Domaine Hamelin Chablis 2011, Burgundy, France:
Dry and fruity, this is a clear and light wine with aromas and flavour that develop rapidly. It is round, fresh and mineral. It has good length and a powerful finish.
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Charles de Fere – Cuvee Jean Louis Blanc de Blancs Brut NV
Charles de Fere – Cuvee Jean Louis Blanc de Blancs Brut NV:
Enticing pale gold colour with especially elegant, fine bubbles. The aromas are fresh and fruity in style. Light and crispy to the taste. Cuvee Jean-Louis is full-bodied with a long finish.
Blue Label
Blue Label: Johnnie Walker Blue Label is an unrivalled masterpiece. It is an exquisite blend made from some of Scotland’s rarest and most exceptional whiskies. Only one in every ten thousand casks has the elusive quality, character and flavour to deliver the’ remarkable signature taste of Johnnie Walker Blue Label .
Region: Kilmarnock
Nose: Notes of oak, spice, dried fruit, Berry, aniseed along with hints of cedar and a touch of spice and citrus.
Palate: Supple and balanced. Good toffee and Chocolate flavours with hints of grass and malt.
Finish: Floral, oaky, good length, urged on by a plume of very well-kept, highland style smoke. Dried fruit, spice, honey.
Glenfiddich 18 YO
Glenfiddich 18 YO: Truly exceptional single malt, the result not just of eighteen years of care and attention, but of whisky-making craft and knowledge passed down through the generations. Spanish Oloroso wood and American oak to mature this rich, intriguingly fruity and robust oak expression, but there are many more reasons why this expression is special.
Region: Speyside
Barrels: Oloroso wood and American Oak
Nose: Aromas of grapefruit, baked apples, hints of chocolate and cinnamon.
Palate: On the Palate notes of dried apricot, cinnamon, toffee, ginger and dry Sherry.
Finish: Medium finish with touch of salted toffee.
Balvenie Doublewood 17 YO
The Balvenie Doublewood 17 YO is consecutively matured in two different types of cask, a process often referred to as ‘cask finishing’. This technique is at the heart of The Balvenie DoubleWood – it sees the whisky matured first in American oak barrels, which impart soft sweet vanilla notes, before being transferred to European oak sherry casks, where the second cask ageing adds rich spicy flavours and a depth and fullness of flavour
Region: Speyside
Barrel: American Oak, European Oak.
Nose: It is elegant and complex with vanilla, honeye and a hint of green apple aromas.
Taste: On the palate it is sweet with dried fruits, sherbet spice, toasted almonds and cinnamon, layered with a richness of creamy toffee notes and traces of oak and deep vanilla.
Finish: The finish has flavours of vanilla oak, honey and spicy sweetness.
Monkey Shoulder
Monkey Shoulder: The term “Monkey Shoulder” harks back to our whisky making heritage. It’s a reference to a condition that malt-men sometimes picked up while working long shifts, turning the barley by hand. It had a tendency to cause their arm to hang a down a bit like a monkey hence the name.
The Whiskey is created by combining single malts from three of Speyside’s finest distilleries. The result is a smooth, creamy, supple and very malty Scotch which works superbly well neat, over ice, or in whisky cocktails (where it really excels).
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Barrel: Ex – Bourbon cask
Nose: This Whisky is elegant and stylish with nose of marmalade, cocoa, spice and anniseed
Palate: Very malty, creamy delivery with a suggestion of berry fruit. Cloves and butterscotch, hot-buttered-toast and dried apricot.
Finish: Medium length, spicy oak and a hint of peppermint on the tail.
Aberfeldy 25 YO
Aberfeldy 25 YO: A limited edition 25 year old Highland single malt from Aberfeldy that was distilled way back when it was owned by Diageo, who eventually went to sell on in 1998, before being bottled in 2003.This very collectible rarity comes complete with original dark-wood presentation case and is one of just 150 bottles. On the nose it is creamy with some sherried fruit and a hint of smoke, the palate is sweet with a gentle peat and a faint hint of citrus.
Aberfeldy 1978
Aberfeldy 1978: Independent bottling of Aberfeldy, the Connoisseurs Choice range has produced some wonderful whiskies and this is no exception. There are aromas of cut grass and apples with oaky and flavours on the palate with a hint of sweetness and spice. The finish is smoky with a sweet malty finish.
Aberfeldy 21 YO
Aberfeldy 21 YO: Launched in October of 2005, this 21 year old lies at the core of the Aberfeldy range and is something of a flagship for the brand. This bottling was heralded as the Best Mainland Single Malt at the World Whisky Awards 2007. Aromas of honey, peach and malt, with flavours of vanilla and smoke.
Aberfeldy 18 YO
Aberfeldy 18 YO: Aberfeldy’s 18 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky was originally launched for the Travel Retail Market. Presented in a bottle designed to fit in with the rest of the Aberfeldy redesign, this stylish single malt is a creamy, easy-going treat for the palate. Brimming with familiar notes of vanilla, buttermilk pancakes and stewed fruits, as well as warming oak notes from the fairly long maturation.