...please bear with me....In 2009, Jim Murray published his 2010 whisky bible, in which he named the Sazerac Rye 18yo (2008 Fall edition) best whisky in the world.This is the 2009 fall edition (the one…

celebrity guest review courtesy of www.caskstrength.net:Nose: Layers of sweet cereal, honey and chopped hazelnuts, followed by a very light and zesty citrus fruit/diced apple and lovely hints of fresh…

Nose - Honey, and buckets of it. A Real tang of Greek yoghurt, and more than a touch of Grapefruit.Palate - Delicious Honeyed Smoothness, less barley than one would expect.Finish - Very long, Honeyed,…

Nose - Christmas cakePalate - Christmas cakeFinish - Christmas cakeDid I miss anything?Seriously though, this is a staggering whisky, and one which seems woefully under-exposed to the vast majority of…

Nose - Big Sherry, Bigger Sherry, and more Sherry just in case you didn't get the message at first. A touch of Nutmeg and cinnamon creep in at the end.Palate - A Brown sugar and sherry assault on the…

Nose - Butter, creamy, Vanilla-rich, almost pine-resin freshness.Palate - Creamy. So incredibly creamy! Spice, Nutmeg, and a huge and overwhelming hit of Vanilla Ice-cream (it's slightly dirty Ice-cream…

Nose - slight new-make spirit, but well-integrated with it. There's a huge number of Tequila-esque notes in here. Good Tequila though - Blue Agave, nothing less. Toffee crisp.Palate - Huge. The peat…

Nose - Big hit of peat, Medicinal (more so than bottlings of a few years ago), Iodine, Chlorine, Smoky Bacon, Frazzles (corn-based bacon flavoured snack), slightly sweet, Lemon-Drizzle Cake, Peppermint…