Arran 10yo (pre-2019)

Arran 10yo (pre-2019)

Official bottling 
Single malt - Islands
Amber gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, honey, wet stones, malted grains, barley sugar, white pepper, hints of golden syrup. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, thickens, warm, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Raisins, apricots, golden syrup, vanilla, barley sugar, cinnamon, hints of wet stones. 
Finish: Medium. White pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, apricots. 

Comments: 

Stone fruit and minerals, along with some spicy notes. I missed this style of whisky when they were making it, the new Arran 10 is different. Quite pleased to get a sample of something that feels like it’s from a bygone era.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Lakes WhiskyMaker’s Reserve No 5

Lakes WhiskyMaker’s Reserve No 5

Official bottling
Single malt - Cumbria
Amber red
52% ABV
Dram

Nose: Red grapes, raisins, strawberry jam, cloves, marshmallows, honey, hints of black tea. With water, honey, black tea, strawberry jam, sandalwood. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, warm, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Strawberry jam, fresh baked bread, black tea, malted grains, honey, black pepper. With water, honey, raisins, black tea, strawberry jam. 
Finish: Medium. Malted grains, fresh baked bread, black tea, hints of apricot jam. 

Comments: 

Classic sherried Lakes whisky, lots of jammy notes with a heap of black pepper. It’s spicy yet sweet. Well constructed and delicious.

Verdict:

I like this.

Glendullan 12yo 2009/2022

Glendullan 12yo 2009/2022

James Eadie
Single malt - Speyside 
Dark gold
52.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Green apples, orange juice, vanilla, fresh baked bread, shortbread, butterscotch, hints of toffee. With water, cinder toffee, orange juice, vanilla, hints of toffee. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, airy, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Shortbread, fresh baked bread, malted grains, toffee, butterscotch, maple syrup, hints of coffee. With water, toffee, maple syrup, shortbread, butterscotch. 

Finish: Long. Malted grains, orange juice, butterscotch, fresh baked bread, hints of coffee. 

Comments: 

Cask 306085. Malty and sweet, with biscuity shortbread notes. There’s a little complexity here, but not too much. Probably needs a bit more aging. Decent dram, nevertheless.

Verdict:

I like this.

Pike’s Creek 10yo

Pike’s Creek 10yo

Official bottling 
Single malt - Ontario
Amber
42% ABV
Dram

Nose: Sugar cane, molasses, vanilla, Demerara sugar, hints of milk chocolate. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, cool, tingly, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Molasses, vanilla, green tea, Demerara sugar, molasses, hints of white grapes. 
Finish: Short. Molasses, Demerara sugar, vanilla, hints of fresh baked bread. 

Comments: 

A very rum-like whisky. In fact, if you’d given this to me and not told me what it was, I’d have said that it’s rum. It’s sweet and you can taste sugar cane. It’s not hugely complex.

Verdict:

I like this.

Irish Reserve Single Malt Whisky

Irish Reserve Single Malt Whisky

Berry Bros & Rudd
Single malt - Leinster
Pale yellow
44.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, lime zest, shortcrust pastry, lemon juice, green apples, malted grains. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, slightly oily, tingly, cool. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Vanilla, lime zest, lemon juice, greengages, fresh baked bread, malted grains, honey, hints of white grapes. 
Finish: Medium. Malted grains, shortcrust pastry, fresh baked bread, lemon juice, hints of green tea. 

Comments: 

A new Irish distillery, from BBR. Quite tart and citrusy, lots of malty, slightly tannic notes. Promising, and worthy of the BBR label.

Verdict:

I like this.

Blair Athol 26yo 1973/2000

Blair Athol 26yo 1973/2000

Vintage, Signatory
Single malt - Central Highlands
Amber
57.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pear drops, raisins, malted grains, milk chocolate, marshmallows, honey, peaches, hints of orange peel. With water, milk chocolate, leather, fresh cut grass, marshmallows. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, mouth coating, syrupy. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Peaches, apricot jam, malted grains, milk chocolate, cocoa nibs, honey, black pepper, hints of strawberry jam. With water, black pepper, cocoa nibs, strawberry jam, hints of cloves, hints of roast pork. 
Finish: Long. Apricot jam, milk chocolate, marshmallows, vanilla, cinnamon. 

