Glenlivet 1977-2012 | Gordon & MacPhailSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl 43% Another bargainous bottling courtesy of G&M, a 1977 Glenlivet bottled 2012. Big, bold and super fruity with bags of sweet spiciness and moreish buttery cereal notes. Brilliant and fairly priced old whisky. What's not to like..?

Batch 19/015 is a 1990 vintage Tomatin bottled in 2019 by G&M for their new and improved Connoisseur's Choice range

like most of these great old-style peated coastal malts

A litre bottle of Ballantine's 12-Year-Old Gold Seal

The label features Edinburgh poets / performance artists Neu Reekie

A great introduction to the depth of Johnnie Walker's core range

were noticeably smokier and peatier whiskies balanced by an equally intense and luscious fruit character

Presented in a bespoke wooden box

Expect an elegant

Those same spices are immediately evident on the early finish

which was bottled in 2013 as part of a total revamp of Tullibardine's core range by owners Picard

then the aromas grow sweet with buttery complexity

with rich underlying hints of beeswax polish