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Category Archives: Glen Grant
Glen Grant 25, 1993-2018, 50.8% – Cadenhead’s Club
With most clubs associated with distilleries or bottlers you wonder what it’s for. In a lot of cases it is barely more than a quarterly newsletter and some ‘exclusive’ section of their website that barely offers any added value. Of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's Club, Glen Grant, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Cadenhead’s bottle-share
Towards the end of last October I did yet another ‘last’ bottle share of the year. The last one because I had been stressing my wallet, and everyone else’s in my sharing group. Of course, that wasn’t true and I … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Grant, Glenlossie, Inchgower, Paul John
Tagged 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Glen Grant, Glenlossie, Inchgower, India, Indian whisky, Paul John, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, Small Batch, Speyside
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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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Glen Grant 1950-2015, 65yo, 59.3% – Gordon & MacPhail for Wealth Solutions
I’m not sure if you realized it while skimming the title of this post, but we’re talking about a 65 year old whisky that’s been bottled at 59.3%. That means, according to general practice in Scotland and the press release, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Butt, Speyside, Wealth Solutions
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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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Glen Grant 1985-2012, 26yo, 55.6% – Exclusive Malts, Creative Whisky Company
A while ago I went to a club meeting and Leon Zonneveld, of “Uw Top Whisky” fame (which is considerable among whisky geeks in The Netherlands) brought me some bottles. I paid for them, and shipping which I didn’t need. … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Exclusive Malts, Glen Grant, Leon Zonneveld, Speyside, Uw Top Whisky
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Glen Grant 66yo, 1948-2014, 46.6% by Gordon & MacPhail, for Wealth Solutions
For the third year in a row I’ve been picked to receive a review sample of Wealth Solutions‘ epic annual release of whisky. Wealth Solutions has, since it’s start in 2007, become a big player in Poland for people of … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Grant, Wealth Solutions
Tagged Free Sample, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Speyside, Wealth Solutions
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Bottle-share uitslag
Nu alle bottle-share flessen nogmaals geproefd zijn en de aanvankelijke proefnotities zijn aangevuld met wat uitgebreider materiaal rest er weinig meer dan een lijstje te maken van de uitslag. De top 10 (uit 10) whisky’s, welke vind ik het lekkerst … Continue reading
Posted in Bladnoch, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glen Grant, Glenrothes, Linlithgow, Lochside, Longmorn, St. Magdalene, Strathisla
Tagged Bladnoch, Bottle Share, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glen Grant, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Linlithgow, Lochside, Longmorn, St. Magdalene, Strathisla
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Glen Grant 1958-2009
De whisky waar ik de hoogst gespannen verwachting bij had. Ik heb slechts een keer eerder de kans gehad om een 50 jaar oude whisky te proeven, en die viel me vies tegen. Dat was de Springbank 50 van de … Continue reading