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Whiskies I am told make you smarter so we must be very bright indeed.

With over 235 whiskies from around the world to choose from ,it is always hard to pick a favourite tipple. From the Emerald Isle the Jameson Small Batch Select Reserve, from Speyside ,a host of "The Glenlivet" featuring the new Guardians to the single cast edition Tomnabat Hill to Nova Scotia's own Glen Breton, whiskies for all tastes and budgets. Serving 1oz.

Killyloch 1967

Tangy citrus. Lemon marmalade. Pink grapefruit, verbena freshness. Medium. Crisp barley. Toasted oak, spice.

275

Glen Grant 1961

Waves of blackcurrants, blackberries (wild summer fruit), supported wonderfully by a smoky menthol note. Spicy with liquorice and aniseed notes.

169

The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1980

There's sufficient cask to add a lightly oily suppleness and toasted almond. The pineapples continue.

158

Glen Breton “Battle of the Glen” Cask Strength 15 Years Old

Nova Scotia, Canada, The North America`s only single malt whisky destilery.

70

Tomatin 30 Years Old

Oakey yet still fresh; light sponge cake sweetness, vanilla cream and light acacia honey.

63

Glen Ord 30 Years Old

Rich, sweet and lightly spiced with a floral lift. Light citrus acidity, drying to ginger.

46

Aberlour 16 Years Old

Smooth, full, sweet floral and spicy flavours with a soft plum fruitiness and gentle oakiness.

14

Cragganmore 12 Years Old

A strong malty taste with hints of sweet wood smoke and sandalwood.

13

Cragganmore Distillers Edition

Firm, sweet, with smoky undertones and fruitiness. Malt, oak and smoke at the base. Intriguingly layered.

15

Balvenie Double Wood Aged 12 Years Old

Sweet fruit and Oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla.

15

Balvenie Portwood 21 Years Old

Refined with remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes.

43

Longmorn 16 Years Old

Sweet and almost fizzy start: cinnamon, nutmeg. Then honeyed, almost mango like sweetness. Deepens into creme de mures.

42

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

Gentle ‘Peat-reek’ flavours with a hint of malty nuttiness.

12

Macallan 1824 Gold

Citrus and boiled sweets rule the palate, along with hints of ginger and cinnamon, while soft oak tones reveal toasted apples.

11

Macallan 1824 Amber

Soft aromatic vanilla, lemon and barley with hints of ginger.

15

Macallan 1824 Sienna

Raisins and dried apricots, ripe greengages, frozen currants.

28

Glenlivet 12 Years Old

Honeyed floral notes. Smooth and sweet fruit notes of white peaches and pears poached in vanilla syrup.

9

Glenlivet 15 Years Old

Round, sweet, incredibly smooth and velvety.

10

Glenlivet 18 Years Old

Smooth and velvety, with a firm foundation.

15

Glenlivet Archive 21 Years Old

Rich and full. There are notes of oily walnuts and winter fruitcake with spice and sugar.

42

Glenlivet Single Cask Josie

Sweet candied almonds intermingled with tangy orange marmalade and liquorice.

35

Benromach Traditional

Smoky with cereal and malt flavours. Dries up with spicy/peppery notes followed by a delicate floral edge.

14

Benromach 30 Years Old

Hints of rich Sherried Christmas cake, with a touch of marzipan. Some mixed spices emerge.

69

Glenfiddich 12 Years Old

Characteristic sweet, fruity notes. Develops into elements of butterscotch, cream, malt and subtle oak flavour.

10

Glenfiddich 15 Years Old

Silky smooth, revealing layers sherry oak, marzipan, cinnamon and ginger. Full bodied and bursting with flavour.

12

Glenfiddich 18 Years Old

Richly delivers luxurious dried fruit, candy peel and dates overlaid with elegant oak notes.

16

Strathisla 12 Years Old

Fragrant with citrus (orange peel), flowers (freesia), spice, and a hint of cream-filled choux pastry.

11

Singleton of Glendullan 12 Years Old

Toffee, roasted nut and spice aromas. Some soft fragrant notes too; scented leather, sandalwood and vanilla.

10

Benriach Heart of Speyside

This expression cleverly captures fruit, honey, heather and spice notes, against a backdrop of mellow oak wood, in a fresh and lively combination.

11

Glenrothese 1998

Soft, mature, sweet vanilla with a hint of cinnamon.

11

Glenrothese Select Reserve

Full malty flavour, medium sweet, vanilla and orange zest.

10

Mortlach 15 Years Old

More subtle sweetness, hints of candied fruits. A rounded Sherry edge is evident and some raisin and sultana notes emerge.

17

Highland Single Malts

Dalmore 15 Years Old

A chocolate orange. Potpourri, perfumed. Fruitcake, sherry.

17

Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve

Yet more toffee, caramel edging towards the burnt cinder-toffee side of things. Flamed orange-zest, and perfectly integrated sherry.

21

Balblair 2000

Sweet, honey, floral notes combined with hints of coconut and rich spices.

11

Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old

Smooth, soft and lasting flavours of heather, honey sweetness and vanilla followed by deeper citrus-fruit flavours and hints of malted bread

15

Oban 14 Years Old

Mouth-filling late autumn fruits - dried figs and honey-sweet spices; followed by a smoky malty dryness.

17

Highland Park 12 Years Old

Rounded smoky sweetness; full malt delivery, teasing, heathery, subtle smoke.

15

Highland Park 18 Years Old

Rich, full flavor; honey and peat.

28

Highland Park 25 Years Old

Full, rich burst of flavour; soft honey; nutty toffee.

