Ardbeg 23 yo 1993/2016 (47.7%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 210 bottles) - Ardbeg 23 yo 1993/2016 (47.7%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 210 bottles)...

Aberlour 11 yo (48.7%, OB, The Whisky Lodge Edition, first fill oloroso butt, cask #96352, 610 bottles) - Aberlour 10 yo 2006/2016 (56.6%, Single Cask Collection, cask #103)...

Blue Hanger ?13th Release? (45.6%, Berry Bros & Rudd, Taiwan exclusive, blended malt, +/-2016) - Spice King ?Batch Strength? (56%, Wemyss Malts, batch #1, blended malt, 6000 bottles, 2016) - The Tweeddale ?The Last Centennial? (52.1%, Tweeddale, blended malt, 2016) - Timorous Beastie 21 yo (46.8%, Douglas Laing, blended malt, 2718 bottles, 2016)...

Ron Aguere Oro (37.5%, OB, Canary Islands, +/-2016) - Epris 17 yo 1999/2016 (46.4%, Liquid Treasures, Brazil, barrel) - Barbados 20 yo 1996/2016 (45%, Compagnie des Indes, cask #BVR5, 394 bottles) - Neisson ?Cane Bio Still Proof? (66%, OB, Martinique, 2016) - Uitvlugt 23 yo 1992/2016 (50%, Silver Seal, Guyana, 231 bottles)...

Clynelish 18 yo 1997/2016 (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, refill hogshead) - Clynelish 21 yo 1995/2016 (49.9%, Maltbarn, bourbon, 169 bottles) - Clynelish 20 yo 1965/1985 (46%, Cadenhead, black dumpy)...

Laphroaig 20 yo 1996/2016 (50.6%, Specialty Drinks, Masterpieces, Pedro Ximenez sherry butt, 516 bottles) - Laphroaig ?Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky? (80 proof, OB, late 1940s-early 1950s) - Laphroaig 14 yo (91.4 US proof, OB, Carlton Import, rotation 1953) - Laphroaig 1978/1995 (55.9%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #29.7) - Laphroaig 1975/1993 (50.9%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #29.3)...

Strictly no awards, just a list of the whiskies and malternatives I liked best each month this year, for the record....

Martell ?Cordon Bleu? (40%, OB, 2,400 bottles for Italy, rotation 1976) - Latour 70 ans ?Vieille Reserve? (no ABV, Cognac, +/-1950s) - Martell 1905-1980 ?Jubilee? (45%, OB, Italy, 500 bottles) - Mathez 75 ans (38/40%, OB, Grande Fine Champagne, +/-1950) - Chateau Paulet 100 ans (no ABV, OB, Grande Fine Champagne, +/-1950?)...

Glen Mhor 1937/1959 (18UP, Angus, Phil & Simon, ex-stone flagon, 39 bottles) - Glenury Royal 13 yo 1966/1979 (80 proof, Cadenhead, sherry wood, black dumpy)...

Distillerie Charpentier 30 yo (52.8%, Cadenhead, Petite Champagne, 270 bottles, 2016) - Vallein-Tercinier 1973 (48.2%, OB, Petite Champagne, +/-2016?) - Fine Champagne 50 yo (70% proof, Hedges & Butler, 1960s) - Grande Fine Champagne 50 ans (no ABV, F. Latour & Co., Reserve des Grandes Hostelleries de France, +/-1950) - Reserve de l?Ange 50 ans (no ABV, Rouyer Guillet & Co, +/-1950)...

Springbank 14 yo 2002/2016 (47.7%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon barrel, 168 bottles) - Springbank 1999/2016 (50.3%, Archives, sherry hogshead, cask #269, 287 bottles) - Springbank 21 yo (54.1%, The Whisky Show, bourbon) - Springbank 21 yo 1995/2016 (54.8%, Douglas Laing, Xtra Old Particular, refill sherry butt, cask # DL11366, 131 bottles)...

Glen Grant 25 yo (70 proof, Gordon & MacPhail, early to mid 1970s) - Glen Grant 1949/2014 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Speyside Collection, 653 bottles)...

CI 2005/2016 (57.3%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, casks #301521, 301523, 301524, 301527) - CI 36 yo 1980/2016 (around 57.4%, Douglas Laing, Xtra Old Particular)...

Chateau Garreau Blanche d?Armagnac (40%, OB, blanche, +/-2015) - Darroze 8 yo ?Les Grands Assemblages? (43%, OB, Bas-armagnac, +/-2015) - Chateau de Bordeneuve *** (41%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2016) - Chateau de Bordeneuve ?VSOP? (41%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2016) - Domaine de Charron 2004 (51%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2016) -...

Charles House (40%, Makro, blended Scotch, +/-2016) - William Peel (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2016) - Long John (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2016) - Label 5 (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2016) - Grant?s (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2016) - William Lawson?s (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2016)...

Linkwood 1997/2016 (46%, Scyfion, Ukraine, Troyanda Zakarpattya cask finish, 314 bottles) - Linkwood 1972/2013 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Speyside Collection, cask #14796, 277 bottles)...

Ord 1964 (46%, Cadenhead for Caves Fauchon, 75cl, mid 1980s) - Ord 20 yo 1996/2016 (54.3%, Cadenhead, Wine Cask, 252 bottles)...

Clynelish 18 yo 1997/2016 (54.3%, Archives, hogshead, cask #12357, 223 bottles) - Clynelish 26 yo 1990/2016 (45.3%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon barrel, 258 bottles)...

Glen Flagler 5 yo (40%, OB, half-gallon bottle, +/-1980)...

Chateau Guynot ?Napoleon Heritage? (40%, OB, blend, +/-2016) - Folle Blanche 2003 (42.3%, Jean Grosperrin, Grande Champagne, lot No.422, 385 litres, +/-2015) - Comandon 1977/2016 (59.7%, Through The Grapevine, LMDW) - Bache Gabrielsen ?Sainte-Lheurine? (54.8%, OB, Pure & Rustic, +/-2013) - Chateau Guynot ?Imperial? (40%, OB, +/-2016)...