Tag Archives: 1982
Clynelish 1982-1995, 13yo, 43% – Usquebaugh Society
When I see Clynelish from before 1996, my interest peaks. Not that that year heralded a downturn or anything, but that was a good vintage, and anything from before it is generally priceless stuff. Then, a while ago this one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Highlands, Usquebaugh Society
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Inchgower 1982-2011, 29yo, 54.6% – Duncan Taylor
Ah, Inchgower 1982. A whisky that got popular because a lot of it tastes like Clynelish from the same era. At least, in my circles that’s what it’s famous for. It is also why I bought this bottle a year … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, Bourbon Cask, Duncan Taylor, Inchgower, Rare Auld, Speyside
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Love and hate for Lagavulin
That’s some title, isn’t it? Hate is quite overstated, but I have to lure unsuspecting readers in some way, don’t I? Anyway, the third and last distillery we toured while on Islay a few weeks ago was Lagavulin. I did … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Lagavulin
Tagged 1982, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2012, Bourbon Cask, Distillery tour, Iain McArthur, Islay, Lagavulin, Scotland 2018, Sherry Cask, Warehouse tasting
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Whiskies of the year: Runners up
I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Glenglassaugh, Glenlochy, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Mortlach, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged 1954, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2003, Adelphi, Archives, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Ends, Feis Ile, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Springbank, The Bottlers, The Duchess, Trias Usquebaugh, WhiskyNerds
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Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning
Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Amrut, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Glenglassaugh, Macallan, Redbreast
Tagged 1982, 1986, 1988, Amrut, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain Whisky, Highlands, India, Indian whisky, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Macallan, Rare Old, Redbreast, Rye Whisky, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speymalt, Speyside
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Benrinnes 1982-2009, 26yo, 57.4% – The Bottlers
Benrinnes is one of those Diageo distilleries that isn’t bottled as a single malt often. Apart from some Flora & Fauna releases and the occassional Premium Edition, you have to turn to independent bottlers. Even those guys don’t have too … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, Benrinnes, Sherry casks, Single Cask, Speyside, The Bottlers
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Port Ellen1982-2010, 27yo, 55.5% – Old Bothwell
A week without a new post has gone by, and I’ve decided to catch up on some notes I’ve written ages ago. The first ones I came across in my little booklet were these of an early eighties Port Ellen … Continue reading
