 
OTHER (MALT) WHISKIES AROUND THE WORLDFINLAND: OLD BUCK (City of Pori, Finland. The first Finnish single malt whisky) • Aged 3 years, Cask strength 70.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (92 points) (Colour: honey gold / Nose 23 points: floral, honey, fruity, raisins, vanilla / Taste 23 points: medium-bodied, medicine, floral, fruity / Finish 23 points: long finish / Balance 23 points.) GuruMummu's rating: 10- • Aged 4 years, d 20.3.2004, b January 2008, Cask strength 70.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9.5 (95 points) (Colour: copper / Nose 24 points: sweet, oaky, licorice, black powder, honey, beewax / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, sweet, winey, salty, medicine, madeira / Finish 23 points: long and sweet finish / Balance 24 points.) GuruMummu's rating: 10- • Aged 5 years, Bottle #86 & Bottle #99, Cask strength 70.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (90 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: sweet, fruity, spicy, earthy, mint / Taste 23 points: medium-bodied, malty, perfumed / Finish 21 points: long finish / Balance 23 points.) GuruMummu's rating: 10- • Aged 5 years, barrel #4, d 20.3.2004, b 10.7.2009, Cask strength 70.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 24 points: sweet, candy, teabag, winey, sherry, floral, honeysuckle, beach mattress, dried fruits, leather / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet, honey, floral, cut barley, winey / Finish 23 points: long & stray finish / Balance 23 points.) Old Buck is a Speyside-type Finnish malt whisky from the city of Pori. Excellent local choice. Recommended. This single malt whisky is distilled at Beer Hunter's pub-brewery at the west side of Market Square. Old Buck at Facebook -> here Old Buck website -> here TEERENPELI (City of Lahti, Finland) • Aged 4 years in oak cask, bottle #7/452, 43% Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 (72 points) (Colour: gold&pale rose / Nose 23 points: liquor, sweet, praline, calvados / Taste 16 points: medium-bodied, cognac, light complexity, pale / Finish 15 points: very short finish / Balance 18 points. Water smooths this down a bit. Easy drinking whisky) • Aged 5 years in oak cask, bottle #372,bottled 2008 Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: praline, sweet, toffee, winey, malty / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, sweet, fruity / Finish 21 points: medium finish / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 6 years in oak cask, distilled 2003, bottle #09 0446, bottled 26.2.2009 Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (85 points) (Colour: pale amber / Nose 23 points: cognac, sweet, leather / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, sweet, candy, floral / Finish 20 points: medium sweet finish / Balance 21 points.) BELGIUM: THE OWL DISTILLERY (Grace Hollogne, Liege) • The Belgian Owl Single Malt, bottling: 2008, First fill Bourbon cask, non chill filtered, colouring free, handcrafted, spring barley raised in Belgium, 46% GuruMummu's rating: 9 (Fruity & alcohol, might need some water to open. Pretty nice anyway). IRELAND: BUSHMILL'S • Aged 10 years Legless Scotsman's rating: 5 (Nose 20 points: fruity, honey / Taste 10 points: wet catsand, pungent, resinous, medium-bodied / Finish 10 points: very hard and pungent finish / Balance 11 points. Total points: 51) • Black Bush Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (Colour: gold / Nose 20 points: cognac, floral, leather / Taste 19 points: medium-bodied, softer and sweeter than 10 y.o. / Finish 18 points: medium finish / Balance 18 points. Total points: 75) CLONTARF • Classic Blend, 40% GuruMummu's rating: 9.5 (very fruity, fudge. This blended whiskey is excellent when thinking about price-quality ratio) GREEN SPOT • Green Spot Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (sweet and honey) GuruMummu's rating: 8.5 REDBREAST • 12 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 5 (Very pungent) GuruMummu's rating: 6.5 JAPAN: NIKKA (Japan) • Miyagikyo, 10 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (Full-bodied, smoky whisky.) GuruMummu's rating: 8 (Soft whisky.) • Yoichi, Aged 10 years Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (Colour: gold / Nose 22 points: medium-bodied, leather, fruity / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, medium complexity, sweet, fruity / Finish 21 points: medium finish / Balance 21 points. Total points: 85) GuruMummu's rating: 8.5 (Nose 23 points: floral, fruity / Taste 21 points: salty, salmiac / Finish 20 points / Balance 24 points. Total points: 88) SWEDEN: MACMYRA • Preludium 05, b 8.8.2007, cask #23 298, 48.4% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (quite nice) GuruMummu's rating: 8 UNITED STATES: BERNHEIM • Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (Colour: gold / Very good, soft American whiskey. Excellent.) GuruMummu's rating: 8.5 (Sweet & smooth) ELIJAH CRAIG Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (Colour: dark amber / Nose 22 points: caramel, sweet / Taste 20 points: medeium-bodied, sweet, fruity / Finish 19 points: medium finish / Balance 20 points. Total points: 79) JACK DANIELS TENNESSEE WHISKEY Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (Nose 16 points: cognac'ish, syrup / Taste 21 points: coffee, cognac, toffee, cloudberry / Finish 20 points / Balance 18 points. Total points: 75) JIM BEAM Legless Scotsman's rating: 6 (Colour: sunset / Nose 17 points: moonshine, sweet, perfume / Taste 15 points: sour, salty, medium-bodied, peppery, antiseptic / Finish 15 points: medium finish / Balance 16 points. Total points: 63) OLD CHARTER 8 YEARS OLD Legless Scotsman's rating: 5 (Nose 15 points: medicine / Taste 14 points / Finish 13 points / Balance 15 points. Total points: 57) BLENDED WHISKY RATINGS (not to be confused with malt whisky ratings): BALLANTINE'S Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 BELL'S Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 BLACK COCK Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 CUTTY SARK Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 DIMPLE Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 FAMOUS GROUSE Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 GRANT'S Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 GuruMummu's rating: 8 HOWARD MacLAREN Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 INVER HOUSE Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 ISLAY MIST, AGED 8 YEARS Legless Scotsman's rating: 10 (Lovely blended whisky. Laphroaig tastes very much on this whisky) GuruMummu's rating: 10 (just like Laphroaig 10 yo) JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL Legless Scotsman's rating: 10- JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL Legless Scotsman's rating: 10 (colour: gold / nose & taste: praline, sweet, scent of smoke) GuruMummu's rating: 10 Very lovely blended whisky that is similar to malt whisky. JOHNNIE WALKER RED LABEL Legless Scotsman's rating: 10 KOLME LEIJONAA Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 MANSION HOUSE Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 GuruMummu's rating: 7.5 VAT69 Legless Scotsman's rating: 10- GuruMummu's rating: 9 WHITE HORSE Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 GuruMummu's rating: 7- |
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