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Highland Park 18
starts off light flavor and it gets a bit complex and deeper right after. Very enjoyable great 8.8
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Highland Park 12
smooth, good flavor not the most complex but solid. 7 out of 10
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Glenfarclas 10
very mild. Smooth, not a lot of complexity but pretty enjoyable. I would give it a 5 out of 10.
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Westland Polling Mountain CXE Number 1
this was ok, not as good as the other one. I'd give it a 6. Nothing to write home about.
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Westland
very good scotch, wood taste comes though hard. 8/10
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Ardbeg An Oa
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a lot smoother than the 5-year, but not nearly as smoky. I think overall I like it more although I miss the smokiness from the other one. Has an almost medicinal flavor to it but not in a b…
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Ardbeg 5
smokey, a bit not smooth. Good taste, but the not smoothness of it is a bit of a downer. I will give this a 3.
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Dalwhinnie 15
tastes more like a Irish whiskey, very smooth and mild. 6/10
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Hudson Maple Rye
this is great, a hint of maple, just enough to give it character. Smooth, not too sweet like I was worried about. 9/10
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Hudson New York
very light, sweet, very good. Very unique, this is a bourbon. I love this. 8.8/10
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Laphroaig 10
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smokey as always. A slightly sharp woodiness hits right after the smoke.
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Ledaig 10
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15 bucks, pretty decent, more complex than other stuff I've had recently. 6.5 perhaps.
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Benromach Peat Smoke
definitely smokey, pretty smooth. Mild for a peaty scotch. Pretty enjoyable, 16 bucks a glass. Lacking a bit of depth, is give it a 7
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Glenlivet 18
lots of complexity, not super smooth, not bad, was around 20 bucks for a shot at the bar. A bit of a bitter wood hits at the beginning. I'd give it around a 6
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Teeling Single Grain
alcohol after taste. The initial taste is hard to describe, light, seedy? Not bad, not a lot of depth here. 3/10
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Laguvlin 16
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A Smoother more refined version of Laphroig 10, one of my favorite go to's.
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Laguvulin 11
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this is pretty good, not too alcoholic tasting more smooth than the 10, I'm pretty good taste a little bit more mild and smoke than the others. I guess it's a seven out of 10.
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