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Category Archives: Lagavulin
Guest post: Taking a swing at the Laggan Mill (with Offerman)
When cleaning out some ‘flagged’ emails from my mailbox I realized I still have some unpublished stuff from Tom van Engelen, waiting for release on this wee blog. So, this time (or actually, last summer) Tom wrote some stuff about … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin, Undisclosed
Tagged Cooper's Choice, Guest Post, Islay, Lagavulin, Laggan Mill, Nick Offerman, Tom van Engelen
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An Islay Distillery 12, 2008-2020, 54.2% – First Cask
Recently, Whisky Import Nederland, the company behind the First Cask brand, released a series of six whiskies. There were some interesting bottles in that batch, but the one that stood out was this ‘An Islay Distillery’. Why, you ask? This: … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin, Undisclosed
Tagged 2008, Bourbon Cask, First Cask, Islay, Lagavulin, Undisclosed Distillery, Whisky Import Nederland, WIN
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Guest Post: Lagavulin with Port Ellen influences
Tom climbs his pen once again to write down his thoughts on the new Lagavulin 12 years old. An annual highlight in the world of special releases. A highlight in the year is always the Special Releases announcement of Diageo. … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin
Tagged Diageo, Guest Post, Islay, Lagavulin, Special Releases, Tom van Engelen
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Houses Tyrell, Greyjoy, Lannister, and the Night’s Watch
So, rather counterintuitively, I got excited by the Game of Thrones whiskies. Generally I steer clear of those highly marketed, media tie-in things, but in this case the media tie-in is something I was rather enthusiastic about. Of course, I … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish, Lagavulin, Oban, Talisker
Tagged Clynelish, Game of Thrones, Highlands, House Greyjoy, House Lannister, House Tyrell, Islay, Lagavulin, NAS, Oban, Skye, Talisker, The Night's Watch
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Lagavulin 12, 12th release, 56.1%
At one point, the Lagavulin 12 cask strength, the one that is released annually by Diageo, was going to be the thing I would collect. Every year it’s a top scoring whisky that’s truly amazing for it’s money, and it’s … Continue reading
Lagavulin Distillery Only 2017, 54.1%
Last April I visited Lagavulin distillery, and while the tasting was amazing, the tour was pretty shit. Luckily their shop was filled with all kinds of awesomeness. Even more lucky, I got my hands on most everything that was available … Continue reading
Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning
It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Talisker
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Skye, Talisker
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Lagavulin 1997, 21yo, 56.6% – OB for Boris, Floris, Bram, Sebastian, Ronny, Rolf
I don’t know four of the six people mentioned in the title, but the other two (Bram and Floris) are the guys behind WhiskyNerds, and fellow Usquebaugh Society club members. What I also know is that they’ve bottled some amazing … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Lagavulin
Tagged 1997, Free Sample, Islay, Lagavulin, WhiskyNerds
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Lagavulin, Islay Jazz Festival 2017, 57.6%
About a year ago Benny, from our whisky club, went to Islay and I asked him to pick up some bottles for me. This was one of them, but I never got around to properly reviewing it yet. Yesterday I … Continue reading
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