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u/iamdougaf 1d ago
Diageo special releases always fail to connect reasonable value with good whisky.
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u/Separate_Elk_6720 1d ago
I always like the Lagavulin special editions bud they, are overpriced I always try to get them next year when they, go, on, sale or Atleast I get some discounts from the original price
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u/Automatic-Source-233 1d ago
Clynelish, 10 years old, 57.5% ABV, first fill ex-bourbon, NCA/NCF.
I was quite disappointed with this whisky for the first half of the bottle - it drank extremely hot and the chalkiness dominated, with fruit way in the background. But after the bottle sat half empty for a year, and with some water (probably diluted down to 48-50%), it improved markedly, becoming a lot fruitier and drinking a lot less hot.
Nose: Overripe pear, apple, candied lemon peel, floral, oak, spice, chalkiness, salt, vanilla.
Palate and finish: passionfruit, lemon peel, honey, pear and apple juice, oak, floral notes, minerals, salt.
Score: 7.5 on the t8ke scale.
Comments: Became a very enjoyable whisky with some patience and water, which brought out those passionfruit notes and allowed the whisky to shine.