Monthly Archives: December 2013
Blind Tasting Competition 6 – Balvenie Triple Cask 16yo, 40%
Another day, another random guess. I found this whisky particularly generic. Without being disrespectful, that usually sends me to Speyside, especially since there is quite a lot of sherry casks being filled around there. Some distilleries thrive on that (Glenfarclas … Continue reading
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Tagged Balvenie, Blind Tasting Competition, Glen Grant, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 5 – Kilkerran Work in Progress 5, 9yo, Sherry Wood
A whisky I reviewed only a few weeks ago. I wasn’t overly thrilled back then but for some reason I liked it even less this time. Sniff: Heavy and cloying with hints of cheese and quite a bit of oak. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Springbank, Triple Distilled, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 4 – Talisker 18, 45.8%
Talisker, Talisker, Talisker. I didn’t even consider it yesterday. I found a peaty dram that didn’t taste Islay enough to be from Islay, so it had to be Longrow. It had some ‘ocean’ flavours in it, so a dead giveaway. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 3 – Mortlach 18yo, 55.2%, 1994-2012 – Malts of Scotland
Day three, on which I got another nice 40 points. For the age this time. I had that spot on. The distillery guess was another massive failure and a regrettable one. Why regrettable? At some point during yesterday I imagined … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Campbeltown, Malts of Scotland, Mortlach, Speyside, Springbank, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 2 – Royal Brackla, 33yo, 1976, 43% – MacKillop’s Choice
I’ve got points! 20 because I had the ABV right, and 20 since I guessed a distillery from the same region. The last bit feels like cheating a bit since Balblair (my guess) and Royal Brackla are rather far apart. … Continue reading
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Tagged Balblair, Blind Tasting Competition, Highlands, Royal Brackla, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 1 – Bruichladdich 21yo, Carnival of Malt Valinch, 52.5%
The Blind Tasting Competition has started again. I posted some unboxing pictures yesterday but after being attended to my home address being visible on the box’s label, I decided to remove it. Anyway, blind tasting is hard. Blind tasting and … Continue reading
Port Ellen, Pe1, 58.7% – Elements of Islay
While there is no official statement saying which Elements of Islay bottlings is which, this line of bottles from The Whisky Exchange‘s Specialty Drinks Ltd. leaves little to the imagination. The toughest one to guess has been the Pc range … Continue reading
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Tagged Drinks & Gifts, Elements of Islay, Pe1, Port Ellen, Specialty Drinks Ltd. Islay, The Whisky Exchange
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Auchentoshan 27yo, 1984, 53.0% – Whiskybroker.co.uk
Last year Master of Malt bottled a 27 year old Auchentoshan which I really enjoyed. Mark Dermul, the Toshan Man, had a rather different opinion on it, stating that it contained massive amounts of FWP and thereby raising the question … Continue reading
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Tagged Auchentoshan, Ewald Lap, Lowlands, Maltstock, Mark Dermul, The Toshan Man
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2 Springbanks for the Fredericia Golf Club
When my friend Gal came to the Netherlands last this year for Maltstock, he, of course, brought samples to share in between the masterclasses. Everybody does that, it’s what makes Maltstock great since everybody brings something rare or great, preferably both. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Fredericia Golf Club, Gal Granov, Private Label, Springbank
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Malt Fascination 