#Phil & Simon Thompson (PST)

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Unpeated Ledaig 28 Year (1995) Thompson Bros Error 502

Unpeated Ledaig 28 Year (1995) Thompson Bros Error 502 Reviewed by zSolaris Distillery: Ledaig. Region: Island. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Age: 28 year. Distilled on September 5, 1995. Bottled in November of 2023. ABV: 45.2%. Cask Type: Refill Hogshead. Cask Number: SR22029. Price: £191.67. Color: 1.0, Deep Copper. Nose: This is super fruity and is quite tangy with a bit of tartness.…

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Ledaig Unpeated 27 Year (1995), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Tobermory Ledaig (unpeated). Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Island Single Malt. ABV: 47.4%. Cask Strength. Age: 27 Years. Distilled in 1995. Bottled in 2022. Cask type: Refill Hogshead. Nose: Soft tropical fruits, butter, salty-mineral-rich sea air, lemon and lime flavored granita with wispy smoke in the background; chilled pineapple and…

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Glenburgie 27 Year (1995), Thompson Brothers for K&L

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Glenburgie. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Speyside Single Malt. ABV: 51.1%. Cask Strength. Age: 27 Years. Distilled in 1995. Bottled in 2023. Cask type: Refill Hogshead. Nose: Mellow and mild with gentle tropical fruits and a floral whisper; dried wood and desiccated coconut with achiote and hibiscus; floral tropical tea with buttery…

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Dailuaine 12 Year (2010), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Dailuaine. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Speyside Single Malt. ABV: 55.4%. Cask Strength. Age: 12 Years. Distilled on 7 June 2010. Bottled in June 2022. Cask type: Refill Hogshead, PX Hogshead (6 months). Nose: Caramel and stewed stone fruits with cherry jam, licorice, and burnt match heads; a panoply of fruity desserts with jujube,…

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Craigellachie 15 Year (2006) Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Craigellachie. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Speyside Single Malt. ABV: 50%. Age: 15 Years. Distilled on 23 Oct. 2006. Bottled in June 2022. Cask type: Refill Hogshead. Nose: Lemon, cream, walnut oil, greenwood, oak moss, slightly medicinal herbs, rose hip and orange rind, machine grease. Palate: Medium-bodied, oily and almost creamy…

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Kanosuke 4 Year (2018), Thompson Brothers Cask 20463

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Kanosuke. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Japan Single Malt. ABV: 58%. Cask Strength Age: 4 Years. Distilled in 2018 Cask type: Oak. Nose: Fruity and herbal with plums, licorice, and cinnamon; subtle candied cigarettes with bubble gum, honey, and chamomile tea; a touch of clove cigarettes and tobacco. Palate: Medium-bodied, herbal and fruits,…

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Carsebridge 45 Year (1973), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Carsebridge. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Lowland Single Grain. ABV: 53.5%. Cask Strength. Age: 45 Years. Distilled in 1973. Bottled in 2018. Cask type: Sherry Butt. Nose: Dried fruits and dry baking spices with an undercurrent of pastry cream, very sherried with dried dates, plums, and apples, mellow caramel, cinnamon candies and…

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Glen Moray 28 Year (1990), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Glen Moray. Bottler: Alexander Murray. Region: Scotland/Speyside Single Malt. ABV: 45.9%. Cask Strength. Age: 28 Years. Distilled on 15 May 1990. Bottled 2018) Cask type: Refill Bourbon Barrels. Nose: Rich dried fruits, baking spices, and barrels of orchard fruits; apples and pears with slivered almonds and coffee cake, dried plums, mellow lacquered…

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Caol Ila 9 Year (2014), Thompson Brothers for Limburg Festival 2023

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Caol Ila. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Islay Single Malt. ABV: 52.3%. Cask Strength. Age: 9 Years. Distilled on 27 Feb. 2014. Bottled in March 2023. Cask type: PX Quarter Cask Finish (9 mo.). Nose: Wispy smoke and maritime brine, apple bananas and fried plantains, smoldering coals and hot iron, hints of pork fat with herbal spice,…

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Tobermory 27 Year (1995), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Tobermory. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Island Single Malt. ABV: 49.7%. Cask Strength. Age: 25 years. Distilled on 6 Dec. 1995. Bottled in Dec. 2022. Cask type: Refill Hogshead. Nose: Dried mango, passion fruit syrup, li hing mui— salty and slightly tart, longan and rambutan, guava candies, subtle buttery quality, sea salt, slightly…

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Auchroisk 37 Year (1982) Thompson Bros

Auchroisk 37 Year (1982) Thompson Bros Review by: zSolaris Distillery: Auchroisk. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Speyside. Age: 37 Year. Distilled 1982. ABV: 48.3%. Cask Type: Refill sherry. Color: 1.3, Russet/Muscat. Nose: Smelling this gave me the mental image of walking into the world’s largest bag of gummy candies. It is fruit gummies galore, ranging from every exotic flavor of…

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Highland 9 Year (2013) Blended Malt, Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Highland Blended Malt. ABV: 55.6%. Cask Strength. Age: 9 years. Distilled on 18 March 2013. Bottled in April 2022. Cask type: Refill Hogshead. Nose: Big and malty with underlying citrus, yeasted dough, donut shop, powdered sugar, hints of lemon zest, orange juice, subtle cream…

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Ardlair 11 Year (2010), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Ardmore “Ardlair”. Bottler: Thompson Brothers. Region: Scotland/Highland Single Malt. ABV: 50%. Age: 11 years. Distilled in 2010. Bottled in 2022. Cask type: Refill Bourbon Barrel. Nose: Citrus and bergamot, linseed oil and rose hip, dried grass and dandelion greens, pepper, hints of rubber and orange. Palate: Medium-bodied and oily, citrusy, grassy,…

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Orkney 11 Year (2011), Thompson Brothers

Review by: Whiskery Turnip What is this? Two Highland Park reviews in a row? It must be the beginning of a Highland Park week over at the Whiskery Turnip hermitage. Despite zSolaris’s distaste for the distillery, someone still needs to review the occasional malt from Orkney. I may not be the biggest fan; I do not always understand some of the rabid fans I have met, but I do appreciate good…

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Glenburgie 27 Year (1995), Thompson Brothers

Part 5 of Reviews from The Single Cask Singapore  Review by: Whiskery Turnip Singapore is one of my favorite places to visit, and I leapt at the chance to finally return again during my summer conference schedule. I resolved to do a bit more whisky tasting while I was in the country and use my extended stay to drop by new places and meet new people. We returned to The Single Cask many times in…

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Laphroaig 31 Year (1989), Thompson Brothers “Islay” for Auld Alliance

Part 3 of Reviews from The Auld Alliance Singapore Review by: Whiskery Turnip Few whisky institutions came up as often as the Auld Alliance when I told people I was returning to Singapore for a spell. The bar had long been on my list of places to pop in, but the stars had never entirely aligned. I made sure it was on the schedule for this visit and met up with a whisky friend, though he might…