SMWS December 2023 Outturn Review


We're back with the December outturn review. The preview tasting this month featured a whopping 32 new bottles. These included a new distillery, an Ardbeg and a Mortlach.

The majority of the bottles releasing in December were available at the preview, but if we've missed any releases then we'll look to update the site with reviews of the rest over the next few weeks. 

As usual check out our social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) to get an updates on the missing bottles and heads up on our other reviews.

The scores below are based on our initial impressions. For full disclosure, we won't spend as much time with a dram as we usually do for a full review, but we hope you'll find the scores useful.

  • 10 - Perfection. One in a million
  • 9 - Outstanding. Exceptional whisky.
  • 8 - Great. Would seek this out.
  • 7 - Good. Quality whisky.
  • 6 - Above average. Happy to have a dram.
  • 5 - Average. Drinkable whisky.
  • 4 - Below average. Passable.
  • 3 - Flawed. Noticeable negatives.
  • 2 - Defective. Significant faults.
  • 1 - Offensive. Pour it out.
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Onto the bottles...

3.350 - Bowmore Distillery

Name: Gladrags of yesteryear
Flavour Profile: Lightly Peated
Region: Islay
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 57.1%
Age: 19

Price: £179.50

Mellow peat smoke leads into seaweed, wet earth, sand, pebbles, and pickled ginger. The nose is very restrained; we’re not getting the bourbon sweetness we hoped for. The palate offers more mellow peat smoke, vanilla, dry roasted peanuts, light toffee notes, and graham crackers. However, it feels uninspired. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it; it's just bland and uninteresting. Perhaps a first-fill cask would have yielded a more interesting outcome.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: This looks to be from the same parcel of Bowmore's the society have been releasing for a while now. Sadly, it a fair bit more expensive than the earlier releases.


4.368 - Highland Park Distillery

Name: A sea devil in sunglasses
Flavour Profile: Peated
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 62.7%
Age: 13

Price: £82.00

Dusty wardrobes, hay bales, and nail varnish remover are all present, making it nose fairly young for a 13-year-old. The palate combines some nondescript bourbon sweetness with a bit of peat, tar, walnut, coriander seed, and black pepper. It's a bit unbalanced and harsh in places. Oddly, it lacks the heather/honey farmyard funk we usually associate with Highland Park.

Score: 5.5/10

Value: If you like Highland Park you'd getter better value by buying secret Orkneys.


6.72 - Macduff Distillery

Name: Fruitful mellifluosity
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Highland
Cask Type: Refill bourbon, 1st fill ex-oloroso & American oak px hogshead
ABV: 56.9%
Age: 17

Price: £115.00

On the nose, we're getting ketchup, strawberry jam, leather handbags, unsmoked bacon, and a hint of treacle. It’s quite a restrained nose and we really had to dig for these notes. The palate offers more flavour, featuring burnt caramel, toffee crisp bars, cinnamon sugar, and raspberry purée. It's an easy-drinking, relatively well-balanced, and simple whisky. Pleasant overall, just let down slightly by the nose.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: It feels like the small batch releases should be more reasonably priced.


10.257 - Bunnahabhain Distillery

Name: First footer
Flavour Profile: Oily & Coastal
Region: Islay
Cask Type: 1st fill American oak ex-Oloroso hogshead
ABV: 58.6%
Age: 9

Price: £82.50

There are lots of nuts, including a mix of hazelnut, pecan, and salty peanuts. Also present is ketchup, fresh-cut grass, punchy peat, and sweet tea. The palate boasts a decent mouthfeel with flavors of Big Red chewing gum, heavy alcohol spice, vinegary chippy sauce, toffee bonbons, and a few red fruits hidden behind the sharper, peatier notes. It's a decent Stoisha, but it feels a bit unbalanced for our liking, with too much spice and sourness.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: Cadenhead released a comparable Bunnah recently that was significantly better value.


