Hazelwood Reserve 90th Birthday Of Mrs Janet Sheed RobertsVatting Of 90 Casks 75cl 90 Proof A wonderful old bottle of Hazelwood Reserve, the first in the Hazelwood series. Hazelwood Reserve was bottled at 90 proof (around 51. 4%) by William Grant from a vatting of 90 casks to mark the 90th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts in 1991. Mrs Roberts, who was born in 1901, was the last surviving grand daughter of Glenfiddich founder William Grant, and further Hazelwood whiskies were released for her 100th, 105th,

These 1990s editions have earned an outstanding reputation for their complexity and old-school character

Aberlour's practice of maturing its spirit separately then marrying the mature casks together before bottling is a much more old-school and dependable process than many of the more 'modern' techniques carried out by other distillers these days

particularly cloves

The general rule of thumb with these mid-late teenage Glendronachs is more spice

Nose: Rich and chocolatey initially with liquorice and spicy nutmeg

Country Scotland Region Islay Distilled Year 2009 Bottling Year 2010 Age 10 Limited Edition Yes Bottles Produced 150 Cask Type Bourbon Barrel Cask Number 59 Bottle Size 70cl ABV 63

punchy drams often at super high cask strengths

delicate spices and all kinds of sub-complexities

immensely tarry

and the 50cl bottles with their stylish labels evoking the spirit of the decades involved have long been popular with collectors as well as drinkers

surprisingly fresh

This 27-year-old Big Peat is a vatting of the usual favourite Islay single malts that make up the regular Big Peat whisky - the biggest difference being that these have all been aged for at least 27 years and it has a boosted ABV of 48