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"First whiffs pick up scents of fresh pineapple, cedar, and paraffin; later sniffings detect subtle notes of baked pear and sweet oak. Palate entry features a firm, moderately oily, and velvety texture; by midpalate, integrated flavors of ripe peach, pear drops and bran delight the taste buds...

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The Nectar d'Or ("golden juice") is rich and silky, owing to the influence of extra maturing in the very finest Sauternes wine barriques, after a first maturation in fine Bourbon casks. Toasted oak and vanilla are woven with sumptuous lemon and honeyed aromas. Non-chill filtered.

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"With the Ardbeg 17 year old off the market, it’s nice to see a new Ardbeg in the line-up. Uigeadail costs about the same as the Ardbeg 17 did but, with Uigeadail, you’re getting a much more interesting whisky. Uigeadail consists of a marriage of younger whisky (from 1990 and 1993) with much older..

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Color - Deep gold. Nose - Tendrils of smoke wafting on a sea breeze through a peach orchard. Palate - Smooth and warming, with hint of peat and seaweed, yet medicinal and dry. Finish - Smooth satisfying smoke.

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Over-ripe oranges, strong bitter marmalade and hot-buttered toast initially, then hints of some more exotic fruit (perhaps fresh pineapple or passionfruit? Wine cask-induced?). Tinned peach syrup. Turfy phenolics are smouldering in the background. Becomes more citrussy with a few minutes in the..

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"Soy sauce, olive brine, peat, honey, oloroso Sherry, brewer’s yeast, bread dough, barley malt and cigar smoke in the bouquet. The flavor that magically includes the innate intense peatiness of Islay malts and the masterly employment of oak barrels phase defines “classy Islay.” Concludes sweetly,..

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"An initial bouquet of the dried yellow fruit found in muesli; later on, added scents of unsweetened coconut, honey, and light toffee beautifully complement the dried fruit aroma. The palate entry is chewy and honeyed; at midpalate the dried fruit, clover, and honey flavors meld delightfully with..

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"This amber blend of 15 whiskies, each aged at least 18 years, yields a mellow, balanced mix of sweet caramel, raisin and smoky notes, all lingering and pleasing. Serve chilled, possibly as a dessert pairing."

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A rich, mouth-filling dram that offers surprising length and depth to the finish.

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Ardbeg's 1999 Galileo Islay Single Malt is has the seaside tang and smoke and signature "oiliness" of its Islay origins. Aged in Marsala casks, it has overtones of tangy lemon and lime with notes of spiced toffee.