Wemyss Vintage Malts Apples and Pears 1991
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 A strange package that almost works.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Dried Fruit Basket
Blended Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 That raw sulphury edge suggests an immature whisky or one where there's been little communication between cask and whisky.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Peat Chimney 5 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 If it's a chimney it's one above a sweet shop.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Peat Chimney, 12 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 A well knitted islander. No complexity but a straightforward character.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Smooth Gentleman
Blended Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 It was all going so well...
Wemyss Vintage Malts Smooth Gentleman 5 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Maybe just a little too eager to please, but maybe I'm just too hard to please.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Spice King
Blended Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 Best neat.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Spice King 5 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 Nice.. really nice but not with a wow factor.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Spice King, 12 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 A lovely whisky with a hole in the middle ! A higher alcohol strength would have made a big difference.
Wemyss Vintage Malts The Hive, 12 Years Old
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 The style of soothing dram you enjoy in summer on a warm afternoon. It will not fly you to the moon but it will take your stress away.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Ginger Compote, 1996 15 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 43.00%
7 Great balance - true to its distillery character but a slightly softer edge
than usual.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Toasted Oats 2002
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Needs more assertive wood. Should really be further along at this age.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Mocha Spice 21 Years Old, 1990
Blended Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 Good palate whisky, but keep the water on the side.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Honey Harvest 13 Years Old 1997
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Has substance but light enough to make a fine aperitif/Highball.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Freshly Cut Grass
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Like No2 this is delicate but while that shows good distillery character this
just seems not quite fully formed. Pleasant, but pleasant isn't enough
after two decades.
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There is a certain joy following the various spirits through this competition and its format. The job of the judges gets progressively harder as the rounds progress and the competition for the winning...
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