Category Archives: – Blended Whisky
Yamazakura 16, 40%
This Japanese blended whisky is an exclusive release for Europe. It more or less showed up unannounced, but there has been some information given on Nonjatta.com. Apparently it consists of 16 year old whisky that was distilled somewhere in the … Continue reading
Blended Whisky #1, batch 3, 35 years old, 46.5% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
So, it’s batch three of whisky number one? What’s the story there? Apparently, at least according to Master of Malt’s website, they named it Blended Whisky #1 because in 2015 at the World Whisky Awards it was chosen as the … Continue reading
Bodach Aislig, 35 Years Old blended whisky, 1980, 46% – Murray McDavid
When I think of Murray McDavid I think of Bruichladdich’s finishing regime, or ACEing as they like to call it. Random whiskies bottled after being finished in off-kilter wine casks. Caol Ila from a Chateau d’Yquem cask, or anything going … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Blended Whisky, Bunnahabhain, Cameronbridge, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Murray McDavid, North British, Port Dundas, Tamdhu
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New Compass Box releases
While this might not be the biggest news to a lot of you, I find it hugely interesting. Compass Box has long been on my radar, but somehow, two years ago The General slipped by me. I only got my eye … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Compass Box, Enlightenment, John Glaser, The Circus
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Johnnie Walker Blue Label, and another, and another
A couple of months ago a guy from the Usquebaugh Society, let’s call him Martin, decided to share his stash of Johnnie Walker Blue Labels. He had three waiting for us. A 40% version from the naughties, a 43% version … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged Blended Whisky, Blue Label, Diageo, Johnnie Walker, The Casks Edition
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Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram
So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling
Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular
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The Best Whiskies of 2015
So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Glenlochy, Ledaig
Tagged 1950, 1972, 1980, 1995, Benromach, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Duncan Taylor, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Ordha, Speyside, Wealth Solutions, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons
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Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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Advent Calendar Day 3: Compass Box Great King Street, 43%
Great King Street by Compass Box is, in short, one of my favorite blends. It might not be as good as some others like The General or to yet to be reviewed ‘This is not a Luxury Whisky’, but it’s … Continue reading
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