 
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.) • 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.) • 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.) • 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.) • Aged 6 years, barrel #4, d 20.3.2004, b 14.4.2010, Cask strength 70.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9.5 (96 points) (Colour: dark deep red, sherry / Nose 24 points: sherry, smooth, honey, madeira, roasted sugar, coffee, winey, dark chocolate / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, honey, plum, prunes, ripe fruits, sherry, oily, peach / Finish 24 points: coffee, fruity, honey, sherry, long finish / Balance 24 points. Very nice, sherryish whisky. Old Buck just doesn't let you down...) 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, 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.) • Aged 6 years in oak cask, distilled 2004, bottle #10 0266, bottled 26.2.2010 Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (88 points) (Colour: cider / Nose 21 points: smooth, fruity, honey, winey, mild / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, fruity, oranges, sweet / Finish 23 points: nice fruity afterkick, long finish / Balance 22 points. The best Teerenpeli edition I've tasted so far.) 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% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (81 points) (Colour: white wine / Nose 22 points: sweet, apple pie, fruity, after water: tobacco, spicy, floral, musty, bag of sweets / Taste 19 points: medium-bodied, velvety, floral, one-sided / Finish 20 points: medium caramel finish / Balance 20 points.) INDIA: AMRUT • Amrut Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 21 points: medicine, spicy, ginger, cloves, mace / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, sweet, spicy, oaky, floral / Finish 22 points: medium and spicy finish / Balance 21 points.) 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) GREEN SPOT • Green Spot Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (sweet and honey) REDBREAST • 12 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 5 (Very pungent) THE IRISHMAN • The Irishman, b# K10355, bourbon/sherry cask Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (18+19+18+19=75 points. Sweet but quite pale and basic whiskey) TULLAMORE DEW • Original Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (Colour: apple juice / Nose 21 points: fruity, apples, spices, lacquer after water / Taste 19 points: medium-bodied, fruity, floral / Finish 18 points: short and mild finish / Balance 19 points. Total points: 77) JAPAN: NIKKA (Japan) • Miyagikyo, 10 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (Full-bodied, smoky 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, sweet, fruity / Finish 21 points: medium long finish / Balance 21 points. Total points: 85) SWEDEN: MACMYRA • Preludium 05, b 8.8.2007, cask #23 298, 48.4% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (quite nice) UNITED STATES: BERNHEIM • Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (Colour: gold / Very good, soft American whiskey. Excellent.) 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: 8+ (Colour: amber gold / Nose 21 points: cognac'ish, syrup, chocolate, sweet slightly smoky / Taste 21 points: full-bodied, coffee, cognac, toffee, cloudberry, fruity, peach / Finish 20 points / Balance 21 points. Total points: 83. Nice peachy flavour.) 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) OLD DIGNITY Legless Scotsman's rating: 8+ (Nose 22 points: vanilla, pipe tobacco, nutty, barley, sweet, oily / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, sweet, fruity, oaky / Finish 21 points: medium long, oaky / Balance 20 points. Total points: 84) PURE MALT WHISKY RATINGS: (ratings only comparable with other pure malt whiskies) BENNACHIE (Aged 17 Years) Legless Scotsman's rating: 8- (78 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 18 points: praline, sweet, hint of chocolate / Taste 20 points: praline, medium-bodied / Finish 20 points: medium finish / Balance 20 points.) GLEN TURNER (Aged 8 Years) Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 LABEL 5 PURE MALT (Aged 12 Years) Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (75 points) (Colour: gold / Nose 19 points: sweet, vanilla / Taste 18 points: medium-bodied, sweet / Finish 19 points: sweet and medium finish / Balance 19 points.) BLENDED WHISKY RATINGS: (ratings only comparable with other blended whiskies) BALLANTINE'S Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 BELL'S Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 BLACK BOTTLE, AGED 10 Years Legless Scotsman's rating: 10 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) 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) 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 VAT69 Legless Scotsman's rating: 10- WHITE HORSE Legless Scotsman's rating: 7 > |
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