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Tag Archives: 1996
Arran 19, 1996-2015, 48.8% – Gleann Mór A Rare Find
Gleann Mór is one of those bottlers that are not available in The Netherlands, as far as I know. What put them on my radar quite a few years ago was that they bottled a Lagavulin. It’s virtually unheard of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, A Rare Find, Arran, Gleann Mór, Highland, Islands, Isle of Arran, Sherry Cask
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Glentauchers 18, 1996-2015, 48% – Claxton’s
18 year old Glentauchers should be pretty good right? Especially when bottled at 48%, which just happens to be my sort-of favorite spot for spirits to be bottled at. It’s also from a bourbon cask, so we should be getting … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 1996-2020, 23yo, 47.6% – The Whisky Agency
The short hiatus of two weeks can mean only a few things. In this case it was all positive: summer holiday! This also gave me some time to finish some awesome samples and bottles I had sitting on the shelves … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Fort William, Highlands, The Whisky Agency
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Ben Nevis 23, 1996-2020, 46.1% – WhiskyNerds
As with practically any 1996 Ben Nevis, and any WhiskyNerds bottling, you’re in for a treat. Now when these two forces combine, expectations get incredibly high. I recently received this samples from Floris and Bram, the WhiskyNerds themselves, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Fort William, Free Sample, Highlands, WhiskyNerds, Whiskyslijterij De Koning
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Ben Nevis 22, 1996-2018, 50.6% – Whisky-Doris / The Nose Art
With all that is happening in the world of whisky, there are fewer and fewer whiskies that truly have a singular character. There’s more and more homogenization happening with bulk bought barley, generic yeast strains, and even (in Diageo’s case) … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask, The Nose Art, Whisky-Doris
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Bowmore 1996-2010, 14yo, 59.7% – Braunstein, DFDS Embassy Collection
Yet another Bowmore from the mid-nineties! Generally, as I have waxed about recently, I love these bourbon casks trips down memory lane. This one was bottled 10 years ago, by Braunstein, but the cask was chosen by people from DFDS, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Beam-Suntory, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Braunstein, DFDS, Embassy Collection, Islay
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Ben Nevis 1996-2015, 46% – Cooper’s Choice
A few years the Cooper’s Choice brand was revamped and got a lot more shelf space in The Netherlands. I even managed to pick up a bottle or two and there was even a dedicated tasting in Krommenie. Well, dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Cooper's Choice, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Ben Nevis 1996-2017, 20yo, 46% – Edinburgh Whisky Ltd.
When I started drinking whisky, Ben Nevis was one of those distillery that just ‘existed’. Nobody cared about them, and most of what came from the distillery was either a cheap blend, or pretty shit (or both). Of course, sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Edinburgh Whisky Ltd., Fort William, Highlands
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Bowmore 1996-2018, 21yo, 52.9% – Dramfool
I’m not sure who’s Facebook post tipped me about this bottling, but when I found out that a 21 year old Bowmore, from 1996, at cask strength could be had for about € 125 (if memory serves), I didn’t think … Continue reading
