Tag Archives: 1998
Blair Athol 14, 1998-2012, Ex-Bourbon Cask AM 007, 47.8% – Asta Morris
A while ago I ordered some ridiculous samples from WhiskySample.nl and with it came this surprise Blair Athol. Asta Morris is a bottler is somehow like but never keep track of. Strange, because the very first experience I had with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Asta Morris, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Independent Bottling, Pitlochry, Scotch, Scotland, Single Malt
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Macallan 1998-2009, Bourbon Barrel 1193, 54.9% – Malts of Scotland
It’s been ages since I had a Malts of Scotland bottling, and it’s been even longer since I had a Macallan. I was about to rant a lot about why Macallan is no longer regarded as highly as it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Bourbon Cask, Macallan, Malts of Scotland, Scotch, Single Malt, Speyside, Whisky
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Speyside Single Malt 24, 1998-2023, 53.2% – Thompson Brothers
If you want older scotch malt whisky these days, you either have to go for undisclosed distilleries or blended malts. Or teaspooned as they like to call it. That is, if you want to keep things at least a little … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Dornoch, Dramtime, Phil and Simon Thompson, Phil Thompson, Simon Thompson, Speyside, Thompson Bros, Undisclosed Distillery
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Teeling 23, 1998-2022, Rum Cask 100040, 49.3% – Hand-Filled at the Distillery
Hot on the heels of Michiel Wigman’s Teeling single cask there is another one. My friend Tom van Engelen visited Dublin recently, and brought back this single cask from the distillery. A rum cask, of no less than 23 years … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Rum Cask, Teeling, Tom van Engelen
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Speyside Region 21, 1998-2020, Hogshead 18505, 54% – Archives
Yet another archives bottling! Not overly surprising with this being one of my favorite bottlers at the moment. They seem to be hitting the sweet spot between price and quality quite often! Surprisingly, I don’t really know what distillery this … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 17, 1998-2016, PX Sherry Cask Finish, 46% – Alba Import
So, Ben Nevis from 1995 and 1996 is considered to be among the best there is, currently. In a way that makes it easy to focus on something, but you can also investigate if there’s such a big difference with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Alba Import, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Ardmore 21, 1998-2019, Bourbon Hogshead 750802, 51.7% – A.D. Rattray
I guess I must admit, at least to myself, that I am an Ardmore fan. Over the last couple of years, I’ve gone through quite a few bottles and even when I don’t buy anything for a little while I … Continue reading
Mannochmore 10, 1998-2009, Bodega Sherry European Oak Cask, 59.1% – The Manager’s Choice
These Manager’s Choice whiskies are as hilarious as they are expensive. Back when this series of 27 different bottlings was released by Diageo, they just sat on shelves. At least, most of them. The ones that did sell were the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Diageo, Manager's Choice, Mannochmore, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Eye Land Pork 21, 1998-2019, Refill Hogshead, 48.3% – The Whisky Jury
Another one of those recent bottlers that keeps being ridiculously popular. So much so that when it becoems available in The Netherlands it’s through those more ‘exclusive’ websites that keep the middle ground between retailers and secondary market. The looks … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Orkney, The Whisky Jury, Undisclosed Distillery
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Dufftown 22, 1998-2021, Hogshead 13083, 52% – Archives for Shinanoya
Together with the Burnside from two weeks ago, this was another bottling by Archives that flew to the other end of the world to be distributed and happily drank. Not to Canada, but to Japan, this time. I was not … Continue reading
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