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Whisky Magazine Issue 23

Whisky Magazine Issue 23

Published on 16/6/2002

Whisky Tastings

Clan Campbell 8 Years Old

To stimulate a sweet tooth when served with a fruit cak.....

Ballantine's 12 Years Old, Pure Malt

Elegantly restrained. An excellent pure malt for social.....

Adelphi Clynelish 12 Years Old, Cask 3280

Pungent and vibrant but lacks the beautiful Clynelish s.....

Cadenhead's Bladnoch 1989, 12 Years Old

A neat, summery comforter. Perfect dram for hillwalkers.....

Cadenhead's Dumbarton 1969, Sherry Wood

Bossily buoyant. Loses in delicacy what it gains in fla.....

Chieftain's Choice Scapa 1985, 16 Years Old

Rich and generous. Again, overwhelming distillery chara.....

Chieftain's Choice Brora 1982, 19 Years Old, Sherry Butt

Pure mastered (and mastering) oloroso style. But where .....

Chieftain's Choice Glencadam 1985, 16 Years Old

Graceful and characterful. To be sipped on a midsummer .....

Compass Box Eleuthera

Hold your glass to your ear and listen to water lapping.....

Glenmorangie 1991, Sauternes Wood Finish

Not easy to evaluate what sauternes casks have brought .....

Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 1987

Very elegant and fragrant. As an apéritif with melon, b.....

Gordon & MacPhail Glentauchers 1990

Sherry influence calls the tune. Water calms the flavou.....

Gordon & MacPhail Inverleven 1986

Light, straightforward. Delicacy without mannerism. Kee.....

Gordon & MacPhail Pride of Islay 12 Years Old

More Islay character on the nose than on the palate. A .....

Gordon & MacPhail Pride of Orkney 12 Years Old

Very fragrant on the nose but more restrained in the mo.....

Gordon & MacPhail Pride of Strathspey 12 Years Old

Good introduction to Speyside’s generosity. Especially .....

Gordon & MacPhail Pride of the Lowlands 12 Years Old

Disappointingly on the wood side. For those who like it.....

Johnnie Walker 15 Years Old, Pure Malt

Neat, characterful and witty. Keeps the woody tones in .....

Lombard Anchor Bay

A satisfying, nourishing, clean malt. But where is the .....

Lombard Golden Harvest

Too young? Or a restricted vatting? Not very exciting......

Lombard Smoking Ember

A ‘love it or hate it’ islander. Bold and uncompromisin.....

Signatory Caol Ila 1981 Cask Strength

Quite sharp at the beginning then gradually softening. .....

Signatory Glen Grant 1976

So like an armagnac. Sherry at its best. At its peak. W.....

Signatory Glenturret 1985

Original bunch of flavours that Towser and her descenda.....

Signatory Port Ellen 1978

More body and richness than the ’79. Still not a great .....

Signatory Port Ellen 1979

A rather pleasant dram but a paler version of Port Elle.....

Signatory Tormore 1989

Wood has the word in the finish. An assertive Speysider.....

Talisker 28 Years Old

More medicinal than other versions. If matched with oys.....

Knockdhu 23 Years Old Limited Edition

A classic friendly Speyside, well balanced and enjoying.....

Living Cask Volume XI

A loud lad whose tone needs sofening......

Contents

p5

From the editor

Spring is here. It must be as the various Distillery Managers, Master Distillers and Master Blenders have been dusted down after their winter hibernation in preparation for the first round of festival...

By Marcin Miller in the section From the Editor

p28

Throwing copper

Ian Wisniewski investigates the effect this enigmatic metal has on the finished product - whisky

A mellow, gleaming colour that exemplifies ‘industrial aesthetics’ is an initial, superficial evaluation of copper. Now, let’s slip into our anoraks and take a closer look. Being highly malleable, cop...

By Ian Wisniewski in the section Whisky Production

p32

Covert operations

Dave Broom decides it’s high time for Inver House Distillers to spill the beans

When you think of whisky distilling, Airdrie doesn’t spring to mind. Situated in the industrial belt that runs between between Glasgow and Edinburgh it’s a tough, working class town which has struggl...

By Dave Broom in the section Whisky Production

p44

Happy hunting grounds - Mystery Visitor goes to Speyside

Shrouded in an enigmatic air, Whisky Magazine’s undercover visitor centre guru checks out four of Speyside’s finest

I need more,” cried Whisky Magazine’s Editor. Apparently, such is the clamour for the Mystery Visitor’s words of wisdom that the column has been promoted from the listings page to an occasional featu...

By in the section Visitor Guides

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