Category Archives: Speyside
Speyside 18, 1995-2013, 56.1% – Berry Bros. & Rudd
It’s not just my own reviews that I get around to with a huge delay, but also Tom’s. So, this one he wrote about half a year ago, and I’m only posting it now. There’s one more in the pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tom van Engelen
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Speyside Single Malt 24, 1998-2023, 53.2% – Thompson Brothers
If you want older scotch malt whisky these days, you either have to go for undisclosed distilleries or blended malts. Or teaspooned as they like to call it. That is, if you want to keep things at least a little … Continue reading
Posted in Speyside, Undisclosed
Tagged 1998, Dornoch, Dramtime, Phil and Simon Thompson, Phil Thompson, Simon Thompson, Speyside, Thompson Bros, Undisclosed Distillery
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Speyside 8, 2014-2023, First Fill Moscatel finish, 51.7% – Dràm Mòr
Recently I was sent some samples from Dràm Mòr’s newest release by Viktorija Macdonald for reviewing. Of course, I am willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good, so here’s the first one! Some years ago I met Viktorija’s … Continue reading
Speyside Distillery, 1997-2018, Bourbon Hogshead, 47.8% – Malts of Scotland
Speyside as a distillery is generally a fairly nondescript thing. It exists, but you don’t see it all that often, and since it is also a region, I generally have to look thrice to actually remember whether it is an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Bourbon Cask, Malts of Scotland, Speyside, Speyside Distillery
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BTC #15 to #18: Old Pulteney, Speyside, Bowmore and Strathisla
Right, again, some catching up to do. Of course this happens in the home stretch of the Blind Tasting Competition. This last period of the competition is also lovingly known as ‘I no longer really care about it since I … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore, Old Pulteney, Speyside, Strathisla
Tagged 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Distillery Only, Highlands, Islay, Old Pulteney, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speyside, Strathisla, Usquebaugh Society
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Three sherry casks for The Netherlands
A couple of months ago, Whisky Import Nederland, released three new whiskies from their First Cask series. Whisky Import Nederland (WIN) is known for importing a lot of bottlers and brands, BOX whisky, Hunter Laing, Adelphi, Armorik, Berry Brothers & … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Speyside, Strathmill
Tagged 1990, 1991, 2002, Bruichladdich, First Cask, Highlands, Islay, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Strathmill, Whisky Import Nederland
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Spey Chairman’s Choice, 40%
Those very tall Spey bottles have been eyeing me at the liquor shop for some months, but I never picked one of them up. While they look nice they don’t really fit my shelves, and Speyside distillery isn’t one that … Continue reading
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