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Port Charlotte 2002 – Malts of Scotland

The fifth dram from the Malts of Scotland Bottle-Share. Port Charlotte has mostly been hits, with some minor misses every now and then. From what I’ve tasted, I’m not such a big fan of the cask finishes and in my … Continue reading

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Glenallachie 1995 – Malts of Scotland

To be honest, I more or less chose this bottle because I had never tasted anything from Glenallachie before. I always try to taste new stuff and since this distillery is not regularly available to my knowledge and, I think, … Continue reading

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Glenglassaugh 1984 – Malts of Scotland

For some reason this was one of the samples I was looking forward to the most. I haven’t tasted many Glenglassaughs, but the ones I tried were terrific! The colour of this dram was very dark, almost coffee like. Usually … Continue reading

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Littlemill 1989 – Malts of Scotland

Littlemill is a distillery with a mixed reputation. Some bottles that have come out of late received pretty good reviews, but the general consensus is that it was not one of the greats from the Lowlands like Rosebank and St. … Continue reading

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Bunnahabhain 1973 – Malts of Scotland

After a few months of posts I still haven’t gotten around to writing about the last Bottle-Share with 10 Malts of Scotland bottles. At first I waited for everybody to get their samples (to Israel can take a while) and … Continue reading

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2012 in preview

Happy new year! Last year I had a few new years resolutions and this year will not be any different. Looking back I checked most of them off the list during the year apart from tasting all 101 whiskies from … Continue reading

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Other booze in 2011

Of course, sometimes you have to diverge from your favorite booze to reappriciate its qualities. This year that happened on several occasions and some of those were quite memorable as well. As you have seen on this here blog I’ve … Continue reading

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Top drams of 2011

I like to do a review of things gone by at the end of the year. Not just to sum up stuff that happened but more to think of things that impressed me. Of course, a review of the year … Continue reading

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BTC: Sample 18 (Brora 22, 50%)

Since the average ABV and age were a given before the competition started, I calculated these for this dram. The distillery was still a bit of a guess, and since yesterday was a Lowlands distillery, there were only about 5 … Continue reading

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BTC: Sample 17 (Glenkinchie 33, Dewar Rattray)

Not that I guessed this one exactly right, but I tasted it after seeing on the forum what it was. That did make me look forward to tasting it. Glenkinchie is a distillery that isn’t regularly available from indies, but … Continue reading

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