Another beautiful night on the deck at Philip’s. The stories told were almost as good as the scotch that was drank.

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Round 1: Bowmore 12 Year Old

Cost: $70 CDN

Region: Islay

Fun Facts:

• The heart of the Bowmore range, the 12 year old exhibits some beautiful coastal notes with a gentle peat, it is the balance that the floral element presents that makes this a great entry bottling for Bowmore.

NSC Comments:

• Colour: Dark Oak to Gold (how can that be?)
• Nose: Fruity, Spicy, Very light, Floral, Peaty, Chocolate
• Palate: Creamy, Fruity, Smooth, Dry, Spicy, Peaty, Powerful
• Finish: Long
• Drinkability: 6.2, 6.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.3, 6.2
• Notes: A good entry scotch to the Islay style.
• Nice smooth scotch, not complicated.
• Very nice drop. Very clean tasting.

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Round 2: Jura Pale Ale Cask

Cost: $80 CDN

Region: Island Whisky

Fun Facts:

NSC Comments:

• Colour: Mahogany to Amber
• Nose: Floral, Nutty,
• Palate: Oily, Nutty, Woody, Smooth
• Finish: Short
• Drinkability: 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.75, 4.5, 5.7
• Notes: Disappears on the palate, or never shows up!
• Lacks Character
• Absent, just vanishes

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Bonus Round: The GlenAllachie

Cost: $110 CDN

Region: Speyside

Fun Facts:

• The GlenAllachie was awarded an SIETF grant, backed by the Scottish Government, for a significant decarbonisation project that will involve the installation of Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR) technology that will half energy demand. To power the MVR, we have installed 134 solar panels in a neighbouring field.

NSC Comments:

• Colour: Dark Oak to Copper
• Nose: Fruity, Spicy,
• Palate: Powerful, Smooth, Creamy
• Finish: Long, Sharp Drop
• Drinkability: 7.1, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 7.5, 7.1
• Notes: Best of the bunch
• Nice stuff!
• Magnificent