Monthly Archives: December 2013
2 Gins to end 2013
While I now call myself ‘interested in gin’ in know absolutely nothing about it in terms of which tastes like what. The process itself is fairly straight forward with the devil being in the details. Anyway, with a recent Master … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Bruichladdich
Tagged Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Gin, Islay, Master of Malt, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, The Botanist
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My favourite events of 2013
Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville
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Other great booze in 2013
Although I try to limit my spending on non-whisk(e)y booze, sometimes variety is king. And, of course, you can’t drink whisky all the time. I’m trying though. Here’s the highlights of 2013 that are not whisk(e)y: Beer This year, I had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer, - Other Spirits
Tagged Abstrakt, Alameda, Brewdog, California, Fentiman's, Gin, Ginger Beer, IPA, IPA is Dead, Loch Ness Brewery, Podlasie, Poland, Prince of Darkness, Quadrupel, Scotland, St. George Distillery, Terroir Gin, Trappist, USA, Vestal Vodka, Vodka, Westvleteren
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My favourite whiskies of 2013
I see a lot of blog(ger)s out there have already started their end-of-year lists rating some of their most favourite whiskies of the annum. I’ve been doing the same since I started so I can’t lag behind now, can I? … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Balblair, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, High West, Invergordon, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Midleton, Springbank, Zuidam
Tagged American Prairie Reserve, Balblair, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Campbeltown, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Grain Whisky, High West, Highlands, Invergordon, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Limited Edition, Master of Malt, Midleton, Millstone, Netherlands, Number One Drinks, Old Particular, Small Batch, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Whisky Exchange, USA, Wealth Solutions, Zuidam
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Black Maple Hill, 47.5% – Kentucky Bourbon Distillers
Black Maple Hill is one of those bourbon out there that don’t have much info about them to be found. No age, no distillery to be named and only stating an ABV and the fact that it is Kentucky Straight … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Black Maple HIll
Tagged Black Maple Hill, Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, USA, Willett
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Blind Tasting Competition – After all is said and done
Another Christmas has come, and another BTC has gone. After all my nagging halfway through the competition I still think it was a thrill ride. Especially from the view point of it being 18 nice drams, and even from the … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition 18 – Longmorn 23, 52.6% – WIN
The grand finale! After the first year I thought the last dram would be a rather spectacular one. Back then it was a rather spectacular Convalmore by Old Malt Cask. Last year I expected the last one to be the … Continue reading
Somm
Last week I watched Somm. Shai, from my ever-expanding circle of whisky-friends from Israel (and the USA) recommended it after he saw me struggle through the Blind Tasting Competition (post on the last dram coming up). Technically it’s not a … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition 17 – Caol Ila 1982-2006, 26yo, 54.3% – Duncan Taylor Rare Auld
I got points! 35 of them to be precise. Taking my own analysis from yesterday seriously, I analyzed each bit of the whisky separately. While it didn’t get me anywhere serious, it did get me a lot of points compared … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila, Laphroaig
Tagged Archives, Blind Tasting Competition, Caol Ila, Duncan Taylor, Islay, Laphroaig, Rare Auld, Usquebaugh Society
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Malt Fascination 