Tag Archives: 1998
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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Caroni 20yo, 1998-2018, 64.6% – The Duchess
The guys at The Duchess seem to be on the rum train! I talked to Nils about this and he told this was mostly due to availability. The whisky market is booming and therefore caskes are scarce. With rum this … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Free Sample, The Duchess, Trinidad
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BTC #15 to #18: Old Pulteney, Speyside, Bowmore and Strathisla
Right, again, some catching up to do. Of course this happens in the home stretch of the Blind Tasting Competition. This last period of the competition is also lovingly known as ‘I no longer really care about it since I … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore, Old Pulteney, Speyside, Strathisla
Tagged 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Distillery Only, Highlands, Islay, Old Pulteney, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speyside, Strathisla, Usquebaugh Society
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Two new releases from The Duchess
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
Posted in - Rum, Glenrothes
Tagged 1996, 1998, Bellevue, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Glenrothes, Guadeloupe, Rum, Shieldmaidens, Speyside, The Duchess
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Three new Speysides from Archives
Last week the guys from WhiskyBase released five new bottlings in their Archives series. Three ‘Speysides’ from 1973, 1973 and 1998, and a Glentauchers and Glen Keith, respectively from 1996 and 1992. The first two are in a new series, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, 1998, Archives, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whiskybase
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Bowmore 16, 1998-2015, ‘Seaside Smoke’, 55.9% – SMWS
The previous review of an SMWS whisky was that weird Glen Moray from a gin cask. I didn’t really care for that one. Let’s try and see if this Bowmore from a regular bourbon cask suits me better. As with … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore
Tagged 1998, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Islay, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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BTC 2016, sample 2: Macallan 18, 1998-2016, 43%, G&M Speymalt
I got points! Two days in a row! Sniff: Heavy on the nose, with some leathery sherry and heavy spirit. Quite earthy, with baked fruits (blackberries, plums). With a big inhale there’s a bit of a minty note. Black cherries. … Continue reading
Mortlach 1998-2016, 18yo, 55.8% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
EDIT: I made a booboo on the title. I initially had this up as being distilled in 1988. It is, however, a decade younger than that, from 1998. Mortlach has been gaining popularity and fame since Diageo revamped the packaging … Continue reading
Posted in Mortlach
Tagged 1998, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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Springbank 1998-2013, 14 years old, 54.3% – Whiskybroker.co.uk
Another bottler that somehow is not on my radar. Which is a silly thing since most of what Martin Armstrong (the son of the former Bladnoch distillery owner) releases is at least decent in quality, and the bottles are quite cheap, … Continue reading
Posted in Springbank
Tagged 1998, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Martin Armstrong, Springbank, Whiskybroker
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Malt Fascination 