Comments: 

Cask 5016. Sweet and jammy stuff, very spicy, lots of bitter cocoa notes. Very complex, multi-layered, with some grassiness on the nose. Amazing stuff, with a whisper of old bottle effect.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glenury Royal 30yo 1973/2004

Glenury Royal 30yo 1973/2004

Vintage Collection, Signatory 
Single malt - Eastern Highlands
Dark gold 
49.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Red grapes, cocoa nibs, honey, orange peel, black tea, coffee, hints of black pepper. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, tingly, turns watery around the edges. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Black tea, cocoa nibs, coffee, raisins, orange peel, greengages, hints of honey, hints of black pepper. 
Finish: Long. Cocoa nibs, black tea, raisins, candle wax, black pepper. 

Comments: 

Cask 6860. Bitter sweet and raisiny, lots of complicated complexities, like greengages and honey. It’s subtle yet bitter sweet, very unusual and interesting. An hour a dram whisky. Brilliant.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Banff 23yo 1976/2000

Banff 23yo 1976/2000

Vintage, Signatory
Single malt - Speyside
Bright yellow
55.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, white grapes, apples, white pepper, fresh cut grass, kiwifruit, honey, hints of grapefruit. With water, magic marker, apples, lemon zest, fresh cut grass, hints of turmeric, hints of horseradish. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, airy, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Apples, white pepper, lemon zest, grapefruit, white chocolate, fresh cut grass, hints of cinder toffee, hints of basil. With water, honey, magic marker, fresh cut grass, hints of horseradish. 
Finish: Long. White grapes, white chocolate, fresh cut grass, honey, apples. 

Comments: 

Cask 2249. Spicy and fruity, with some interesting notes of horseradish and turmeric. It’s unusual, maybe it’s old bottle effect, but a very specific one. It’s also quite tart with a sweet finish, magnificent stuff. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glenugie 27yo 1976/2003

Glenugie 27yo 1976/2003

Vintage, Signatory 
Single malt - East Highlands
Pale yellow
51.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Candle wax, pears, papayas, kiwifruit, barley sugar, greengages, white grapes, hints of white pepper. With water, greengages, white grapes, lemon zest, custard apples, sandalwood. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, warm, tingly, syrupy. 
Tasting:  Sweet. White pepper, clay dust, white grapes, candle wax, barley sugar, lemon zest, custard apples. With water, lemon zest, white grapes, custard apples, Demerara sugar. 
Finish: Long. Candle wax, barley sugar, papayas, clay dust, leather. 

Comments: 

Cask 2700. Fruity, slightly spicy, and a little dusty, this tastes old. Lots of stone fruit, and custard apples, which is a relative of the soursop. Some surprisingly waxy notes in the finish too.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Linkwood 42yo 1974/2017

Linkwood 42yo 1974/2017

Cask Strength Collection, Signatory
Single malt - Speyside
Green gold 
40.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, candle wax, toffee apples, cinnamon, orange peel, cream, barley sugar, honeysuckle, hints of lilac. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens, tingly, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Toffee apples, red grapes, orange peel, candle wax, cloves, greengages, fresh cut grass, hints of lilac. 
Finish: Long. Candle wax, greengages, barley sugar, lilac, honeysuckle. 

Comments: 

Cask 8440 + 8441. It’s barely whisky and the angels have taken a lot. But it’s still fruity and spicy, if not quite as bright as younger Linkwoods. It’s a little too old, but still very, very good indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glenflagler 24yo 1972/1997

Glenflagler 24yo 1972/1997

Silent Stills, Signatory
Single malt - Lowlands
Bright gold
52% ABV
Dram

Nose: Honeydew melons, leather, celery salt, bananas, lemon zest, honey, hints of smoke. With water, white grapes, lemon zest, carrot cake. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, airy, tingly. 
Tasting:  Salty sweet. Leather, celery salt, lemon zest, honeydew melons, kiwifruit, shoe polish, hints of nectarines. With water, honeydew melons, kiwifruit, nectarines, leather. 
Finish: Medium. Kiwifruit, celery salt, lemon zest, hints of shoe polish. 

Comments: 

Cask 228444. Finally found another dram of this unicorn distillery. Lots of kiwifruit and melon, with some chemical bitterness (probably OBE). It’s nicer than it’s non-cask strength siblings. Complex and demanding dram.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

The Lakes The One Fine Blended Whisky

The Lakes The One Fine Blended Whisky

Lakes bottler
Blended malt
Amber 
46.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Toffee, orange peel, rum and raisins, malted grains, cloves, hints of shortcrust pastry. 

Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens slightly, cool, slippery. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Orange peel, malted grains, black tea, cloves, toffee, honey, nutmeg, hints of applesauce. 
Finish: Long. Malted grains, black tea, raisins, toffee. 

