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Teaninich, again a rather unknown Highland whisky that usually spends its life in a variety of blends. Every now and then its bottled as a Single Malt, usually by an indipendent bottler. Diageo does not often bottle this under their … Continue reading →

Glenesk, another one of the many that closed during the 80s of last century. Its also known as Hillside distillery, which is the name Diageo used on some of their Rare Malts. During its history is has also been known … Continue reading →

Yesterday the third Twitter Tasting of Inver House Distillers was held. This time, anCnoc whiskies were put to the test. The guys from Alambic Communications / Edinburgh Whisky Blog mailed around some samples to all participants and while not all … Continue reading →

Mosstowie is a rather unknown ‘distillery’. I quote-unquoted that, since its not really a distillery, its more a brand. Mosstowie was the spirit distilled in Miltonduff’s Lomond Stills. Nowadays, Miltonduff creates only pot still whisky since the Lomond Still were … Continue reading →

Banff is a Speyside distillery that has been closed since 1983. I never tried one of their whiskies before, and I am trying to taste something from most distilleries that have been operational since World War 2. I know this … Continue reading →

Another one of those rather strange bottles in Ian Buxton’s ‘101’. This time it is the Swedish Mackmyra whisky. The distillery is one that, since its not in Scotland, has a little bit more leeway in what to use to … Continue reading →

Green Spot is a young Irish whiskey from a pot still, made by the Midleton distillery. The same distillery produces a lot of other brands like Jameson, Paddy, Powers and Red Breast. A lot of Green Spot’s reviews are very … Continue reading →

The Yoichi Distillery on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, is the northernmost distillery in that country. Its climate is comparable to the northern Highlands of Scotland, where in winter it can get incredibly cold. Apart from that, Yoichi is one … Continue reading →

Millstone is one of the few Dutch whisky brands, produced by Zuidam Distillers, the same distillery that makes old genevers and a variety of liqueurs. This whisky has a somewhat mixed reputation, and I’ve never been part of the enthusiastic … Continue reading →

No, this is not the first tasting note for Bottle-Share 2.5, this is an old version of the Eagle Rare 17. Usually it is not stated on the bottle, but my guess is, this is the 2008 version, since I … Continue reading →