Please find below the Whisky Intelligence Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews Scores for 2012. This compilation is not in any regard an ‘Awards’ but merely a record from top to bottom of the whiskies reviewed in 2012. The vast majority have been purchased with private funds; a very few have been provided by agents or suppliers and are thus noted in the individual review. If you are curious to see which are the later, you may search through the Tasting Notes/Whisky Reviews archive and find them for yourself.

There is a distinct lack of neither rhyme nor reason in the compilation; they have merely been reviewed as they have come available. Some were new releases, some blends and some no longer available.

Additionally whiskies that have achieved an equal score (for example 88 points) have not been listed alphabetically merely to further demonstrate the lack of neither rhyme nor reason.

94 Port Ellen 11yo 1983/1994 (59.4%, SMWS, 43.8)
92 Glen Grant 60yo 1952/2012 (42.3%, G&M C#465, 85 Decanters)
92 Glenglassaugh Managers Legacy 1967/2010 (40.4%, OB, Walter Grant”, Refill HHD, 200 Bts)
91 Laphroaig 20yo 1990 (58.2%, SMWS, 29.104, Refill sherry butt, USA 120 Bts., +/-2012
91 Lochside 44yo 1967/2011 (41.5%, Coopers Choice, Butt, C#807, 354 Bts.,)
91 Isle of Arran 14yo 1996/2011 (56%, OB, Premium Single Cask, Sherry, C#1785, 165 Bts., D. 06/11/96, B. 31/03/11)
91 Port Ellen 31yo 1979/2011 (52.1%, Douglas Laing Old & Rare, Refill Hogshead, 253 Bts)
90 Ben Nevis 15yo 1996/2011 (55.4%, C of Q, C#911, 231 Bts., HHD)
90 Big Peat Santa NAS Batch #22 (57.8%, DL & Co, 2011)
90 Bowmore 14yo (54.8%, A. D. Rattray for BevMo!, Bourbon, C#2873, 239 Bts., D’ 27/03/96 B’ 04/08/2010)
90 Caol Ila 10yo 2000 (58%, SMWS, Refill Hogshead, 53.157, +/-2012)
90 Clynelish 21yo 1990 (49.1%, SMWS, 26.84, Refill barrel, +/-2012)
90 Elijah Craig 18yo Single Barrel (45%, OB, C#3961, +/-2010)
90 Isle of Arran 1999 NAS Golden Eagle (46%, OB, 6,000 Bts., 2012)
90 Isle of Arran 1996/2012 (51.1%, OB, Premium Cask Selection, Sherry, C#1979, 219 Bts., D’11/12/96, B’25/04/12)
90 Isle of Arran 1996/2012 (52%, OB, Premium Cask Selection, Bourbon, C# 2086, 186 Bts)
90 Invergordon 18yo (65.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, G5.4, 247 bts., +/-2011)
90 Longmorn 19yo (51.1%, SMWS of Canada, 7.70, refill hogshead, 161 Bts., +/-2011)
90 Mortlach 21yo 1989 (57.8%, SMWS, First–fill Sherry Butt, 76.84, +/-2012)
90 Willie Napier Pure Pot Still 44yo (40%, Tullamore, B’ 1989)
89 Ardbeg 8yo 2003 (60.4%. SMWS, 33.113, First fill barrel, +/-2012)
89 Booker’s 7yo Small Batch (63.7%, OB, Batch#C03-1-16, +/-2011)
89 Bowmore 21yo 1990 (46.4, SMWS, Refill Hogshead, 3.182)
89 Glenfarclas NAS 175 (43%, OB, 2011)
89 Glen Scotia 11yo (59.1%, SMWS of Canada, 93.42, Refill Butt, 735 Bts., +/-2011)
89 Hazelburn 8yo (55.9%, OB, Sauternes Wood, 9180 bts, D’ 06/08 B’ 02/11)
89 Isle of Arran 9yo (61.3%, SMWS, 121.51, 642 Bts., Sherry, Refill Butt, 2002/2011
89 Kilchoman 5yo 2006 (60.2%, SMWS, 129.1, first fill barrel, USA 114 bottles, +/- 2012)
89 Linkwood 28yo 1982 (53.9%, SMWS, Refill Hogs Head 39.83, +/-2012)
89 Longmorn 14yo 1996/2011 (46%, A.D. Rattray, Bourbon, C#97630, 304 Bts)
89 Old Pulteney 21yo (46%, OB, -/-2011)
89 Knob Creek 9yo ‘Small batch” (50%, OB, +/-2011)
89 Macallan 20yo (55.4%, SMWS of Canada, 24.117, 2nd Fill PX Sherry hogs Head, 196 Bts.)
88 Auchentoshan 12yo 1999 (54.7%, SMWS, 5.35, Second Fill hogshead, +/-2012)
88 Adelphi’s 18yo Liddesdale Islay (46%, Batch release No.1, 2962 Bts., +/-2012)
