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Tag Archives: 2006
Arran 11yo, 2006-2018, Sherry Hogshead, 51.9% – OB for The Old Pipe
Normally I’d be busy writing about the best whisky of the year in the days between Christmas and New Year’s. Not only the best whisky, but also the best records I found, the best beer and other booze. I’d also … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Arran, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, The Old Pipe
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Daftmill 2006, Summer Release, 46%
Daftmill is a very strange company. I think it’s the most old fashioned whisky distillery in Scotland, based on the limited information that I have. They’re a working farm, and distill in the slower seasons, with their own barley. Also, … Continue reading
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 young Bunnahabhains, peated vs. unpeated
Like yesterday’s duo of Caol Ila whiskies, today we’re trying two Bunnahabhains. Yesterday the comparison was in the differring alcohol percentages, today those are the same, but one whisky is peated, while the other one is more to the traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Bunnahabhain, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Islay, The MacPhail's Collection
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Tomatin 2006-2016, 10yo, 1st Fill Oloroso Butt, 54.5% – OB for NL
While a couple of years ago Tomatin was not a much seen distillery on the shelves of Dutch booze retailers, that has since been remedied with at least a few casks bottled for The Netherlands. Another one than this was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Bottle Share, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Specialist's Choice, Tomatin
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Tomatin 9yo, 2006-2015, Virgin Oak, 60% – Handbottled at the Distillery
When I visited Tomatin in a snowy November last year, with some mates, we had a great tour and did an extensive tasting of all Handfills available at the moment. This is a good thing because the things aren’t cheap … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Distillery Only, Handfilled, Highlands, Tomatin, Virgin Oak
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