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Category Archives: Blair Athol
James Eadie bottlings, guided by Trademark X
Ages ago, a while before this entire Corona period started, a representative of the Dutch importer for James Eadie whiskies came by and gave me some samples for reviewing. We talked whisky a little bit, and got to the brand … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Caol Ila, Linkwood, Strathmill
Tagged 2004, 2008, 2009, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Free Sample, James Eadie, Linkwood, Sherry Cask, Strathmill, Trademark X, Virgin oak cask
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Blog Birthday Bash #5
Today is the 5th birthday of my blog. Almost 1250 posts in, with a couple thousand visitors every month, I’m still having fun doing this. To celebrate, ever since the first birthday in 2010, I invite a couple of friends … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Arran, BenRiach, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Caledonian, Clynelish, Cooley, Dailuaine, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glentauchers, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Littlemill, Millburn, Royal Brackla, Tamdhu, Tomatin, Undisclosed
Tagged 1965, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2006, Adelphi, Arran, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead's, Caledonian, Cask Ends, Clan Denny, Clynelish, Cooley Bushmills, Dailuaine, Decades, Distillery Only, Feis Ile, Friends of the Classic Malts, Futures, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glentauchers, Grain Whiskey, Hammerfall, Hand Filled, HIghland Park, Highlands, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Islay, Liquid Sun, Littlemill, Lowlands, Moon Import, NAS, Orkney, Raw Cask, Schloss Whisky, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Speyside, Tamdhu, The Nectar of the Daily Drams, The Ultimate, Tomatin, Undisclosed Distillery, Whisky Auction, X4
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Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, FEW, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Linkwood, Undisclosed
Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam
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Blair Ahtol 1991-2014, 46%, ‘Foraged Fruit Fool’ – Wemyss
The second Wemyss review this week, and the third will follow soon (of the new Bowmore called ‘The Rock Pool’). This Blair Athol comes in a period of about a year or so in which quite some independent Blair Athols … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol
Tagged 1991, Blair Athol, Foraged Fruit Fool, Free Sample, Highland, Wemyss
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2015
I realized a while ago that this 5th edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival is also the fifth time I’m there. So so far I didn’t miss a single one. I think this is something to keep up. This year, … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Mortlach, Tomatin, Yoichi
Tagged Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blackadder, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clan Denny, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Dutch Connection, French Whisky, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Grain Whisky, Hielander, Hielander Whisky Festival, Highlands, Japan, Jurgen's Whiskyhuis, Kintra, Lochranza, Millésime, Mortlach, Samaroli, Signatory, Speyside, Texelse Brouwerij, Tomatin, Uisge Beatha Taich, Warenghem, Yoichi
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Blind Tasting Competition 9: Blair Athol 1988, 25yo, 46% – The Ultimate
Yesterday I scored 0 points. It might that the downward spiral has begun, since today I have no clue to what this can be either. Since I barely ever have tasted Littlemill, especially none that were those recent single casks. … Continue reading
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Tagged BenRiach, Blair Athol, Blind Tasting Competition, Highlands, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society, Van Wees
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