11.48 - Tomatin Distillery

Name: A rumour of sherry
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-oloroso hogshead
ABV: 59.5%
Age: 9

Price: £66.00

Freshly squeezed lemon juice and vanilla sweetness dominate the nose, that seems to have very little sherry influence. Light toffee, brandy, and fudge notes are also present. The palate is... fine. It's a touch thin, with sweet sugar, biscuity flavors, and a hint of cola. This is just somewhat flat and uninteresting, though inoffensive. We won’t remember this tomorrow.

Score: 6/10

Value: Not bad, but spend the cash on one of this months other releases.


13.107 - Dalmore Distillery

Name: A fiasco of wine with sandy cookies
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Dry
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-cosecha barrique
ABV: 59.2%
Age: 10

Price: £80.00

Oh, there's a good amount of upfront funk on the nose, grape skin, a hint of corn, plenty of grated ginger, and a white wine astringency, with a backbone of biscuity aromas. The palate offers a decent texture, with notes of coffee, crème caramel, milk chocolate, and a cheap oaked Chardonnay. Butter and melon sweets are also present. The palate is significantly better than the nose, though still a bit hot in places and not our favorite dram.

Score: 6/10

Value: £70 would be a fairer price for this.


33.140 - Ardbeg Distillery

Name: The Spaniard, the American and the lleach Baptised in oloroso
Flavour Profile: Peated
Region: Islay
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-oloroso butt
ABV: 60.7%
Age: 16

Price: £395.00

That’s an enticing nose, featuring lots of dried fruits like raisins and sultanas, mixed with bold, peaty aromas and some salty, coastal scents. It’s one of the more prominent noses from the outturn, with a lot happening and very well-balanced alcohol. The palate offers a reasonable texture, with flavors of black pepper, salted peanuts, cherry compote, dried leaves, tarry rope, raspberry ripple ice cream, dunnage warehouse funk, and Szechuan peppercorns. There's a bit too much spice for our taste, but we're loving the rest of the palate. A lovely 16-year-old Ardbeg with a few imperfections. With less spice, we’d be at a 9, but as it stand it’s an 8/10.

Score: 8/10

Value: At this price they're really just trying to rinse people.


35.350 - Glen Moray Distillery

Name: Baptised in oloroso
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 1st fill Spanish oak ex-Oloroso hogshead
ABV: 60.5%
Age: 16

Price: £97.20

Initially, the nose reveals cinnamon, cloves, and blackcurrant cordial. We also detect Christmas cake, sour cherry, gingerbread, and lime zest. The palate has a good texture but hits you a bit hard with the alcohol upfront. Flavors include red kola, cherry liqueur, ketchup, ginger ale, and wood spice. It's a good sherried Glen Moray, though a bit spicy in places, which is one of the consistent issues we find with some Spanish oak casks.

Score: 7/10

Value: One of the better value sherry cask offerings in this months outturn.


38.40 - Caperdonich Distillery

Name: Powder puffs
Flavour Profile: Sweet, Fruity & Mellow
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 50.3%
Age: 30

Price: £595.00

The nose opens with a light menthol note, uncooked dough balls, and a slight mustiness. We're also detecting a mix of lemon and lime cordial, chocolate chips, and peach compote. The palate presents more upfront fruitiness with peach, apricot, and tangerine, evolving into fizzy cola bottles and pepper spice, finishing with green apple. The mouthfeel is somewhat flat, yet the finish is pleasantly lingering. It's a solid bourbon cask, but it feels somewhat younger than its 30 years

Score: 6.5/10

Value: We expect to see this in a post Christmas sale at 30% off.


