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Category Archives: Undisclosed
Highland Malt Whisky 11, 2010-2022, Barrel 2534, 58.1% – Whiskybase Gathering 2022
It is a public secret that this whisky is an 11 year old Clynelish. Not always do you get to know which distillery a ‘secret <enter region here>’ whisky is from, but in this case, Whiskybase didn’t really hide it. … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish, Undisclosed
Tagged 2010, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Highlands, Undisclosed Distillery, Whiskybase, Whiskybase Gathering
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Unnamed Islay 30, 1991-2022, Bourbon Barrel 2674, 51.4% – Signatory Vintage for Wu Dram Clan
To celebrate their third anniversary, Wu Dram Clan released three very different whiskies. A Caperdonich, a Glenburgie and an Unnamed Islay. The Islay one is reviewed today, the other two will follow shortly, but with a week of Islay whiskies … Continue reading
Posted in Laphroaig, Undisclosed
Tagged 1991, Anniversary, Islay, Kirsch Whisky, Laphroaig, Signatory Vintage, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan
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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask
Another one of those weird whiskies from King Cask. And by weird I am talking about the way it came to be instead of the actual whisky. This one, with an ‘Origin near the Falls of Bruar’, or as is … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, King cask, Thalassa, Undisclosed Distillery
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Distilled at an Islay Distillery, 2008-2022, 53.9%, Wu Dram Clan Community
For some distilleries there is a great vintage. For others, there seem to be nothing but great vintages. At least, if you don’t count the entire 1980s decade. Of course, with a whisky called ‘Kilarrow Parish Church Bowmore’ as a … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore, Undisclosed
Tagged 2008, Bowmore, Islay, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu-Dram Clan
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Secret Speyside 24, 1997-2022, 2 Refill Barrels, 50.3% – Thompson Brothers
Yet another undisclosed distillery. It is almost like that is a thing nowadays. This time it’s a Speyside one, just like yesterday. However, according to retailers, Whiskybase and most likely other sources of information, this is a bottling from Glenlivet. … Continue reading
A Speyside Distillery 12, 2008-2021, 48% – The Single Malts of Scotland
So, even though it’s not mentioned anywhere on the bottle, it’s pretty common knowledge that this is a Macallan. Or at least, that’s what everyone thinks and how it is marketed. Last year I went to pick up some stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Macallan, Undisclosed
Tagged 2008, Elixir Distillers, Macallan, SIngle Malts of Scotland, Speyside, Undisclosed
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Secret Islay 20, 2002-2022, Sherry cask, 53.1% – Earlskine
After the first batch of Earlskine whiskies, there is now a new bottling. This time it is an undisclosed Islay whisky, with some hints on the label that leave exactly one option. So, there’s little guessing there. I like that … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin, Undisclosed
Tagged 2002, Earlskine, Earlskine - Your Whisky Destination, Islay, Lagavulin, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Secret Orkney 2007-2022, 50.8% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired III’
In the 2022 series of They Inspired we find the second Secret Orkney bottling done by Michiel Wigman. Also, it is yet another Secret Orkney after several releases that have been done over the last couple of months by familiar … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 2007, Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dilesse, HIghland Park, Islands, Michiel Wigman, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Sukhinder Singh, They Inspired
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A Speyside Distillery 16, 2006-2022, Sherry finish, 52.1% – Thompson Brothers
With the Thompson Brothers opening up a bottle shop in Dornoch, I am really hoping things pan out and I am able to visit the place at the end of October. A small trip to that part of Scotland is … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Elgin, Undisclosed
Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, Glen Elgin, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Thompson Bros, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery
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