Comments: 

Indeed, it’s a fine blend. Lots of fruit and spicy grains, the core of this is of course Lakes’ lovely single malt. But there’s Scotch in here too, particularly the gentle toffee’d grain. Quite delicious.

Verdict:

I like this.

Chichibu 7yo 2013/2023

Chichibu 7yo 2013/2023

Selection, Adelphi
Single malt - East Honshu
Pale yellow gold
57.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, mangoes, kiwifruit, lemon zest, green apples, burnt sugar, hints of nutmeg. With water, ice cream soda, green apples, mangoes, mangoes, lemon zest. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, astringent, hot, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Mangoes, malted grains, burnt sugar, green apples, vanilla, ice cream soda, passionfruit. With water, peaches, mangoes, green apples, cinder toffee. 
Finish: Medium. Malted grains, burnt sugar, apple juice, cinder toffee, hints of charcoal ash. 

Comments: 

Cask 3090. Brilliant stuff, obviously spent some time in a plastic vessel, but for all that it’s still fruity and toffee’s, with a hint of crisp green apple and charcoal ash at the end to keep it interesting. Thank you Hopscotch Whisky Bar for this taste.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Three Ships 6yo Batch 1

Three Ships 6yo Batch 1

That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Master of Malt
Single malt - Western Cape
Amber
53.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, red grapes, cloves, honey, Armagnac, hints of orange peel. With water, raisins, black tea, cocoa nibs, cloves. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, slippery, loosens, warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Raisins, hay, fresh baked bread, vanilla, red grapes, Armagnac, honey. With water, cocoa nibs, red grapes, cloves, raisins. 
Finish: Long. Black pepper, red grapes, malted grains, raisins, fresh baked bread. 

Comments: 

A very brandy-like whisky, probably as a result of a good first fill cask and aging in a warmer environment. Very sweet and spicy, except for some maltiness on the finish I would have said this was brandy.

Verdict:

I like this.

Ardbeg Hypernova

Ardbeg Hypernova

Official bottling 
Single malt - Islay
Bright gold
51% ABV
Dram

Nose: Smoke, leather, lemon sweets, peat, pears, butterscotch, raisins, hints of apples. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, airy, astringent. 
Tasting:  Bitter. Leather, smoke, lemon sweets, peat, apples, butterscotch, raisins, yoghurt, hints of cocoa nibs. 
Finish: Medium. Cocoa nibs, raisins, lemon sweets, smoke. 

Comments: 

Supposedly more peaty than the Supernova, but it’s still sweet and refreshing. The chocolate is less robust than other Ardbegs, becoming bitter cocoa, and there’s. a fair bit of lemon sweets.

Verdict:

I like this.

Dailuaine 24yo 1997/2022

Dailuaine 24yo 1997/2022

Vintage, Signatory
Single malt - Speyside
Amber gold
57.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Toffee, sandalwood, fresh baked bread, peaches, apple juice, honey. With water, fresh baked bread, raisins, honey, cedar. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, astringent, slippery, airy. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Apple juice, fresh baked bread, raisins, honey, white wine, vanilla, golden syrup. With water, black tea, cocoa nibs, raisins, cedar wood. 
Finish: Long. Black tea, white wine, fresh baked bread, vanilla, golden syrup. 

Comments: 

Cask 7764 + 7765. Sweet and honeyed, but also spiced. The ABV is rather high, and it takes water very well. Good cask, I’m not sure I can taste the distillate so much.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Daftmill 11yo 2010/2021 for Daftmill Distillery (unofficial fans group)

Daftmill 11yo 2010/2021 for Daftmill Distillery (unofficial fans group)

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Pale gold
59.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, apricot jam, lemon sweets, white grapes, hints of roses, hints of tea tree oil. With water, leather, apricot jam, jasmine, tea tree oil. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, tingly, oily, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Apricot jam, lemon sweets, nectarines, orange peel, toffee apples, hints of fresh baked bread. With water, fresh baked bread, apricot jam, jasmine, black tea, mint. 
Finish: Short. Fresh baked bread, raisins, white grapes, lemon sweets. 

Comments: 

Cask 046, 047, 050, 051 and 056/2010. Lovely and sweet, less herbal than some other Daftmills, but with a recognisable stone fruit, jammy quality. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye Recipe

Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye Recipe

Official bottling 
Single rye - Kentucky
Amber red
47% ABV
Dram

Nose: Cherries, almonds, orange peel, roses, raisins, hints of black tea. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, astringent, tingly, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Cherries, cough mixture, orange peel, almonds, aluminium foil, black tea, hints of honey. 
Finish: Short. Aluminium foil, cough mixture, cinnamon, honey. 

