Category Archives: Undisclosed
Glenfarclas 1966-2010, 43yo, 42.9% – The Ultimate
Well, technically I can’t call this Glenfarclas, since the label states ‘Mystery Speyside’. On the other hand, when something like that is on the label everybody knows what’s going on. Usually, if you order a bottle like this, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Glenfarclas, Undisclosed
Tagged Glenfarclas, Mystery Speyside, Speyside, The Ultimate, Undisclosed Distillery, Van Wees
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Finlaggan Old Reserve, 40%
Finlaggan Old Reserve is a budget whisky which I picked up about two or three years ago for about € 25 at De Whiskykoning. There also is a cask strength version but we’re not sure if it’s the same whisky … Continue reading
Whiskylunch 2013
On April 21st a couple of friends and I went to partake in the annual Whisky Lunch hosted by our local liquor shop and restaurant ‘De 5e smaak’ (the fifth flavour). I went there last year as well, with my … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore, Clynelish, Glentauchers, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged Adelphi, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, Glentauchers, Wemyss
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Port Askaig 30, 51.1% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
The last of the three new Port Askaig releases that have recently been let loose on the market. I tried this one last because I wanted to build up in age. I didn’t taste them on the same day, then … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila, Undisclosed
Tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Port Askaig 19, 50.4% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
The follow up bottling of the 12 year old I did earlier, and in another way the follow up to the Port Askaig Harbour 19 year old from about two years ago. That one wasn’t bottled at cask strength though. … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila, Undisclosed
Tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Port Askaig 12, 45.8% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
I recently got a small parcel of samples from The Whisky Exchange, including yesterday’s Midleton 1991 and this new Caol Ila Port Askaig 12. A not too new addition to their Port Askaig series which included a 17, 19 and … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila, Undisclosed
Tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2013
The whisky festival in Alkmaar, hosted by Wullie MacMorland of The Hielander Scottish Restaurant is usually the first official whisky event of the year. This year it is no different. Funnily enough I go there every year with different people. … Continue reading
Posted in Balvenie, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Clynelish, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hazelburn, Littlemill, Mortlach, Port Ellen, Undisclosed
Tagged Balvenie, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bert Vuik, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Douglas Laing, Drinks & Gifts, Dutch Connection, Dutch Whisky Connection, Fred Laing, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hanyu, Hazelburn, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, Littlemill, Michiel Wigman, Mortlach, Old Guns, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen, Prichard's, Somewhere in Speyside, Springbank, The Maltman
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Bally Delicious 23, 54% – Master of Malt
Bally Delicious is, of course, not a distillery, and since this one was tea spooned it is technically not even a single malt. I read on some twitter thingy from Master of Malt that it was spooned with whisky from … Continue reading
Master of Malt Speyside 30yo, 5th edition, 43%
In the previous batch of samples that I got from Master of Malt, there were not only some new Boutique-y samples, but also their newest Speyside 30 year old bottling, their fifth already! I have tasted that a while ago … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 