39.268 - Linkwood Distillery

Name: Swirl, sip and savour
Flavour Profile: Spicy & sweet
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 61.0%
Age: 15

Price: £89.40

Candy floss, chopped green apples, icing sugar, ginger biscuits, fresh green grass, whipped vanilla cream, with hints of sandalwood and orange peel. The palate reveals more of the apple, reminiscent of fizzy Appletiser, alongside fresh basil, boiled sweets, lemon, and white pepper. Despite the high ABV, it doesn’t taste overly hot, although there is still a noticeable kick. The mouthfeel is good, and the finish is
 
a decent length. However, it's a bit too spicy on the finish, with an excess of raw ginger.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: This feels like it's been priced like a sherry cask not a boubon release.


41.175 - Dailuaine Distillery

Name: Chocolate cookies and rough oatcakes
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Dry
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon hogshead
ABV: 58.3%
Age: 14

Price: £78.00

The nose brings to mind cracker wheat biscuits, dry oak, hints of candy cane, dusty wardrobes, white sugar cubes, and a subtle herbaceous quality. On the palate, we get notes of preserved lemon, porridge oats, white pepper, and a trace of vanilla sweetness. It’s just too dry for us, well at least they nailed the flavour profile. another one that’s not for us.

Score: 5.5/10

Value: Decent price for a 14yo.


44.181 - Craigellachie Distillery

Name: Chorizo glow
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Sweet
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Refill bourbon, 1st fill American oak px hogshead & 2nd fill oloroso
ABV: 63.2%
Age: 16

Price: £115.00

Three cask types? This should be interesting. There’s white pepper, sherry sweetness in the form of cherry, cinnamon, sultanas and raspberry. There’s a burnt toast sort of note coming through too. It has a lot of alcohol coming through on the nose. The palate has a decent texture, red currants, burnt sour cherries, sherry vinegar and lots and lots of ginger/pepper spice. We’re unconvinced this is 16 years old. We’re also finding smoked paprika and pork fat. There’s a nice bit of sweetness in the background but it’s too little to late.

Score: 5.5/10

Value: Small batch at £115. Ouch.


53.441 - Caol Ila Distillery

Name: Ménage à mesquite
Flavour Profile: Peated
Region: Islay
Cask Type: 1st fill Spanish oak ex-oloroso hogshead
ABV: 56.4%
Age: 12

Price: £92.40

The traditional Caol Ila notes have been overpowered by the sherry, with predominant aromas of toffee, caramel, and fudge. There's a hint of Caol Ila character, but it's hard to discern. It also feels quite alcoholic, with notes of gingerbread, cherry jam, cinnamon sticks, and pickled peppers. The palate offers a decent texture, relatively creamy, with sweet strawberry jam, raspberry purée, light chocolate notes, and some coffee. The sherry has massively overpowered the spirit, making it difficult to identify this as a Caol Ila. It’s not bad, but too cask-forward for our liking.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: This is priced like it's full maturation and not a finish.


55.91 - Royal Brackla Distillery

Name: Salute the kernel
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Sweet
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bodega oloroso butt
ABV: 56.8%
Age: 17

Price: £106.90

There's a hint of what we usually associate with rum funkiness, alongside buttery popcorn, shortbread, vanilla sponge, and light caramel on the nose. It's not particularly sherry-forward. The palate features Caramac bars, hazelnut spread, malt loaf, cherry, and toffee. Subtle yet pleasant, it leans more towards a drier, nuttier sherry profile rather than the syrupy sweet variety. This one is for those who enjoy a hint of sherry influence in their whisky.

Score: 7/10

Value: Two years older and £15 more expensive than last months Brackla seems a little steep.


59.76 - Teaninich Distillery

Name: Wide-ranging conversation piece
Flavour Profile: Oily & Coastal
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead
ABV: 57.7%
Age: 11

Price: £63.60

This nose has a bready character, reminiscent of a freshly baked white loaf with hints of yeast and lemon zest, alongside notes of freshly chopped tomatoes and a touch of dust. The palate disappoints with a poor mouthfeel, dominated by an intense breadiness, accompanied by dry crackers, dry wood, and mostly just dry everything. This should’ve been in the spicy and dry category. Not for us.

Score: 5/10

Value: The price is significantly more palatable than the dram.


