Diageo (London W1)

8 Henrietta Place
London
Greater London
W1G 0NB
England

Telephone: 020 7927 5200
Fax: 020 7927 5029

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Whiskies from 'Diageo (London W1)'

Read the Whisky Magazine tastings notes for whiskies from Diageo (London W1).

• Rare Malts Auchroisk 28 Years Old

Carries its age effortlessly. Approachable, clean, sweet-tempered. Unlike The Singleton version, no obvious sherry.

• Rare Malts Benrinnes 21 Years Old

One of Speyside's secret delights. But a hard whisky to know. Big flavours, but tightly combined and unyielding.

• Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977, 23 Years Old

Rather aggressive for a malt that is usually delicate and sweet, but still very distinctive. Will stand softening with a good splash of water.

• Rare Malts Blair Athol 27 Years Old

The flavours seem to be held back, then suddenly released. This whisky might have been less inhibited at a younger age.

• Rare Malts Brora 1977 24 Years Old

Lively, fruity, refreshing. Distinctive, Does the 19th hole at Brora serve sushi?

• Rare Malts Brora 1977, 21 Years Old

A lovely coastal malt. It’s a shame that its surviving brother Clynelish is more muted.

• Rare Malts Brora 1982, 20 Years Old

Refreshing start; soothing finish. Quite a trick.

• Rare Malts Brora 21 Years Old

A good example of Brora as a distinctive maritime malt. Very appetising indeed, but quite different from Talisker, for example.

• Rare Malts Caol Ila 1977, 20 Years Old

A wonderful aperitif. Who would have thought of a Scotch to precede Greek food?

• Rare Malts Caol Ila 21 Years Old

Confident. Austere.

• Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Years Old

They made bigger, peatier whiskies in those days.

• Rare Malts Cardhu 1973, 25 Years Old

For teatime – more fun than Darjeeling.

• Rare Malts Coleburn 1979

The best Coleburn I have tasted.

• Rare Malts Convalmore 24 Years Old

The second good Convalmore I have tasted. It was not highly rated in its lifetime, but could win friends now.

• Rare Malts Dufftown-Glenlivet 1975, 21 Years Old

Pale in colour but by no means anaemic in flavour. Has matured a lot since it was 15.

• Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1976 28 Years Old

A straight-ahead, fruity, creamy, Speysider.

• Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979, 22 Years Old

A rare delight.

• Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974, 23 Years Old

Far paler and less sherried than the main version from this distillery. I would like at least some sherry to round the gingery spiciness, but I like the way that rose character comes through in this one.

• Rare Malts Glendullan 1978 26 Years Old

In the crush bar at the opera?

• Rare Malts Glenury Royal 28 Years Old

An elegant middleweight after the oak-fisted heavyweight 23 Years Old in the same series.

• Rare Malts Linkwood 1974

I couldn't decide if this lacked a little, or was just subtle. Pleasing enough, aging with prettiness, but didn’t do enough for me.

• Rare Malts Millburn 1969 35 Years Old

The mental picture is of an old library filled with leather bound volumes and someone smoking a pipe in the distance.

• Rare Malts Millburn 1975, 25 Years Old

A grizzled old character, but gains points for resilience.

• Rare Malts North Port 19 Years Old

Some malts are deservedly rare, but full marks to United for at least giving us the chance to taste them.

• Rare Malts Port Ellen 1978 20 Years Old

An expressive, arousing, version of this fine malt.

• Rare Malts Port Ellen 1978 22 Years Old

Pungent, powerful and appetising. A dram for the Islay-lover and connoisseur. This distillery should be received.

• Rare Malts Port Ellen 20 Years Old

Bring on the caeser salad.

• Rare Malts Rosebank 20 Years Old

This is how Lowlanders used to be: drier, more herbal, more complex. Buy now, while stocks last.

• Rare Malts St Magdalene 1998 19 Years Old

For a ghost, quite aggressive.

• Rare Malts Teaninich 1972 27 Years Old

This little-known malt almost always surprises me with its robust flavours.

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