Monthly Archives: December 2013
Blind Tasting Competition 16 – Loch Lomond Craiglodge, 9yo, 45%
This one is DARK. A really rich, and deep brown. Although it shouldn’t mean anything, it does look very appealing. Stuf you really want to drink since it looks utterly delicious. I didn’t score any points today and this time … Continue reading
Posted in Benrinnes, Loch Lomond
Tagged Benrinnes, Blind Tasting Competition, Craiglodge, Dailuaine, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Loch Lomond, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 15 – Rosebank 20, 1991-2011, 51.1% – SMWS
I’m glad we’re getting into more discernible territory regarding the whiskies. I’m still not good at getting it right, of course but at least there’s a chance now. The whisky that set me of on my nagging spree was that … Continue reading
Posted in Longmorn, Rosebank
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead, Longmorn, Lowlands, Rosebank, SMWS, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 14 – Teaninich 29yo, 1982-2012, 52.2% – Dewar Rattray
I should make some rectifications to what I said yesterday about the competition not being fun anymore. I discussed it with Ewald, who organizes most of it and came to the conclusion that it’s just the competing part that I … Continue reading
Posted in Cragganmore, Teaninich
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Cragganmore, Dewar Rattray, Speyside, Teaninich, Usquebaugh Society, Whiskybroker
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Blind Tasting Competition 13 – Longrow 16, Fresh Manzanilla Sherry, 56.1%
By now the competition has lost most of its fun to me. There’s barely any regular cask in this year’s line-up which means it’s ridiculously hard to guess what’s what. For some reason quite some others who score much more … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition 12 – Strathisla 15, 40% – Gordon & MacPhail
Woohoo! I got some points. Not too many, but at least I went up two spots to 41. It kind of makes me cry that I am this happy with such a lousy score, but all is better than nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Bladnoch, Strathisla
Tagged Bladnoch, Blind Tasting Competition, Gordon & MacPhail, Lowlands, Speyside, Strathisla, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 9 – BenRiach 21 Authenticus, 46%
Another post to catch up on the one left missing. Unfortunately, I didn’t taste this one before I spotted what it was on our little forum at http://www.levenswater.nl. I only tasted the Authenticus years ago after seeing it in The … Continue reading
Posted in BenRiach
Tagged Authenticus, BenRiach, Blind Tasting Competition, Peated, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 11 – Arran, 9yo, 2002-2011, 61.3% – SMWS
This time I did fill in my guess for the day, and I was hoping to start catching up with a bit of points here and there. Unfortunately, today is not the day that that is happening. Maybe it never … Continue reading
Posted in Arran, Longmorn
Tagged Arran, Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Lochranza, Longmorn, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 8 – Ben Nevis 15, 1996-2012, 51.7%
Catching up! I already wrote the tasting notes below so I could easily publish them from my holiday address, and then I forgot all about it. That must mean the weekend has been good, right? The drawback is that I … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Nevis
Tagged Ben Nevis, Blind Tasting Competition, Fort William, Highlands, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 10 – Deanston Distillery Only, 20yo, Lepanto Brandy Cask finish, 57.4%
That’s a mouth full, as was the whisky. I’m sorry for not posting anything for a couple of days. I have been away for the weekend and I thought I had tasted ahead, but missed the deadline. I also counted … Continue reading
Posted in Deanston, GlenDronach
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Deanston, Distillery Only, GlenDronach, Highlands, Lepanto Brandy, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 7 – Inverleven 24yo, 1987-2012, 49.5% – Cadenhead’s Closed Distilleries
Inverleven. Is that a distillery that anyone ever thinks about? “I wish I had another bottle of Inverleven to try”. “This Inverleven has gone up in price recently”. I don’t think so. This one, to my tasting notes and palate … Continue reading
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