64.149 - Mannochmore Distillery

Name: A cake walk in the Black Forest
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Refill bourbon, 1st fill American & Spanish oak oloroso
ABV: 56.6%
Age: 17

Price: £115.00

On the nose cherries, chocolate, and mild coffee aromas are present, alongside cola bottles, malt, and vanilla essence. The palate is dominated by bitter notes of melon, sawn wood, and blackberries. It is overly bitter, astringent, and not to our liking. We’d have been interested in trying the individual casks that went into this to see if this is an improvement over the individual casks as we’re really not fans.

Score: 5/10

Value: Again, why are the small batch releases not cheaper?


66.242 -Ardmore Distillery

Name: Hog roast and marshmallows to toast
Flavour Profile: Lightly Peated
Region: Highland
Cask Type: Refill px hogshead
ABV: 60.4%
Age: 15

Price: £98.30

Pickled Monster Munch crisps, ketchup, malt loaf, mushrooms, earth, and vinegary red wine are prominent. The palate offers a decent mouthfeel with dates, sour cherry, a fair bit of meat, and plenty of rancio. However, the alcohol feels a bit too punchy for us. There are also notes of pickle juice, black pepper, and toffee apples. It's too spicy for our taste, and the sherry has added an excessive sourness. Not our favorite Ardmore.

Score: 6/10

Value: You pay a premium for peat and sherry.


70.58 - Balblair Distillery

Name: A tale of two chocolate bars
Flavour Profile: Juicy, Oak & Vanilla
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 55.9%
Age: 15

Price: £89.40

Pineapple, mango, white chocolate mice, boiled sweets, dusty cupboards, lime cordial, and apple juice mark the nose. The palate mirrors this, with lots of upfront fruit, a hint of chocolate, and some candied sweetness. While it's not the most complex or interesting dram, we reckon it’d be a good choice for introducing friends to whisky who aren't regular drinkers. For us this is a 7.5/10.

Score: 7.5/10

Value: Too pricey for a bourbon cask release in our opinions.


71.105 - Glenburgie Distillery

Name: Summer picnic
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Sweet
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 65.3%
Age: 11

Price: £63.60

Shortbread, lemon peel, barley sugars, and a dusty cupboard characterize the nose. It's not overly sweet, but there's a hint of icing sugar lingering in the background. The palate presents more lemon – quite a lot, in fact. Papaya, mango, and a few orange segments also feature. However, the alcohol spice is a bit too pronounced for our liking, but it’s still a decent bourbon cask Speyside.

Score: 6/10

Value: One of the better value releases in the outturn.


76.152 - Mortlach Distillery

Name: Cakes at the cooperage
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Sweet
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 51.9%
Age: 19

Price: £175.00

The nose presents malt upfront, followed by chopped red apple, limoncello, icing sugar, crushed mint leaves, toasted coconut flakes, and a hint of dry sponge. The palate offers a good upfront mouthfeel, with creamy vanilla, Gala apples, a bit of lemon peel, and a touch of ginger. It's not as sweet and luscious as we were expecting, and the finish is a bit too peppery for our taste. As Mortlach lovers, we find this release a touch disappointing, lacking some balance and 'oomph'.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: Sadly independently bottled Mortlach is expensive. Fortunatley for us this isn't good enough to mean we need to buy it.


80.51 - Glen Spey Distillery

Name: Rich, full-bodied yet smooth
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill px hogshead
ABV: 59.2%
Age: 14

Price: £85.80

A very restrained nose with milk chocolate, light caramel notes, and a hint of malt. We don't often comment on colour, but this whisky is significantly darker than its aroma suggests. The palate offers a silky texture, featuring fudge, toffee, and a touch of dark chocolate on the finish. It's somewhat one-dimensional, neither overly sweet nor overly sour, and lacks a distinctive character. It doesn't quite appeal to our tastes.

Score: 6/10

Value: We'd have liked to have seen this a little cheaper.


