Adelphi Tamdhu 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30% 7 Judging from the very pale colour, the wood did not have much positive input. Hence, perhaps, the lack of Tamdhu's sometime elegance.

Berry's Own Selection Dailuaine 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00% 8 A good example of a little seen distillery.

Bowmore 1985
- Scotland - 52.30% 8 Distinct, robust and delightfully elegant in the same glass. A classy offering indeed.

Celtique Connexion Braes of Glenlivet 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00% 7 The cask character somewhat dominates this zesty but delicate whisky.

Chieftain's Choice Glencadam 1985, 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 Graceful and characterful. To be sipped on a midsummer starlit night. A true dancing dram.

Chieftain's Choice Scapa 1985, 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 7 Rich and generous. Again, overwhelming distillery character.

Dewar Rattray Glen Grant 1985 19 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.40% 8 A definite sharpness which hides a sweeter character. Water does not help much, enhancing the pepperiness. For those who like it hot.

Glen Garioch 1985, 16 Years Old, Sherry Butt
Single Malt - Scotland - 51.90% 7 I have always had a quiet fancy for this malt. It has a lot character: demonstrated here in the way it stands up to such heavy sherry.

Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 7 I have always thought of Ardmore as having a rather bluff character, but on this occasion I found it both welcoming and comforting.

Gordon & MacPhail Inverleven 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Not much complexity, but an unusually summery whisky.

Ichiro's Malt 1985 Ace of Spades
Single Malt - Japan - 55.00% 7 When oak is elegantly mastered, no problem. Same with the alcohol. A beautiful example of controlled maturation.

Old Malt Cask Glencadam 21 Years Old 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00% 7 Well balanced and with real charm and some complexity.

Old Malt Cask Laphroaig 1985 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00% 8 This seems far less lively and rounded than the 1987 whisky bottled in 1992.

Signatory Glenturret 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.40% 7 Original bunch of flavours that Towser and her descendants would have enjoyed.

The Glenrothes 1985
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00% 8 This is head and shoulders above everything else in this tasting. Fills all the senses.

Yoichi 1985, Cask No. 250216
Single Malt - Japan - 58.00% 7 A sharp character, full of life. Needs water to tame the alcohol. For an outdoor invigorating crisp morning walk.