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Speyside Spey 12 Year Old

Speyside Distillery – a distillery with an uninspired name in the region with the same name – was founded in 1962, but it took until 1990 before the first spirit flowed from the stills. For a long time their range was as uninspired as the name, but in 2014 it was completely overhauled and relaunched as simply ‘The Spey’. I am going to try 5 of...

Score 80/100

Speyside Royal Choice

Do you really think the Royal Family selected this whisky from the warehouses of the Speyside Distillery? I do not think so. It is a combination of the oldest sherry casks they still had (which can be up to a quarter century, considering that the first spirit flowed from the stills in 1990). Round, fruity and feisty nose filled with toffee,...

Score 85/100

Speyside 18 Year Old 1996 Douglas Laing Old Particular

This release in the Old Particular series from Douglas Laing is not a Speysider in disguise, but actually a single malt from the Speyside Distillery. It matured for 18 years on a refill butt, but judging by the color, it was quite an active cask. Dark and sweet nose, very creamy, offering caramel, chocolate, blackberries and baked apples. A touch...

Score 85/100

Speyside 15 Year Old 1996/2012 Carn Mor Strictly Limited, Sherry Butt, 770 bts

I have always had a bit of trouble with the name Speyside Distillery. It seems a bit like a delusion of grandeur, no? She can obviously be found in the Speyside region, but do you have to call it that then? Anyway, I tried this bottling before at a whisky & chocolate tasting in Ghent. Today, I am leaving the chocolate in the cupboard. The nose...

Score 82/100