85.80 - Glen Elgin Distillery

Name: Rum raisins
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill charred red wine barrique
ABV: 56.8%
Age: 14

Price: £80.00

The aroma is marked by grape skins and toasted oak, with wine cask tannins that aren’t too overpowering. Accompanying these are notes of currants, cherries, and a hint of dry earth. On the palate, it starts relatively sweet, abundant in raspberry and strawberry flavors; however, that's largely where it ends. It feels a touch flat and uninspired, but to be fair is perfectly drinkable.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: Not bad for the age and a red wine finish.


95.80 - Auchroisk Distillery

Name: Fruitcake earthquake
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bodega px barrique
ABV: 56.8%
Age: 14

Price: £85.80

Balsamic vinegar, toffee popcorn, flambéed brandy, beef gravy, roasted strawberries, and milk chocolate initially on the nose. The palate unfolds with richer toffee and molasses flavors, chocolate-coated ginger snaps, more of that balsamic vinegar, a touch of roast beef, and sour Haribo cola bottles. The bodega cask imparts a subtle sherry influence that balances well with the spirit. While it's not our favorite dram, we can't deny it's a good quality whisky.

Score: 7/10

Value: Buy the other 95 and save yourself a few quid.


95.94 - Auchroisk Distillery

Name: Tis the reason to be jolly ...
Flavour Profile: Juicy, Oak & Vanilla
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: 2nd fill oloroso hogshead
ABV: 60.5%
Age: 10

Price: £66.00

Pickled gherkins, red kola, lime juice, toffee, strawberry jam, and vanilla frosting lead the way. There's also a bit of rancio here, along with cherry compote. The palate is incredibly well-balanced, with amazing alcohol integration – it's reminiscent of alcoholic Coca Cola. How is this 60%? It's dangerously drinkable. Notes of cinnamon sugar-coated doughnuts and blackberries emerge. This took us by surprise, easily earning an 8, and perhaps even an 8.5. It’s Christmas after all this go with a 8.5/10.

Score: 8.5/10

Value: £66 for an absolute banger of a sherried whisky. Its a no brainer.


121.105 - Arran Distillery

Name: Felize Navidad
Flavour Profile: Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 1st fill oloroso butt
ABV: 61.9%
Age: 8

Price: £66.00

On the nose big, bold sherry aromas of chocolate, hazelnuts, beef bourguignon, cherries, and lightly roasted coffee beans set the stage. There’s also a touch of cinnamon and clove. The palate screams Christmas, with notes of Christmas cake doused in brandy sauce, cherries, and raspberry jam. It’s got a great mouthfeel – super syrupy and delicious. We had high hopes for this and it has met those expectations. An easy 8/10.

Score: 8/10

Value: We'd have liked to have seen this a few quid cheaper, but it's still a great dram and not terribly priced.


122.58 - Croftengea (Loch Lomond Distillery)

Name: Sooked down the fruit hole
Flavour Profile: Sweet, Fruity & Mellow
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 58.2%
Age: 8

Price: £57.00

On the nose this is the dictionary definition of a bourbon cask whisky. Vanilla, icing sugar, caramel, a little oak, it’s pretty simple and inoffensive. The palate has a reasonable texture, and we get more candied sweetness, caramel, toffee and fudge. This is the most “normal” Croftengea we've ever encountered. We were expecting something much more unusual. It’s actually pretty tasty.

Score: 7/10

Value: Cask strength whisky doesn't get much cheaper.


125.80 - Glenmorangie Distillery

Name: Dance of the pastry chef
Flavour Profile: Juicy, Oak & Vanilla
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 59.0%
Age: 18

Price: £195.00

On the nose there's sponge cake, vanilla fondant, French pastries, buttercream, and sugar paste dominating, creating a super sweet and bourbon cask-forward profile. The nose is a little one-dimensional, but it's a very pleasant dimension. The palate offers a nice creamy mouthfeel with toffee, caramel, gingerbread, and artificial banana, transitioning to more jalapeño spice on the finish, complemented by a touch of dry oak. There's also a hint of citrus. Overall, it’s a good bourbon cask, no complaints.

