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Tag Archives: 1980
Glenrothes 1980-2007, 56.7% – Scott’s Selection
The always interesting, but also weird Glenrothes. Why weird? Because in general they make awesome whisky, but they tend to not bottle it themselves. The official bottlings are rather generic, most of the times, while the independent bottlers tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Advent Calendar, Fiddler's, Glenrothes, Jon Beach, Scott's Selection, Speyside
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Blended Scotch Whisky 40yo, 1980-2020, 44.7% – Cadenhead’s Club
Last year’s Cadenhead’s Club release was this venerable blended Scotch from a single sherry butt. Released before Brexit came into effect it was rather easy to get a bottle over from Campbeltown and when I saw the age, the style … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Blended Whisky, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's Club, Sherry Cask
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Glen Mhor 1980-2011, Refill Sherry Butts, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail Rare Vintage
Yet another obscure whisky from the Fiddler’s Advent Calendar. It has been a few years since I tried any Glen Mhor, which is not strange considering the place has been closed for 38 years. This gentle 43% whisky was bottled … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Advent Calendar, Closed Distillery, Glen Mhor, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Inverness, Rare Vintage, Sherry Cask
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Does the re-opening of distilleries bereave us of nostalgia?
Once more Tom van Engelen has written a post reminiscing about booze with a dram in hand. This time his train of thought got sparked by an old bottling of Port Ellen! Once I knew a man who thought it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Cadenhead's, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Port Ellen
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Bodach Aislig, 35 Years Old blended whisky, 1980, 46% – Murray McDavid
When I think of Murray McDavid I think of Bruichladdich’s finishing regime, or ACEing as they like to call it. Random whiskies bottled after being finished in off-kilter wine casks. Caol Ila from a Chateau d’Yquem cask, or anything going … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Blended Whisky, Bunnahabhain, Cameronbridge, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Murray McDavid, North British, Port Dundas, Tamdhu
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The Best Whiskies of 2015
So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Glenlochy, Ledaig
Tagged 1950, 1972, 1980, 1995, Benromach, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Duncan Taylor, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Ordha, Speyside, Wealth Solutions, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons
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Port Ellen 16, 1980-1997, 62% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
I can barely comprehend the amount of old and awesome whiskies I’ve been tasting these last few months. A lot of trades of samples have happened and that has gotten me some old Rosebank, Port Ellen, Brora and lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Authentic Collection, Cadenhead, Cask Strength, Islay, Port Ellen
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Macduff 1980-2011, 30 years old, 54.1% – Malts of Scotland
I really love old Macduff. I love old Macduff from bourbon casks even more. I’ve tried a couple of them over the years and all of them have been incredibly good. Subtle fruit and malt and oak matured to near … Continue reading
Glenlochy 27yo, 1980-2007, 54.8% – Duncan Taylor, Rarest of the Rare
Another sample I traded with whisky buddy Martin. Another one to open my eyes to my own mistakes. Strangely enough, I just read a post by ‘My Annoying Opinions’ on regretting not buying better whisky when it was still available. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Closed Distillery, Duncan Taylor, Fort William, Glenlochy, Highlands, Rarest of the Rare
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Glenugie 1980-2010, 29yo, 43.4% – SMWS (99.11 Tickled by ‘monstera deliciosa’)
Glenugie bottlings are incredibly hard to come by. While the distillery closed in 1983 like some 25 others there never was much of this to go around, far less than Port Ellen and Brora and the likes. And those two … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Closed Distillery, Glenugie, Highlands, Peterhead, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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