Laphroaig 16yo 1996/2012

Laphroaig 16yo 1996/2012

Malts of Scotland
Single malt - Islay
Amber gold
56.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Smoke, roast beef, seaweed, pear, charcoal ash, raisins, gooseberries, lemon zest. With water, damson jam, gooseberries, lemon zest. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, slippery, tingly, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Damson jam, gooseberries, smoke, raisins, shortcrust pastry, charcoal ash, leather, peat. With water, damson jam, smoke, seaweed. 
Finish: Long. Raisins, gooseberries, charcoal ash, seaweed. 

Comments: 

Ashy and saline, but that’s under near a blanket of sherry finish. Lots of pastry and jam notes on top, and you might miss the seaweed if you’re not looking, it’s so well integrated.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Heaven Hill 16yo 2001/2017

Heaven Hill 16yo 2001/2017

Malts of Scotland
Single bourbon - Kentucky
Amber rose
46.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, honey, strawberries, plums, hints of cinnamon. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, slightly astringent, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Black tea, strawberries, bananas, plums, cinnamon, honey. 
Finish: Long. Brown paper, black tea, honey, cinnamon, plums. 

Comments: 

Cask 17024, bottle 95/199. This is rather sweet, but the long aging has added complexity to the bourbon. There's plenty of cinnamon and tannic notes, with the usual bourbony flavours of bananas and brown paper quite attenuated.

Verdict:

I like this.

Tamnavulin 23 yo 1993/2016

Tamnavulin 23 yo 1993/2016

Malts of Scotland
Single malt - Speyside
Golden
55.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Green apples, bubble gum, leather, lemon zest, cream, hints of white grapes. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, syrupy, oily. 
Tasting:  Salty sour . Green apples, white grapes, orange peel, cardamom, brown paper, hints of vanilla. 
Finish: Medium. Toast, white grapes, cardamom, hints of leather. 

Comments: 

Cask #16013. One of those slightly odd whiskies that smell sweet but don't taste that sweet. Aromas of bubble gum and white grapes merge into tart green apple and sour grape skins on the tongue. Tantalising glimpses of sweet fruit hover on the edge of the tongue before vanishing into toasty leather notes.

Verdict:

I like this.

Craigellachie 21 yo 1995/2016

Craigellachie 21 yo 1995/2016

Malts of Scotland
Single malt - Speyside
Amber, tinge of green
52.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Fresh cut grass, raisins, malted grains, white grapes, honey. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, slippery, loose, watery. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Fresh cut grass, fresh baked bread, white grapes, apples, toast, hints of smoke. 
Finish: Short. White grapes, apples, lemon zest, rhubarb. 

Comments: 

Fresh and fragrant, cut with malted grains and many, many fruity notes. It tastes young, unaged, less fusty than many other aged whiskies. Nevertheless it's attained a complexity commensurate with its true age. Very nice, if a little short on the finish.

Verdict:

I like this.