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Category Archives: Glenfiddich
Wardhead 21, 1997-2018, 54.6% – Càrn Mòr
Which distillery is this, this Wardhead? Well, as most whisky nerds know by now, there are some code names for distilleries that don’t want their name used on labels. Westport is Glenmorangie, Burnside is Balvenie, ‘Secret Orkney’ is Highland Park, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Undisclosed
Tagged 1997, Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Morrison and MacKay, Speyside, Teaspooned, Undisclosed Distillery, Wardhead
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Back to basics with Glenfiddich
Sometimes you have to recalibrate your palate. All these bloggers tasting all kinds of exclusive whiskies, you can lose track of what the current standard is. We call stuff ‘good’, but what do we compare things to? Some tasters do … Continue reading
Posted in Glenfiddich
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whisky Center
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The Brexiteer 27yo, 1991-2019, American Oak Barrel 7389, 46% – Whisky Center
The other sample I got sent from Whisky Center is The Brexiteer. A burnside blended malt, which we all know to be teaspooned Balvenie. Officially not a single malt but the amount of Glenfiddich in it is negligable, so it … Continue reading
Posted in Balvenie, Burnside, Glenfiddich
Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Dufftown, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Teaspooned, Whisky Center
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Burnside 1991-2018, 26yo, 46.7% – Cadenhead’s
As I sit here reviewing this almost-single-malt I think about how clever this ploy of the whisky industry actually is. William Grants, the owners of Balvenie Distillery don’t want their distillery’s name on a bottle, so they teaspoon it with … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Burnside, Glenfiddich
Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Cadenhead, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, William Grant & Sons
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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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BTC #4 and #5: Ballechin and Glenfiddich
Yesterday I didn’t get around to a write up of the Blind Tasting Competition’s fourth sample, so today you’re in for a double whammy. As always with this kind of thing, there’s not much to talk about since we’re going … Continue reading
A few bottlings from yonder years
Occasionally I get the chance to try some whiskies from a long time ago, back when I was wee. Sometimes I create these occasions for myself by buying a sample or a dusty bottle in a shop or an auction. … Continue reading
Posted in Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Knockando, Longmorn
Tagged 1976, Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Highlands, Knockando, Longmorn, Speyside
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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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Burnside 1989-2014, 24 years old, 51.7% – Whiskybase
This is a blended malt, in a way. Well, officially it is. It’s a cask of Balvenie, teaspooned with Glenfiddich. So actually, it’s just Balvenie which they put some Glenfiddich in to make sure no one can call it that. … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Glenfiddich
Tagged 1989, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Burnside, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, Whiskybase
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Malt Fascination 