Tag: Vintage 2000

Rating 7/ 10
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Hazelgrove 2000 14 Year 48.9% by The Maltman

Nose: Buttered rolls, cold smoked mussels, cullen skank, kumquat marmalade. Bursts of cinnamon. Lightly gamey on the mutton side. Ryan says venison. The peat layers in lovely.

Palate: Front of palate is buttery, slightly sweet, and all bourbon cask, apricot honey, shifts into peppers and finishes with that classic Springbank DNA with nice minerality. Smoked salt. Love the peatyness.

Rating: 7 / 10 – this is delicious and nuanced and yummy

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Glencadam 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Toasted pecans, coconut sugar, red vines, dried strawberries, plums, dried dates

Palate: Slightly dusty cardboard, past-date spices, pink peppercorn, peppermint

Rating: 4 / 10 – meh

Rating 4/ 10
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Miltonduff 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Nestle cerelac, jasmine, floral soap.

Palate: Turpin, resin, grassy, skunky weed, green bell peppers, rosemary

Rating: 4 / 10 – fun but forgettable.

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Tormore 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Orange peel, cedar

Palate: Tangerine peel, white pepper, cedar

Rating: 5 / 10

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Fontan 2000/ 2024 B149

Nose: Maple syrup, apple gummy rings, something umami, roasted yellow bell pepper

Palate: Light apple vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamint

Rating: 7 / 10 – great with a big sip

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Domaine Séailles 2000 Cask #17 53%

Nose: Reminds me a lot of the 1997 cask #27, but a little less intense and maybe more notes of honey. A balance that other cask truly needed. This is promising. Cedar. Raspberry jam tartlets. Fennel, more earthy on the nose. Toasted fennel seeds.

Palate: A very pleasant spice. Cedar. A lovely balance of wood, spice, and herbal.

Rating: 7 / 10 – yum yum. Was delicious when I visited and its still freaking awesome.

Rating 6/ 10
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“Yehmon Rum” Jamaica 2000/2010 Cask #87 45% for Samaroli

Nose: Pineapple over-the moon, kindergarten glue stick, fresh made whipped cream, yarn, hints of barnyard

Palate: Dead to the nose. Pineapple mint gum. Maybe wintergreen tictacs. Fresh cut fennel bulb. Grilled leeks.

Rating: 6 / 10 – even at 45% this is still full bodied and intense. Fun to drink an estery Jamaican rum at this proof and get a better sense for the palate without a brooding, angry, high alcohol brother in tow.

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Dunville’s 2000 20 Year Oloroso Sherry Cask #162 54% for Belfast Whisky Week 2022

Nose: Redvines, dried prunes, ginger bread, peppermint

Palate: Halls strawberry cough drop, dried cherry, port reduction on cherry ice cream, a big ol mouthfeel

Rating: 7 / 10 – such a huge palate. Super fruity and intense.

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Chateau de Millet 2000/2025 Cask Sample 76 47.9%

Nose: Grosielle, light oak notes

Palate: Cloves, black pepper, licorice, groseille, leather

Rating: 6 / 10 – very enjoyable, doesn’t stand out as a ground shaker but zero complains.

Rating 6/ 10
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Aurian 2000/2025 Cask Sample #20 for 47.9%

Nose: A cross between citrus and apricot… maybe loquat. White tea. I can smell the alcohol, which gives it a young feel. After sitting a bit it becomes lightly floral leaning towards lavender.

Palate: Very fruity and bright. kumquat and vibrant notes with hints of wood on the after path. Something lightly chalky, like after sucking on tums. The alcohol is oddly present for the abv. My tongue tingles. The finish is pleasant but not very pronounced.

Rating: 6 / 10 – a summer pour, cheerful but with character.

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Pochegu RAC 2000 Cask D7 56.7%

Nose: Big lovely oak. rootbeer . vanilla pods, cloves and nutmeg.

Palate: It like a perfectly rounded bourbon. Light maple syrup sweetness. Oaky tannins. Christmas plum butter. This should be put into a wrapper and sold as candy.

Rating: 7 / 10 – this is gorgeous. And sweet deliciousness. It’s missing the complexity to transcend but dang lads. Buy this one. Paco says he would consider buying 2.