Norman

9.0

Hart Brothers Braeval 17 Year Old (distilled June 1998, bottled Sept 2015), sherry hogshead, cask strength 58.5% ABV, natural colour, non-chill filtered. I’m getting strong pine sap on the nose. Fading as it opens but still there. Bit of heat on the palate. Is a bit more more hot than anything for me. — 2 days ago

Norman

9.0

Light peat. Pretty easy going. Not a lot going on but it was a very short pour. — 3 days ago

Norman

9.0

I thought this would be better. I’m getting a little bit of prune on it. The nose is there but not my favorite, more port-like. Last bottle, I think. — 6 days ago

Norman

9.2

Boy I picked two big boys today. This is hot. Period. Letting it open up and relax a bit. Little nose, alcohol/some fruit, not wood. Little more coming out with time. The heat is taming/calming with air. This is medium weight on the palate and all over the tongue. Nothing on the cheeks. It’s got a finish the lasts. Right out of the pour though it was very different. Give it some time. — 13 days ago

Norman

9.1

Glenturret 12 Year Old, distilled 2004, from a single ex-sherry cask labeled “Gerard Butler”, cask no. GTUR2004 #111, bottled 2016 at cask strength 56.8% ABV. Light to no nose. Just faint sweet wood. It reads a bit sweet and hot. Finish fades fast. — 2 days ago

Norman

9.2

Ledaig 18yr, Batch 2. Pleasant as in there upon pouring but not heavy/overwhelming imho peat. Relatively light on the palate, sweet wood and definitely more of the peat. It’s by no means hot. It hits on the tongue, back sides nothing really on the cheeks or front of the tongue. Finish goes for a while. — 5 days ago

Norman

9.2

Wow! Peat right out of the pour and no need to be near the glass and its power on the palate. Verges on hot. It’s definitely there, heavy on the tongue, more on the sides than anything. Have to love peat — 13 days ago

Norman

9.0

It’s interesting. Reads a bit of wood, light heat, not a strong finish. I’m ambivelent on it. — 3 days ago

Norman

9.0

I get cinnamon on the nose along with wax and maybe furniture polish. It’s an odd combo. Light on the palate with a pretty short overall finish. It stays on the front sides of the tongue for a bit. Not a lot of power. — 3 days ago

Norman

9.1

Signatory Vintage Inchgower 23yr. This is big, calms down after a bit but it’s got punch. Mainly on sides of the tongue, no cheeks. It was light in the aroma/nose, some wood. Bit of heat, not very strong on the flavors that stand out. — 5 days ago