Advertisements
Category Archives: – Blended Whisky
Family Silver 1972-2017, 44yo, 41% – Cooper’s Choice
When this one popped up last year, I instantly bought it. A bit of an impulse buy that I try to stay away from, but in this case it all turned out well. Especially after tasting it. The blend is … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Garnheath, Invergordon, Lochside
Tagged 1972, Blended Whisky, Cooper's Choice, Garnheath, Invergordon, Lochside
1 Comment
The Half-Century Blend, 45.5%
A sample of this at-least-50 years old whisky was sent to my by Master of Malt some months ago. The fact that I’m only blogging about it now is one of the reasons I decided to focus a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky
Tagged Blended Whisky, Blended Whisky Co., Free Sample, Half Century Blend, Master of Malt
Leave a comment
Johnnie Walker Platinum Label, 18yo, 40%
It’s been ages since I tried Johnnie Walker Gold Label, but that still is one of the most popular posts on my blog. A few years ago Diageo decided to phase that one out, and replace it with the Platinum … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged Blended Whisky, Diageo, Johnnie Walker, Platinum Label
Leave a comment
Glenalba 34yo, 1981-2015, 40%
Somehow, Dutch newspapers and practically every news outlet in north-western Europe was raving about Lidl bottling a whisky that scores 95.5 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Of course, not a single self respecting whisky fanatic reads those scores, since … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - News and Announcements, Glenalba
Tagged 1981, Blended Whisky, Glenalba, Lidl, Sherry Cask
2 Comments
White Horse, OB,1960s, no ABV
This sample comes from Jon Beach (of Fiddler’s fame), from a 6 liter bottle. Jon opened it during this year’s Feis Ile and sold samples for the Beatson Cancer Unit in Glasgow. A nice gesture if there ever was one, especially since … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky
Tagged 1960s, Blended Whisky, Feis Ile, Jon Beach, White Horse
Leave a comment
