Glenlivet Cipher (48%, OB 2016) – 81/100
Balblair 1999
Balblair 1999 (46%, OB 2016, 1st release) – 83/100
Glenfiddich 15 Years Solera Reserve
Glenfiddich 15 yo ‘Solera Reserve’ (40%, OB 2016) – 79/100
Laphroaig 25 Year Old (2014)
Laphroaig 25 yo ‘Cask Strength’ (45,1%, OB 2014) – 91/100
Best wishes / whiskies of 2016
New: Lagavulin 1991 (200th Anniversary)
Speyside Region 1973 (Eiling Lim)
Old Speyside 43 yo 1973 (47,8%, Eiling Lim 2016, 12th release, Fino cask, 118 btl.) – 92/100
Johnnie Walker Red Rye Finish
Johnnie Walker Red Rye Finish (40%, OB 2016, Blender’s Batch #1) – 72/100
Caol Ila 2005 / 2006 (Gordon & MacPhail vs. Whisky-Doris vs. Sansibar)
Caol Ila 9 yo 2006 (51,3%, Sansibar ‘Samurai label’ 2015, bourbon hogshead, 340 btl.) – 88/100
Caol Ila 9 yo 2006 (52,2%, Whisky-Doris 2015, bourbon hogshead #303049, 310 btl.) – 85/100
Caol Ila 11 yo 2005 (57,3%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Cask Strength’ 2016, first-fill sherry butts #301521, 301523, 301524 & 301527) – 87/100
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