single Grain.

The Hunter Hamilton Company.

William Grant & Sons Ltd built the Girvan Distillery in 1963 to supply grain whisky for its blended brands.

The 64-acre site is on a sea front site a mile north of Girvan on the Ayrshire coast

Distilled in 1965 at Girvan Distillery from a single cask and at Natural Cask Strength. Cask Ref : HH2238.
Tasting notes :-

The nose is immediately rich and spicy; before warming to aromas of red berries and tropical fruit salad.

The creamy body reveals a mouth-filling palate which is rich, fruity and zesty; like a rich Christmas pudding!

The finish lingers and replicates the nose. (S)

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Millars Special Reserve Irish Whiskey

The Millar’s Special Reserve Irish Whiskey brand originates from a company in Dublin called Adam Millar & Company.

The brand reflects the classic atmosphere of the 1920's and 1930's, a time when writers like Joyce, O'Casey and Yates raised the Irish spirit and in so doing contributed to the birth of the Irish nation.

This is a unique blend of the finest grain and malt Irish whiskeys with exceptional character and superior quality. It is double distilled and matured almost entirely in once used oak bourbon casks. The character of the whiskey comes primarily from the quality malt barley specially chosen to give the whiskey a unique smooth after taste A darker, full bodied, smooth whiskey in the traditional Irish sense.

Millar's Irish Whiskey Tasting notes...

Nose – Lush sweetness alongside the harder, oakier grains.

Taste – Very malty start followed by very powerful, fruity grain.

Finish – Creamy bourbon finish

Millar's Irish Whiskey Tasting notes of Jim Murray, renowned Whiskey Commentator provided by the Cooley distillery.

Nose:-Sweet grape on the nose joining forces with the grain to offer a lush sweetness alongside the harder, oakier grains.

Taste: - Very malty start followed by a very powerful grain which is fruity. Not a light whiskey at all. Full mouth feel, slight grapeness with good weight sherry in evidence.

Finish: - Very favourable bourbon finish feel of a five year old minimum with seven plus.

Serving Suggestions: - Neat, on the rocks, or with water to taste. Equally good served with mixers or as an ingredient for Irish Coffee. A sipping whiskey for all occasions.

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Glenlivet Single Malt Whisky 15 years old 40% G&M

The only distillery allowed to call itself "The Glenlivet"

Founded in 1824 by George Smith

Speyside region. Glenlivet Scotch Whisky. Livit district.

Water source Josie's Well.

George & J.G Smith Label Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail
Glenlivet Single Malt Whisky 15 years old Tasting Notes...

Colour: Golden.

Neat without water

Nose: Light with fruit notes - pear drops and caramel aromas.

Palate: Smooth creamy vanilla flavours with fruity notes -raisins and toffee apples with a smoky edge.

With water

Nose: Creamy caramel notes with floral and fragrant aromas - rose petals.

Palate: Fruity notes - raisins with sweet toffee flavours and hints of smokiness

Body: Light and balanced

Finish: Well rounded.

Cask Type: Refill Sherry Casks.

Whisky Style: Elegant and refined - Classic Speyside.

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Bushmills Black Bush 40%, 70cl Irish Whiskey

Black Bush, like all Irish Whiskey is distilled three times in copper Pot Stills, to achieve the maximum purity of the spirit. Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey Tasting Notes...

With an intriguing flavour and a name to match, this is their special blend. It combines a uniquely high proportion of malt whiskey matured in former Oloroso Sherry casks with a sweet batch-distilled grain whiskey. This unique recipe gives Black Bush its rich fruity notes and deep intense character, balanced by a unique smoothness.

Nose: Big, full, rich fruitcake aroma. Intense sherry sweetness developing into dried fruit-raisin-Christmas cake notes.

Palate: Soft, silky texture with a nutty character.

Finish: Lingering sweetness. Remarkable balance between the power from Sherry-seasoned casks and the smoothness of the spirit

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