Category Archives: – News and Announcements
Hey there, 2020!
While technically the new decade only starts next year, we’ve still moved from the tens to the twenties last week and that is much more noticeable than 2020 to 2021 is going to be. So, to get things going: Happy … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Tagged Arran, Beer, Ben Nevis, Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Glengyle, Glenlochy, Hazelburn, Highlands, Isle of Arran, Kilkerran, Longrow, Springbank, Travel
Leave a comment
Imperial 1995-2013, 17yo, 51.2% – Creative Whisky Co., Tony Koehl Series
The Tony Koehl Series is a short series (four bottlings, if I’m not mistaken) by David Stirk, when he still owned The Creative Whisky Company. He doesn’t anymore since last year. I don’t know what happened with it, but when … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Imperial
Tagged 1995, Closed Distillery, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Imperial, Speyside, Tony Koehl
1 Comment
Longrow 18, 1999-2018, 52.9% – OB from the Cage
Longrow, the ‘peated-to-Islay-levels’ version of Springbank with a slightly shorter distillation regime, is one of their three brands. With it being a Springbank whisky, it means they have cage bottles available at the shop in Campbeltown. When I was there … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank, The Cage
Leave a comment
Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan
So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park
Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan
1 Comment
Inchgower 1982-2011, 29yo, 54.6% – Duncan Taylor
Ah, Inchgower 1982. A whisky that got popular because a lot of it tastes like Clynelish from the same era. At least, in my circles that’s what it’s famous for. It is also why I bought this bottle a year … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Inchgower
Tagged 1982, Bourbon Cask, Duncan Taylor, Inchgower, Rare Auld, Speyside
Leave a comment
Glenrothes 1997-2016, 53.5% – WhiskyBroker (for Van Zuylen)
The Van Zuylen bit is between brackets in the title since this whisky came out as a shop bottling for Van Zuylen AND a regular bottling from WhiskyBroker. It seems they split the cask since it’s the same cask number … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Glenrothes
Tagged 1997, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Split cask, Whisky Van Zuylen, Whiskybroker
Leave a comment
Ardbeg 1993-2003, 52.9% – Spirit of Scotland for Potstill Vienna
Yet another random sample I found on my shelf. Ardbeg 1993 caught my eye since that’s a vintage that’s becoming insanely expensive nowadays. Of course, the label was lacking any other information, so I had absolutely no clue to the … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Ardbeg
Tagged 1993, Ardbeg, Islay, Potstill, Vienna
Leave a comment
Spring cleaning, 2019 edition
Every year there’s a period in which I get a bit itchy to downsize more or less every part of my life that’s consuming an out-of-proportion amount of time, effort and/or money. Bottles Generally I try to supress that itch … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Leave a comment
Malt Fascination 