88 Balvenie 17yo Peated Cask (43%, OB, 2011)
88 Bunnahabhain 4yo 2005/2009 (57.7%, Creative Whisky Co., C#28, 257 Bts.,)
88 Caperdonich 17yo (58%, SMWS of Canada, 38.21, 2nd fill hogshead, 234 Bts., +/-2011)
88 Edradour 10yo (46%, Signatory UCF Collection, C#157, 634 Bts., D’17/04/1996 B’16th/02/2007)
88 Forty Creek (45%, OB, ‘Port Wood Reserve’, Lot 060, 2010)
88 GlenDronach 39yo 1972/2011 (49.8%, OB for KWM, Oloroso Sherry Butt, C#711, 300 Bts.)
88 Glenmorangie Artein 15yo (46%, OB, 2011)
88 Great King Street “Artist Blend’ NAS (43%, Compass Box, 2011)
88 Isle of Arran NAS The Devil’s Punch Bowl (52.3%, OB, Sherry & Bourbon, 6660 Bts., 2012)
88 Isle of Arran 2000/2011 The Sleeping Warrior (54.9%, OB, 6000 Bts.,)
88 Kilchoman NAS Single Sherry Cask Release KWM (60%, OB, C#322, D’ 15/11/2006 B’13/09/2011)
88 Knob Creek 9yo “Single Barrel” (60%, OB, +/- 2011)
88 Nikka Tsuru 17yo (43%, OB, 2012)
88 Stronachie 18yo (46%, A.D. Rattray, Batch Number 18/10-01, 2010)
88 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Barrel Select (46.85%, OB, “DSP-KY-12+/-2011)
87 Glencadam 14yo (46%, OB, Oloroso Sherry cask Finish, 2012)
87 Glen Scotia 9yo 2002 (59.7%, SMWS, 93.47, Refill Barrel, +/-2012)
86 Bruichladdich Sherry Classic (46%, OB, 2010)
86 Forty Creek (40%, OB, ‘Confederation Oak Reserve’, Lot 1867, 2010)
86 Forty Creek (40%, OB, ‘Small Batch Reserve’, Lot 105, 2008)
86 Glenrothes 10yo 2001 (60.6%, SMWS Refill Gorda, 30.68)
86 Highland Park 11yo 1999 (58.6%, SMWS, First-fill barrel, 4.153, +/-2012)
86 Isle of Arran 2001/2012 (55.2%, OB for Kensington, Bourbon, C#808, 233 Bts., D’13/12/2001, B’12/09/2012)
86 Kavalan NAS ‘Solist’ (58.3%, OB, C#S060814018, 536 Bts., 08/10/2010)
86 Longmorn 8yo 2003 (61.6%, SMWS, 1st fill barrel, 7.69)
86 Scapa 16yo (40%, OB, 2010)
86 Speyburn 11yo 1995/2007 (59%, A. D. Rattray, Bourbon, C#422, 287 Bts.)
86 Springbank 13yo 1998 (57.6%, SMWS, 27.97, refill Gorda, USA 180 Bts., +/-2012)
86 Tomatin 12yo (43%, OB, +/-2011)
85 Bunnahabhain NAS ‘Toiteach’ (46%, OB, +/-2010?)
85 Carsebridge 35yo 1976 (53.6%, SMWS, G2.2, Refill barrel, USA 60 Bts., +/-2012)
85 Forty Creek (40%, OB, ‘Double Barrel Reserve’, Lot 240, 2010)
85 Glen Grant 8yo 2002 (62.1%, SMWS, 9.62 First fill barrel, 149 Bts., +/-2012)
85 Glenrothes NAS 1988/2011 (43%, OB, 2011)
85 Isle of Arran 12yo Cask Strength (54.1%, OB, 12,000 Bts., Number 1, 2011)
85 McDonald’s Traditional Ben Nevis NAS (46%, 2012)
85 The Naked Grouse NAS (40%, OB, Batch 1017822:05, +/- 2011)
84 Stronachie 12yo (43%, A.D. Rattray, Batch Number 02/11, 2011)
84 Tamdhu 10yo (40%, OB, +/-2011)
84 Octomore ‘Comus’ 5yo (61.%, OB, Edition 04.2, 18,000 Bts., 2011)
83 Glenturret 10yo 2001 (57.2%, SMWS, 16.32, refill port pipe, USA 120 Bts., +/-2012)
83 Penderyn 5yo 2006 (61.3%, SMWS, 128.3, First fill barrel, USA 78 bottles, +/-2012)
82 Tomatin 10yo ‘Single Malt Collection’ (40%, Trader Joe’s, +/-2010)
82 Tullibardine 1992/2011 (46%, OB, 1Er Cru Classé Bordeaux Finish)
81 Cardhu 27yo 1984 (52.6%, SMWS, 106.18, refill hogshead, USA 78 bottles, +/-2012)
81 Macallan 16yo 1995 (53%, SMWS, Refill Hogshead, 24.122)
80 Clynelish 15yo (59.9%, SMWS of Canada, 26.82, refill sherry butt, 571 Bts., +/-2011)
80 Glenrothes 42yo 1969/2012 (42.6%, Adelphi, Cask #2, 297 Bts.)
80 Kuchh Nai NAS (40%, OB, +/2011)
80 Lismore NAS ‘Speyside’ (50%, William Lundie & Co, +/-2011)
80 Rosebank 21yo 1990 (59.8%, SMWS, 25.63, refill hogshead, USA 108 bottles, +/-2012)
79 BenRiach NAS ‘Birnie Moss’ (48%, OB, 2011)
78 Ledaig 7yo 2005 (62.7%, SMWS, 42.10, refill barrel, USA 60 Bts., +/-2012)