Score: 7/10

Value: You're paying a premium here because of the rarity of Indie Glenmorangie.


140.21 - Balcones Distillery

Name: Puffs of candyfloss smoke
Flavour Profile: Peated
Region: Texas
Cask Type: #3 char new oak barrique
ABV: 62.7%
Age: 3

Price: £85.00

This smells like the Texas summer: cinnamon, jet fuel, dirty peat, herb-roasted pig, antiseptic, bandages, with a hint of funkiness. The palate starts with an initial sugar syrup sweetness, but the mouthfeel is somewhat thin. We're also detecting bonfires, cinnamon candies, ginger spice, and red kola. It's big, bold, and a bit weird. Not one for us, we enjoy our Balcones unpeated. We will say there were a few people at the outturn who did enjoy this.

Score: 6/10

Value: This is pretty much the price for single cask Balcones.


158.1 - Yuza Distillery

Name: Shirley Temple and a 'grown-up limeade
Flavour Profile: Spicy & Sweet
Region: Japan
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 61.2%
Age: 3

Price: £120.00

Nail varnish remover, freshly squeezed yuzu, and peach make it very citrus-forward, with a hint of creaminess too. Revisiting it, we're detecting marshmallow and orange peel. The palate offers a decent mouthfeel, with flavors of lemonade, more citrus, a hint of vanilla, and some light caramel notes. It's very good for its age, clearly both good quality spirit and cask. Really great balance. This is our first time trying Yuza and this makes us very excited to see what there other releases are like.

Score: 7.5/10

Value: £120 is expensive for a 3yo, but then this is Japanese whisky.


G15.29 - Loch Lomond (Rhosdhu) Distillery

Name: Stealthy peat ninja
Flavour Profile: Lightly Peated
Region: Highland
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
ABV: 60.1%
Age: 8

Price: £50.50

The nose weirdly combines vanilla sponge with hints of seafood. It’s got a salty, briny aroma, along with lemon zest, breadcrumbs and a note that reminds us of wood-fired pizza oven. The palate starts off quite sour, with sour candies, coconut, white chocolate, and a barely detectable hint of peat. It's a perfectly drinkable dram, albeit a bit simple. We prefer the unpeated Rhosdhu, but this is ok. We'll give it a 6.5/10.

Score: 6.5/10

Value: Great value.


B5.15 - George Dickel Distillery

Name: Log cabin in the Black Forest
Flavour Profile: SCS - other spirit
Region: Tennessee
Cask Type: 1st fill charred bourbon barrel
ABV: 63.7%
Age: 7

Price: £74.00

Initially on the nose there’s Irn-bru, well fired sourdough, a fair whack of alcohol and some candy floss sweetness. There’s also fondant icing, charred staves and butterscotch. The palate has creme caramel, butterscotch, vanilla ice cream and mint chewing gum. There’s an alcohol spice that creeps up on you unexpectedly. It’s fine, but definitely not our favourite bourbon.

Score: 6/10

Value: Not bad for a bourbon.


R9.12 - Varela Hermanos Distillery

Name: Raisin the Jolly Roger
Flavour Profile: SCS - other spirit
Region: Panama
Cask Type: 1st fill STR oloroso barrique
ABV: 59.4%
Age: 19

Price: £99.50

Green bananas, pineapple, caramel, petrol, it's very esthery, with guava and candied lemon peel. The palate has a good mouthfeel, that’s not overpowered by sherry cask and we’re getting raisins, toffee and fudge brownies. There s a bit of ginger heat here but it’s working relatively well with the other flavours. We’re also finding some sour apple, pineapple and caramel in the background. Another solid rum release. 7.5/10

Score: 7.5/10

Value: 19yo rum for under a £100 is a good a deal.


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