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Lagavulin 16 Years

Photo of Lagavulin 16 Years

Lagavulin takes its water from the Solum Lochs, con­tribut­ing some of the whisky’s peati­ness. Malt peated with 35ppm of phe­no­lic flavour com­pounds passes this flavour into the spirit. The malt is ground, washed sev­eral times with hot water which is…


Dalwhinnie 15 Years

Photo of Dalwhinnie 15 Years

Strik­ingly clean flavours. Salt and malt in the nose. Clear High­land malt char­ac­ter with sub­tle peati­ness. Aro­matic. Del­i­cately spicy. Unshake­able grass– and grain-type veg­e­ta­tive asso­ci­a­tions: cut grass, wheat, fields of grain. Refreshing.

A good intro­duc­tion to the delights of single…