Comments: 

Delicious rye, lots of spicy cherry flavours, with a metallic tang. Normally, that would be a detractor, but in this case it enhancing. Unusual and tasty whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Speyside distillery 23yo 1992/2015

Speyside distillery 23yo 1992/2015

Soho Selection, Milroy’s of Soho
Single malt - Speyside
Bright gold
56.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, camomile, green tea, aluminium foil, honey, hints of sandalwood. With water, peaches, fresh cut grass, green tea. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, turns syrupy, tingly, warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. White pepper, honey, sandalwood, apricot jam, honey, camomile, cornflakes. With water, green tea, honey, camomile, hints of cornflakes. 
Finish: Short. Camomile, green tea, sandalwood, honey. 

Comments: 

Cask 1. Obviously bottled some time ago and perhaps rebottled for Milroy’s. Spicy and with quite a lot of light herbal sweetness. A very nice example of this distillery.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

East London Liquor Co Single Malt

East London Liquor Co Single Malt

Official bottling 
Single malt - London
Sunshine yellow

47% ABV
Dram

Nose: Malted grains, lemon zest, hoppy beer, grapefruit, kiwifruit, hints of green tea, hints of honey. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, tingly, warm. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Malted grains, honey, hoppy beer, grapefruit, leather, pears, hints of new plastic. 
Finish: Medium. Grapefruit, pears, honey, hints of white pepper, hints of new plastic. 

Comments: 

Tart, fruity, bitter and… plasticky? Not sure it was quite ready, but it’s certainly promising. Will have another dibble if there’s one released with an age statement in the future.

Verdict:

I like this.

Starward Ginger Beer Cask #6 2017/202

Starward Ginger Beer Cask #6 2017/2021

Official bottling 
Single malt - Victoria
Copper
48% ABV
Dram

Nose: Gingerbread, black tea, honey, cloves, malted grains, caramel, hints of orange peel. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, cool, expands, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Gingerbread, malted grains, green tea, black tea, orange peel, sea salt, nutmeg, hints of cloves. 
Finish: Long. Malted grains, gingerbread, honey, cloves. 

Comments: 

Sweet and spicy, everything you’d expect from a ginger beer cask. I’ve been trying to find this one for a while, it seems very popular. And now I know why.

Verdict:

I like this.

Cambus 29yo 1991

Cambus 29yo 1991

Exceptional Casks, Berry Bros & Rudd

Single grain - Lowlands
Light amber
49.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Milk chocolate, malted grains, raisins, caramel, vanilla, hints of desiccated coconut. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, tingly, airy. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Milk chocolate, black tea, vanilla, raisins, sea salt, butterscotch, hints of desiccated coconut. 
Finish: Long. Desiccated coconut, butterscotch, sea salt, raisins, hints of peanut butter. 

Comments: 

Cask 103023. Lots of sweet grain, long aging creates this deep chocolatey note. Love the butterscotch as well. Very pleasant indeed. Don’t see Cambus very often any more.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

SE Eleven Single Grain

SE Eleven Single Grain

Official bottling
Single grain - Saskatchewan
Amber red
47.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange juice, vanilla custard, nutmeg, green tea, strawberry jam, honey. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, airy, slippery. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Desiccated coconut, vanilla custard, marmalade, strawberry jam, vanilla sponge, honey, fresh baked bread. 
Finish: Medium. Orange juice, strawberry jam, marmalade, vanilla sponge. 

Comments: 

Batch W00043B. Sweet and juicy, quite a lot of malt despite it being labeled as single grain. Not what I expected at all.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Ben Nevis 10yo 2012/2023

Ben Nevis 10yo 2012/2023

Soho Selection, Milroy’s of Soho
Single malt - West Highlands
Chinese tea
57.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Apple juice, cinnamon, cinder toffee, brown sugar, lemon zest, vanilla. With water, magic marker, pears, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, hot, astringent, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Apple juice, cinnamon, shortcrust pastry, cinder toffee, black tea, pears, raisins, hints of red wine. With water, cinder toffee, pears, red wine, vanilla. 
Finish: Long. Pears, apple juice, black tea, nutmeg. 

Comments: 

Cask 1728. An apple pie of a whisky, tangy and hot on the tongue, but with plenty of apply flavour and spice. The red wine finish is quite light, some tannins appear if you add water, but it’s gentle.

Verdict:

I like this.

