Category Archives: Caol Ila
Caol Ila 25, 1983-2008, 53.2% – Bladnoch Forum
It’s been a while again, but this one came from my own collection. Came, past tense, since I finished the bottle over the weekend. That also means that the review came from the tail end of the bottle, which makes … Continue reading
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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Caol Ila 30, 1984-2014, 56.2% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
The Caol Ilas we’ve seen over the last couple of years have shown some true greatness, especially those bottled at some 30 years old. The early eighties seem to have been some great years for the Port Askaig distillery. This … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Islay
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The annual Bottom’s Up tasting at De Whiskykoning
This year I was invited again to join the Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch. Yesterday was the date and after a nicely long train journey I walked through my old home town to get to the shop just in time. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Ardbeg, Bakery Hill, Ben Nevis, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Linlithgow, Mortlach, St. Magdalene
Tagged Akashi, American Whiskey, Ancient Old Kentucky, Ardbeg, Ardbog, Authentic Collection, Blackadder, Bourbon, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Feis Ile, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Linlithgow, Lowlands, Millennium Bottling, Mortlach, Raw Cask, Speyside, St. Magdalene, USA, White Oak
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My favorite whiskies of 2014
I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank
Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions
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Caol Ila 30, 1980-2010, 53.3% – Bladnoch Forum
Caol Ila has always been a favorite of mine. There are terrific whiskies from this Islay distillery, but mostly it is because this is the whisky with which my fascination truly kicked off. I bought my first bottle of Caol … Continue reading
Caol Ila 1996, 18yo, 62.2% – Masterpieces by Speciality Drinks Ltd.
While I don’t mind people taking credit for what they’ve done, or in this case picked from the available options, however, calling something you did yourself is kind of presumptuous. However, I should have bought last year’s Clynelish since it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Caol Ila, Diageo, Islay, Masterpieces, Speciality Drinks Ltd., Sukhinder Singh, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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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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A tasting with colleagues in Hoorn
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Glenlivet, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Smokehead
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Flotilla, Glenlivet, Guardians' Chapter, Highlands, Ian McLeod, Islay, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Port Cask, Rum Cask, Single Cask, Smokehead, Speyside, Spirit of Scotland
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