55

Old Pulteney 12 Years Old

Dry, medium bodied and smooth with a clean finish: faintly salty with a slight sherry note.

10

Glenmorangie The Original

First, vanilla is detected on the tongue before it ripples along the palate bringing a burst of flowery fruitiness.

10

Glenmorangie The Nectar D`or

The nose is full of dessert wines, a little fruitiness with a good barley sweetness.

14

Glenmorangie The Lasanta Sherry Cask

Warm spices mix with smooth chocolate covered raisins, honeycomb and caramel toffee.

12

Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban Port Cask

Dark mint chocolate, tangerines and Seville oranges mingle with sandalwood and walnut before giving way to a spicy finish of pepper and nutmeg.

11

Glenmorangie Signet

A strong Aruba espresso fused with a treacly plum pudding, rich with sherry, and candied orange peel.

46

Tomatin 12 Years Old

Good body and quite sweet.

10

Tomatin 30 Years Old

Oakey yet still fresh; light sponge cake sweetness, vanilla cream and light acacia honey.

63

Clynellish Distillers Edition

Very sweet with plumped up dried fruit.

15

Aberfeldy 12 Years Old

Syrupy, lingering on the tongue like a liqueur.

10

Aberfeldy 21 Years Old

Full flavoured with touches of Seville oranges lingering on the tongue like a good liqueur.

27

GlenDronach 12 Years Old

Rich, creamy, silky-smooth. Warm, rich oak and sherry sweetness, full mouth feel, raisins and soft fruits. Spicy with medium length and a dry finish.

10

anCnoc 16 Years Old

Light and zesty with a hint of spice, warming up to what can only be described as ‘stick to your teeth’ toffee.

25

Ardmore Traditional Cask

At bottle strength the full rich flavours burst and fill the mouth with a creamy peat tang and a touch of vanilla’s soft gentleness.

8

Glen Garioch 12 Years Old

Crème brulee and sweet ripe banana at first then comes a light oakiness with pear fruitiness.

10

Jura Superstition

Spice, honey, pine and peat aromas make a dramatic impact, the long years in oak casks have tempered and tamed this mystic spirit creating a long, lingering and tantalizing aftertaste.

11

Jura Prophecy

Flavours of peat smoke, fresh cinnamon and spicy sea spray with tarry bonfire notes give way to hints of soft liquorice and nutmeg.

13

Ledaig 10 Years Old

Tantalizingly sweet yet medicinal flavours release sparks of spicy pepper with peaty smoke and vanilla malty creaminess.

12

Islay Single Malt

Caol Ila 12 Years Old

Drinks well at natural strength; sweet start; pleasant, light fragrant smokiness and a lengthy finish.

13

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Deep, complex and smoky yet offers and surprises the palate with a gentle sweetness.

11

Laphroaig 10 Years Old

Surprising sweetness with hints of salt and layers of peatiness.

13

Ardbeg 10 Years Old

Tangy lemon and lime juice, black pepper pops with sizzling cinnamon-spiced toffee.

12

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Full flavoured and rich with a deep mouth-coating texture, the taste is an intriguing balance between sweet, spicy and deep smoky flavours.

18

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

The first plunge brings forth chewy peppered steak soaked in pepper sauce with the tang of crispy seaweed.

18

Lagavulin 16 Years Old

A rich, dried fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong, barley-malt flavours, warming and intense.

18

Bowmore 12 Years Old

Fragrant smokiness seems to waft against an oily, earthy, background with seaweed and sherry.

10

Bowmore Darkest 15 Years Old

Treacle toffee and a viscous oily yet creamy texture. Rich malt and a hint of smoke.

13

Bruichladdich Rocks

Red cherry, strawberry and spiciness. Really creamy yet retaining a coastal crispness.

9

Lowland Single Malts

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Rich with dark fruits, thick butterscotch, roasted hazelnuts and signature smooth delicate.

11

Auchentoshan 12 Years Old

Smooth and sweet with hints of tangerine and lime, gingery and slightly drying, with a pleasant lingering nuttiness.

10

Glenkinchie 10 Years Old

Soft, spicy, cinnamon & ginger. Beautiful balance of sweetness & dryness.

13

Campbeltown Single Malts

Longrow Peated

Light and sweet with notes of green grapes and rhubarb, a great contrast to the nose. Then comes a big blast of smoke.

12

Scottish Blended Whisky

Oak Cross Malt Scotch

Soft and honeyed. Sweet maltiness and brown toast, a little grass and fruit.

12

Chivas Regal Premium 12 Years Old

Round and creamy an the palate, bursts with the rich taste of ripe, honeyed apples, and notes of vanilla, hazelnut & butterscotch.

9

Chivas Regal 18 Years Old

A velvety, dark chocolate palate yields to elegant floral notes, and a wisp of sweet, mellow smokiness.

15

Chivas Regal 25 Years Old

Hints of rich, mild, chocolate orange, and a fondant creaminess.

45

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Vivacious with a silky mid-palate. Tongue-coating. Spicy with ginger note coming through.

8

Johnnie Walker Black Label

Ripe and rich. Dark honey (almost molasses), resin.

10

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

Rich and broad with full malt flavors and honeyed spices with almonds and marzipan, which leads to a distinctive creaminess.

13

Johnnie Walker Platinum Label

Fruity and sweet taste mixed with slight drying astringency with subtle smokiness.

21

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Rich and seamless. Rose petal, fig, molasses, dunnage warehouse. Dried fruit, but also a fresh lift. Supple and highly complex. Very smoky.

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