Tag Archives: 1998
Blind Tasting Competition day 18: Auchentoshan 1998-2014, 16yo, 59.1% – Malts of Scotland
Today is a weird day. It’s the last day of the competition and I’m sucking every step of the way. My highest score is 50 points, which was for a whisky of which I had the region right and was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Auchentoshan, Blind Tasting Competition, Christmas, Lowlands, Malts of Scotland, Usquebaugh Society
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BenRiach 1998, 17yo PX Finish, 48.9% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
At Maltstock I generally trade a lot of booze with other people. For some I bring samples, for others bottles. And for Billy Abbott of The Whisky Exchange, I normally bring a few beers and whatever I’ve got lying around … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, BenRiach, Billy Abbott, Free Sample, Private Bottling, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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Springbank 16, 1998-2014, 56% – SMWS (27.107 – To The Manor Born)
It’s one of those obscurely named SMWS whiskies again. A Springbank at that. I’ve had some of the Society’s Springbanks before and was, unfortunately, never blown away by them. Then this came along last year, just after Maltstock which I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Campbeltown, Gorda, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Springbank
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Laphroaig 1998, 14yo, 53.9% – The Whisky Fair
Well, that was a lot quicker than I expected yesterday night! I tried this Laphroaig some three weeks ago before I went on holiday. I just didn’t get around to scheduling it to pop up during our trip and I am … Continue reading
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