Category Archives: Brora
Distilled in Sutherland 5, 2023 Edition, 48.5% – Phil & Simon Thompson
Earlier this year I got my hands on the 2022 edition of ‘Distilled in Sutherland‘, which is a blended malt of all three distilleries in Sutherland. That means it’s Clynelish, Brora and Dornoch. With it being 5 years old it … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Brora, Clynelish, Dornoch
Tagged Blended Malt, Brora, Clynelish, Dornoch, Highlands, Phil and Simon Thompson, Sutherland
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Sutherland 5, Highland Blended Malt, 48.5% – Thompson Brothers for the 20th Anniversary of Whiskyfun.com
A five year old whisky that’s being released at about € 110 must be something special, right? It does remind me a little bit of Compass Box’s 3 year old from a couple of years ago. This bottling was done … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Brora, Clynelish, Dornoch
Tagged Blended Malt, Brora, Clynelish, Dornoch, Phil and Simon Thompson, Phil Thompson, Serge Valentin, Simon Thompson, Sutherland, Thompson Bros, Whiskyfun
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The Usquebaugh Society’s 24th birthday – part 2
The rest of the birthday party for the Usquebaugh Society continued in much the same way. Epic whiskies were tasted, dumb jokes were being made (something about booze, and 30 good guys in one room), and tasting notes were scribbled … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Brora, Port Ellen, Tomatin, Undisclosed
Tagged Adelphi, Brora, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Getränke Weiser, Highlands, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Limerick, Northern Ireland, Port Ellen, Rare Malts, Speyside, The Whisky Shop, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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The Diageo Special Releases
My post is a bit late to the party, but I didn’t get around to it yesterday. In the mysterious of Diageo the list of Special Releases was announced yesterday, but not through their PR company (Cognis PR) or their … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Strathmill
Tagged Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Singleton, Strathmill
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My favourite events of 2013
Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville
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Diageo’s Premium releases for 2013
Through the magic that happens at Facebook I saw a post from CognisNews on my timeline. Never heard of them, but they had the scoop on Diageo’s releases for 2013. Thanks should also go to WhiskyIntelligence.com. Here is a short … Continue reading
Posted in Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Talisker
Tagged Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Diageo, Dufftown, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Singelton, Singleton of Dufftown, Speyside, Talisker
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Brora 26yo, 46% – Dun Bheagan
OOOH! Brora! That’s what I thought when I opened a package from the German-Dutch booze exchange that has been going on between me and Frank Lieck. Enough has been said about Brora, but this is a fairly young one. At … Continue reading
Jaarlijkse Diageo whisky’s
Elk jaar brengt dranken concern Diageo half oktober hun jaarlijkse ‘premium’ whisky’s uit. Dit zijn over het algemeen een aantal flessen van distilleerderijen waar ze elk jaar wat van uitbrengen. Ook dit jaar zijn daar waarschijnlijk weer de ‘standaard’ flessen: … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Brora, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Port Ellen
Tagged Brora, Caol Ila, Diageo Premium, Lagavulin, Port Ellen
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Malt Fascination 