Tag Archives: 2008

Glen Scotia 2008-2018, 9yo, 55.9% – Kintra Whisky

Posted on 13 October 2020 by

I might be a bit of a snob, but when I’m at a whisky festival, I veer towards the exclusive stuff. Random 9 year old whiskies I generally skip. Not just at festival but also in shops. Why? These can … Continue reading →

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Ten Cane 11 years old, 2008-2019, 63% – The Duchess ‘Hummingbirds’

Posted on 5 September 2020 by

Normally I would have been happy with a sample arriving in the mail from the rather excellent rums bottled by The Duchess. Also normally, I wouldn’t really be in the know of upcoming bottlings unless Nils announced them to me. … Continue reading →

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James Eadie bottlings, guided by Trademark X

Posted on 2 July 2020 by

Ages ago, a while before this entire Corona period started, a representative of the Dutch importer for James Eadie whiskies came by and gave me some samples for reviewing. We talked whisky a little bit, and got to the brand … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 2008-2019, 10yo, 56.2% – Claxton’s for The Old Pipe

Posted on 15 April 2020 by

The Old Pipe, a whisky shop that I don’t visit nearly enough, released some single cask bottlings through Claxton’s last year. I happened to get samples of both of them and decided that it was high time for a review … Continue reading →

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BenRiach 11, 2008-2020, Sherry Hogshead, 55.9% – Cadenhead

Posted on 19 March 2020 by

About 6 or 7 years ago I was a huge BenRiach fanboy. Visiting the distillery with my then infant daughter helped a lot but I genuinely liked a lot of their bottlings. Over the years that has waned a little … Continue reading →

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Glen Moray Distillery, and their tasting kit

Posted on 19 February 2019 by

Last October I was staying in Speyside with my family. And even though my kids are 6, 4 and 1 years old, I found I had the moral and educational obligation to show them a whisky distillery. The closest one … Continue reading →

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Octomore 08.2/167ppm, 2008-2017, 8yo, 58.4%

Posted on 27 June 2018 by

Slowly but surely slightly older Octomore are being released. In the case of Octomore it’s a bit weird since the age on the label will not entirely reflect a decent price point. Mostly because producing the whisky is ridiculously expensive. … Continue reading →

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Croftengea (Loch Lomond) 2008-2018, 9yo, 54.8% – OB for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 17 May 2018 by

The Whisky Exchange have been bottling some nice stuff over the last couple of months. The most recent one, apart from this Croftengea, is an Old Pulteney from 2004, which I *just* realized I haven’t reviewed yet. Shame on me. … Continue reading →

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BTC #9: Auchetoshan 2008, 9yo, Handfilled, 59.9%

Posted on 15 December 2017 by

Another fairly dark whisky was up for guessing yesterday. Based on the whisky from the day before, it could only improve, right? Sniff: It starts with a bit of a rough sherry, and some sharpness. It’s quite fruity, but there … Continue reading →

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BTC #3: Benromach 2008-2017, 9yo, 59.5% – OB for Whiskysite.nl

Posted on 9 December 2017 by

After a very acceptable score yesterday, to my standards at least, we went in for a non-Highland whisky. Not much of an introduction, since we go in blind… Sniff: I got quite a lot of peat on the nose, but … Continue reading →

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