Tag Archives: 1996

Two Clynelishes from the mid-nineties

Posted on 13 June 2018 by

Ah, Clynelish. Another one of these Diageo distilleries that doesn’t release a lot under their own name (except for the great 14 year old and Distiller’s Edition). Of course, there is the occasional Select Reserve from 2014 and 2015, but … Continue reading →

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Springbank 21, 1996-2017, 58.1% – Whisky Nerds

Posted on 3 January 2018 by

My friends Floris and Bram, to some better known as The Whisky Nerds are on a roll. Coming of the high that was their trio of great Inchmurrins, they selected another cask to release in the waning of 2017. This … Continue reading →

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Two new releases from The Duchess

Posted on 9 October 2017 by

Since Best of Wines in Bussum, The Netherlands, has been bottling whisky, they’ve not released a lot. As far as I know there have been only three bottlings prior to these. Three are in their Shieldmaidens range, and one was … Continue reading →

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Two other Archives: Glentauchers and Glen Keith

Posted on 1 August 2017 by

The ‘non-Speyside’ whiskies from the recent Archives release are a Glentauchers 1996 and a Glen Keith 1992. Obviously both are from the Speyside region, but they aren’t marked as an undisclosed Speyside distillery. Both are a bit weird in regards … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 1996-2013, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice

Posted on 20 January 2017 by

Ooooh! A decently aged Clynelish! Or at least, that’s what I thought when I saw this in a tasting line-up last September (I’m behind, I know it). It was slightly less aged when I found out it had been bottled … Continue reading →

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BTC sample 15: Arran 1996-2015, 18yo, 50.5%, Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 21 December 2016 by

Yesterday I went to bed convinced I’d be scoring some decent points. I was certain I tasted a gently sherried Speysider, like Glenfarclas, with a nice bitter finish. The bitterness was quite pronounced, I even got a message stating it … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig 1996-2016, 20yo, PX Sherry Butt, 50.6% – Masterpieces

Posted on 7 November 2016 by

Every year for The Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show, the guys at Speciality Drinks *1 bottle a cask for their Masterpieces range. This range consists of whiskies that the bottlers deem especially worthy of being called Masterpieces. In the past … Continue reading →

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