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Uisge beatha is a Scottish
(Gaelic) word that means "the water of life"
which refers to the Whiskey or Whiskey of Scotland.
We offer an extensive selection of Single Malt Scotch
as well as a fine selection of American whiskeys, bourbons,
and rye at our custom made British pub style corner
bar. Below is a sample of our single
malt scotch selections (subject to change) grouped by
region. |
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HIGHLANDS DISTRICT:
SPEYSIDE
| CARDHU |
12
year old |
$ 8.75 |
rate
72 |
| Nose: |
Light, appetizing, hints
of greengage and a gentle touch of smoke. |
| Body: |
Light and smooth. |
| Palate: |
Light to medium in flavor, emphasis
on malty sweetness and vanilla. |
| Finish: |
A lingering, syrupy sweetness, but
also a rounder dryness with late hints of peat. |
| CRAGGANMORE |
12
year old |
$ 9.25 |
rate
90 |
| Nose: |
The most complex aroma
of any malt. Its bouquet is astonishingly fragrant
and delicate, with sweetish notes of cut grass and
herbs. |
| Body: |
Light to medium, but very firm and
smooth. |
| Palate: |
Delicate, clean, restrained, with a
huge range of herbal, flowery notes. |
| Finish: |
Long. |
| DALWHINNIE |
15
year old |
$ 8.50 |
rate
76 |
| Nose: |
Very aromatic, dry, faintly
phenolic, lightly peaty. |
| Body: |
Firm, slightly oily. |
| Palate: |
Remarkably smooth, long-lasting flavor
development. Aromatic, heather-honey notes
give way to cut-grass, malty sweetness, which intensifies
to a sudden burst of peat. |
| Finish: |
A long crescendo. |
| GLENFIDDICH
Special Reserve |
No
age statement |
$ 8.00 |
rate
75 |
| Nose: |
Light, fresh but sweet,
appetizing, fruity, pear-like. |
| Body: |
Light, lean, firm, smooth. |
| Palate: |
Dryish, pear-like, more fruitiness
as flavor develops. |
| Finish: |
Restrained, aromatic. |
| GLENLIVET |
12
year old |
$ 8.00 |
rate
85 |
| Nose: |
Remarkably flowery, clean
and soft. |
| Body: |
Light to medium, firm, smooth. |
| Palate: |
Flowery, peachy, notes of vanilla,
delicate balance between sweetness and malty dryness. |
| Finish: |
Restrained, long, gently warming. |
| MACALLAN |
12
year old |
$ 9.50 |
rate
91 |
| Nose: |
Sherry, honey, flowery
notes. |
| Body: |
Full, smooth. |
| Palate: |
The first hints of flowering currant.
Altogether more expressive. |
| Finish: |
Slightly more rounded. |
| MACALLAN
Gran Reserva |
18
year old |
$ 13.00 |
rate
95 |
| Nose: |
Rich sherry at first. Then
malty nuttiness. Raisins, dates. Finally floweriness. |
| Body: |
Big, oily. |
| Palate: |
Very dry, bitter orange and ginger
marmalade on well-done toast. Buttery, syrupy maltiness,
developing to nutty, sherry sweetness. Strictly for
the lover of powerfully
oaked whiskies. |
| Finish: |
Richly fruity. Raisiny. Warming. |
HIGHLANDS
DISTRICT: NORTH HIGHLANDS
| GLENMORANGIE |
10
year old |
$ 9.25 |
rate
80 |
| Nose: |
Spicy, with some flowery
sweetness, fresh, a whiff of the sea, enticing. |
| Body: |
On the light side of medium, but with
some viscosity. |
| Palate: |
Spicy, flowery, and malty-sweet tones
that are creamy, almost buttery. |
| Finish: |
Long and rounded. |
HIGHLANDS DISTRICT: WESTERN HIGHLANDS
| OBAN |
14
year old |
$ 9.25 |
rate
79 |
| Nose: |
“Pebbles on the beach”.
A whiff of the sea, but also a touch of fresh peat, and
some maltiness. |
| Body: |
Firm, smooth, slightly viscous. |
| Palate: |
Deceptively delicate at first. Perfumy.
Faint hint of fruity seaweed. Lightly
waxy, smoky. Dry. |
| Finish: |
Aromatic, smooth, appetizing. |
ISLEY DISTRICT:
NORTH SHORE
| BUNNAHABHAIN |
12
year old |
$ 8.75 |
rate
77 |
| Nose: |
Remarkably fresh, sweet,
sea-air aroma. |
| Body: |
Light to medium, firm. |
| Palate: |
Gentle, clean, nutty-malty sweetness. |
| Finish: |
Very full flavor development. A refreshing
quality. |
ISLEY DISTRICT: SOUTH SHORE
| LAGAVULIN |
16
year old |
$ 10.50 |
rate
95 |
| Nose: |
All the elements, sherry. |
| Body: |
Full, smooth, firm. |
| Palate: |
The dryness is at first offset by the
sweetness of the sherry character. Oily, grassy and salty. |
| Finish: |
A huge, powerful, bear hug of peat. |
| LAPHROAIG |
10
year old |
$ 9.00 |
rate
86 |
| Nose: |
Medicinal, phenolic, seaweedy,
with a hint of estery sweetness. |
| Body: |
Medium, oily. |
| Palate: |
Seaweedy, salty, oily. |
| Finish: |
Round and very dry. |
HIGHLANDS ISLAND:
ORKENY
| HIGHLAND
PARK |
12
year old |
$ 9.00 |
rate
90 |
| Nose: |
Smoky, “garden bonfire”
sweetness, heathery, malty, hint of sherry. |
| Body: |
Medium, exceptionally smooth. |
| Palate: |
Succulent, with smoky dryness, heather-honey
sweetness, and maltiness. |
| Finish: |
Teasing, heathery, delicious. |
HIGHLANDS ISLAND: JURA
ISLE
OF JURA |
10
year old |
$ 8.75 |
rate
72 |
| Nose: |
Oily, lightly piny, earthy,
salty, dry. |
| Body: |
Light, slightly oily, soft. |
| Palate: |
Sweetish, malty, oily, slowly developing
a slight island dryness and saltiness. |
| Finish: |
A little malty sweetness and some saltiness. |
HIGHLANDS
ISLAND: SKYE
TALISKER |
10
year old |
$ 9.00 |
rate
90 |
| Nose: |
Pungent, smoke-accented,
rounded. |
| Body: |
Full,slightly syrupy. |
| Palate: |
Smoky, malty-sweet, with sourness and
a very big pepperiness developing. |
| Finish: |
Very peppery, huge, long. |
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