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Glenlochy 1977-1996, 18yo, 60.5% – Cadenhead’s
On Whiskybase there’s a remark for this whisky that it was sold in auction in 2015. Don’t I know it! I finally managed to get my hands on an old Glenlochy! It’s one from Cadenhead’s from two decades ago, so … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, Authentic Collection, Cadenhead's, Cask Strength, Fort William, Glenlochy, Highlands
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GlenDronach 2003-2016, 13yo, 53.9% – OB for The Duchess
For who? The Duchess? Well, yes. It’s a fairly new Dutch brand from a shop called Best of Whiskies and/or Best of Wines. A friend and fellow club member runs the whisky division and has been making a way for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2003, Brown-Forman, Cask Strength, Free Sample, GlenDronach, Highlands, The Duchess, Virgin oak cask
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Glenalba 34yo, 1981-2015, 40%
Somehow, Dutch newspapers and practically every news outlet in north-western Europe was raving about Lidl bottling a whisky that scores 95.5 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Of course, not a single self respecting whisky fanatic reads those scores, since … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - News and Announcements, Glenalba
Tagged 1981, Blended Whisky, Glenalba, Lidl, Sherry Cask
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Another January 1st.
Apart from wishing everyone a happy 2017, I’m sitting here being glad the holidays are over. Mostly because the kids went completely ballistic with a lot of holidays in succession in The Netherlands, and the run up to these festivities. … Continue reading
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BTC 2016, sample 2: Macallan 18, 1998-2016, 43%, G&M Speymalt
I got points! Two days in a row! Sniff: Heavy on the nose, with some leathery sherry and heavy spirit. Quite earthy, with baked fruits (blackberries, plums). With a big inhale there’s a bit of a minty note. Black cherries. … Continue reading
Autumn clearance
Well, not really a clearance since that would involve big discounts. The misses and I have decided that it’s finally time to start doing some construction on our attic. It’s been in the pipeline for a few years but we’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Amrut, Arran, BenRiach, Benromach, Blairfindy Moor, Bowmore, Breath of the Isles, Brenne, Bruichladdich, Dailuaine, Evan Williams, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, HIghland Park, Laphroaig, Longrow, Macallan, Mortlach, Octomore, Pittyvaich, Port Charlotte, Rosebank, Springbank, Talisker, Tamdhu, Willett, Yamazaki
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Too many open bottles, part 2.5
Part two was written on December 31st 2015, and part one came around a year before that, on December 30th of 2014. In the more recent one I said I didn’t want to wait another full year for an update … Continue reading
The state of the internet. Sort of…
So, this is going to be a sort of a contemplative post. About a month ago I wrote how blogging became somewhat less of a priority, with things being busy in just about every other aspect of my life. While I … Continue reading
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Recalibration
As you might have guessed, blogging has become less of a priority of late. Whereas I normally posted about four to five times per week, I’ve only posted some six times in the last three weeks. That’s 60% less than … Continue reading
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Brora 38, Port Ellen 37 and others in the Diageo 2016 Special Releases
Originally posted on Whisky Gospel:
On the heels of Feis Ile 2016, some labels of the forthcoming 2016 edition of Diageo Special Releases has shown up at the federal TTB database (labels are at the bottom of the post) earlier…
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Malt Fascination 