Annandale Man O’Sword Oloroso Sherry Butt (Cask 776)

Annandale Man O’Sword Oloroso Sherry Butt (Cask 776)

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Amber gold
60.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pears, lemon sweets, honey, germolene, leather, vitamin C tablets, hints of smoke. With water, honey, raisins, pears, leather, hints of cloves. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, hot, astringent, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Peanuts, germolene, peat, leather, smoke, brass polish, honey, pears. With water, raisins, germolene, brass polish, honey. 
Finish: Short. Smoke, germolene, peanuts, malted grains. 

Comments: 

Quite smoky, the Sherry cask influence seems to have been buried under a lot of peaty, herbal, medicinal flavours. There’s some raisins and cloves that make a brief appearance if you add some water.

Verdict:

I like this.

Millburn 26yo 1974/2001

Millburn 26yo 1974/2006

Chairman’s Stock, WM Cadenhead
Single malt - Speyside
Golden
57.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, pineapples, mangosteens, bananas, white pepper, white wine, white grapes. With water, leather, malted grains, mangosteens, sandalwood. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, hot, tingly, airy. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Malted grains, hoppy beer, white pepper, white grapes, cinnamon, hints of mangosteens. With water, cooked rice, malted grains, sandalwood. 
Finish: Long. Leather, white grapes, cooked rice, cinnamon, white pepper. 

Comments: 

Spicy, quite tart, but still lots of tropical fruit and leather. The peat is gentle here, just a whisper. Lots of fragrant stuff as well. Brilliant whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Millburn 31yo 1974/2006

Millburn 31yo 1974/2006

Closed Distilleries, WM Cadenhead
Single malt - Speyside
Sunshine gold
52.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pineapples, mangoes, bananas, vanilla custard, malted grains, leather, hints of smoke. With water, starfruit, green apples, cotton candy. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, expands, tingly, slippery. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Mangoes, hoppy beer, malted grains, vanilla custard, starfruit, leather, hints of smoke. With water, starfruit, lemon zest, malted grains, leather. 
Finish: Long. Vanilla custard, malted grains, starfruit, green apples, hints of smoke. 

Comments: 

Bright and fruity still, with just a bit of old bottle effect. Lots of tropical fruit with just that hint of smoke and leather in the background. Really good stuff.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Waldviertler Whisky J Haider Special Single Malt Selection

Waldviertler Whisky J Haider Special Single Malt Selection

Official bottling 
Single malt - Niederösterreich 
Sunshine yellow 
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Smoke, peat, charcoal ash, peanuts, roasted chestnuts, dried limes, lime zest, hints of white grapes. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, tingly, cool, astringent. 
Tasting:  Bitter. Ginseng, charcoal ash, roasted chestnuts, smoke, fresh cut grass, new plastic, hints of white grapes. 
Finish: Long. Ginseng, charcoal ash, smoke, honey, dried limes. 

Comments: 

Quite unbalanced, with some hints of plastic (which is possibly my least favourite tasting note), but the ashy bitterness makes up for it. Austrian whisky is different, of course. 

Verdict:

I like this.

Veuve Goudoulin Single Malt (bottled 2019)

Veuve Goudoulin Single Malt (bottled 2019)

Official bottling 
Single malt - Midi-Pyrenees
Dark gold
43.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: White grapes, lemon juice, yoghurt, malted grains, fresh cut grass, peaches, hints of balsamic vinegar. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, airy, tingly, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Fresh cut grass, jasmine, green tea, white grapes, apricot jam, hints of orange blossom. 
Finish: Medium. Sandalwood, peaches, white grapes, yogurt. 

Comments: 

Whisky from an Armagnac producer! It’s a little sweet, like overripe fruits, but there’s a lot of complexity in what must be quite a young whisky. I don’t think Veuve Goudoulin should stop making Armagnac, but they could make more whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.

Duvel Moortgat 10yo 2011/2021 The Celebration Bottle

Duvel Moortgat 10yo 2011/2021 The Celebration Bottle 

Official bottling 
Single malt - Antwerp
Amber
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, malted grains, strawberry jam, chestnuts, peanut butter, butterscotch, honey, black pepper. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, tingly, cool, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Malted grains, raisins, black pepper, nutmeg, brown paper, rye bread, hints of honey. 
Finish: Long. Black pepper, strawberry jam, raisins, rye bread, nutmeg. 

Comments: 

Not strictly a whisky, this is distilled Duvel beer, so it contains hops. Nevertheless it’s great, pleasantly spicy, with some nutty, jammy notes to balance it out. I’d drink more of this stuff, but it’s quite rare.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.