Category Archives: – Blended Whisky
Two old Johnnie Walkers
In a recent mega bottle share from someone else’s collection, I managed to get my hands on these two old blends. Generally blends aren’t too special, but when they were made several decades ago, you get into an entirely different … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, Black Label, Diageo, Johnnie Walker, Red Label
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Online tasting: USA Exclusive II, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts
Norbert is a guy who’s been around for ages in the whisky world, and has started his own company to host tastings and have stands at festivals a few years ago. He is mostly known for his enthusiasm about American … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, Blood Oath, Clyde May, Hermitage, Hiram Walker, Imperial, Limestone Branch, Lux Row, Sagamore Spirit, Town Branch, Yellowstone
Tagged Alabama, Alabama Style Whiskey, American Whiskey, Blended Whisky, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Clyde May, Hermitage, Hiram Walker, Imperial, Kentucky, Limestone Branch, Lux Row, Port Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Town Branch, Yellowstone
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Burnt Ends, Blended Whisk(e)y, 45%
I managed to get a sample of this through NR, who I used to be in a whisky club with, some years ago. So thanks where thanks is due! This thing is called Burnt Ends to tie in with the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Rye Whiskey
Tagged Master of Malt, Rye Whiskey, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tennessee
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Blended Scotch Whisky, 20yo, 1998-2019, 44.6% – Cadenhead’s Club
The Cadenhead’s Club is a club I became aware of some two or three years ago. It’s similar to the Springbank Society (no surprise there, them being run from the same building, by the same owner), with a £ 50 … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky
Tagged 1998, Blended Whisky, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's Club, Sherry Cask
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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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The King’s Tasting
It’s already been four years since Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch celebrated some sort of anniversary. I have to admit I fail to remember what the anniversary was, but it’s either him being of some age, the shop being … Continue reading
Johnnie Walker Black Label, 1970s bottling, 40%
About a decade ago, you could buy random bottles like this in auction just to spread the shipping costs over more than one bottle. I looked it up in the backlog of the auction site where I got this one … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Black Label, Johnnie Walker
Tagged 1970s, Black Label, Blended Whisky, Diageo, Johnnie Walker
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Spirit of Freedom 30 years old, 46%
A bottling done five years ago to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, logically in 1314 AD. It was released by Springbank distillery, so logically this would be rather similar to their Campbeltown Loch series. Also, a … Continue reading
De Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up 2019
As is tradition for Rob Stevens of De Whiskykoning, he hosted his annual Bottoms Up tasting yesterday. The second Sunday in January is an afternoon to be reckoned with, and this year was no different from before. Of course, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, Belgian Owl, Bladnoch, Bowmore, Elijah Craig, Finlaggan, Floki, Glen Drummond, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Longmorn, Port Dundas
Tagged 1973, 1979, 2009, Belgian Owl, Belgium, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bourbon, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Finlaggan, Glen Drummond, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Hart Brothers, Iceland, Islay, Kentucky, Longmorn, Lowlands, Port Cask, Port Dundas, Sherry Cask, Speyside, USA, Winter Storm
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Suntory Royal Special Reserve, 43%
Sometimes you get your hands on a very strange and sort of unique sample. In this case it’s a very old Suntory from the 1960. From back in the days when Japanese whisky was anything but popular, not even in … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Suntory
Tagged Blended Whisky, Japanese Whisky, Suntory
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Malt Fascination 