22 Years Old Whisky
Browse our whisky database by the age of the whisky. The 'age' of a whisky is the time it spent in the 'cask' before being bottled. The longer a whisky remains in the cask, the more flavour it will acquire and the less spirit will remain.
The age of a whisk(e)y is determined by the length of time it has spent in the cask before being bottled. Once the whisk(e)y has been bottled the aging process stops. A whisk(e)y bottled at 10 years old will always be a 10 year old whisk(e)y even in a hundred years. By then the vintage of the whisk(e)y would still make it a rare and valuable item.
When dealing especially with blends, but also with single malts, some of the whiskies may be older than the stated age. However none of the whiskies will be younger.
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22 year old whiskies
Adelphi Bladnoch 22 Years Old, Single cask
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7
On the dry side for this whisky.
Douglas Laing Bladnoch 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
8
Good balance of the fruity acidity and sweeter juicy notes.
Duncan Taylor Bowmore 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 62.50%
1
An almost unpeated version of Bowmore? A (too) perfect integration of peat in wood? Unusual.
Gordon & MacPhail Benromach 22 Years Old, Port Wood Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 45.00%
7
Should the pink tangerine blush of this whisky hint at Bacchus? He may have glanced at the cask, but I can't find him in the glass.
Ichiro's Malt Ace of Hearts, 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Japan - 56.00%
8
Water cuts the edges a little but does not mellow the sourness.
Miyagikyo 22 Years Old 1986 Single Cask
Single Malt - Japan - 63.00%
8
The soft juicy Miyagikyo shows its darkside.
Port Ellen 1979, 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.20%
8
From a sadly silent still: a great malt that is too good to chill, but wonderful with smoked salmon or scallops. Or, deservedly, caviar. You serve vodka? Shame on you!
Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979, 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 61.00%
8
A rare delight.
Rare Malts Port Ellen 1978 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 60.50%
9
Pungent, powerful and appetising. A dram for the Islay-lover and connoisseur. This distillery should be revived.
Royal Mile Whiskies Invergordon, 22 Years Old
Single Grain - Scotland - 45.00%
6
Appetising. Some length and complexity.
Scott's Selection North British 1989 22 Years Old
Single Grain - Scotland - 54.00%
7
Definitely on the sweet side. The alcohol is well mastered. A bit uni-dimensional though. Water does not bring out much more.
Yoichi 1986 22 Years Old Heavily Peated
Single Malt - Japan - 59.00%
8
Refined,bold but elegant. Buy one.
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