Tag Archives: 2012
Ailsa Bay 2011 / Ben Nevis 2012 (The Duchess)
I right up stole that title from Thijs’ blog… The Duchess is releasing two new single cask whiskies today. Most likely at noon, which is five minutes from typing this, and probably a couple of minutes ago by the time … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 2012, Ailsa Bay, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Fort William, Hans Dillesse, Highlands, Lowlands, Paddy's Milestone, review, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, The Duchess, Whiskey, Whisky
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Deanston 10, 2012-2023, 2nd Fill Oloroso Hogshead, 51% – WTF Utrecht
Even though I didn’t go to the WTF I got a bottle of this. Mostly because Thijs was very enthusiastic about it. Of course, that went straight into a bottle-share, since I simply can’t keep everything for myself for a … Continue reading
Haran 10, 2012-2023, Iberian Hogshead 143, 52.5% – Beek Spirits
Even though it’s a Dutch independent bottler, it’s the first review of any Beek Spirit on the blog. So far, the products have either not been whisky or not something that peaked my interest. Then, this came out. A Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in Acha, Haran
Tagged 2012, Acha, Beek Spirits, Haran, Iberian oak, Spain, Spanish Whisky
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Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke 2012-2021, First-Fill Sherry Hogsheads, 46%
Benromach Contrasts is a series of whiskies from the awesome Speyside distillery that showcases a specific element of whisky making, which they then have changed from their regular releases. To put things in contrast, so to say. So far there … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Benromach, Contrasts, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Balblair 8, 2012-2021, Refill Sherry Hogshead 3237, 57.3% – Kintra Whisky
Kintra used to be a rather well known Dutch bottler. Well known amongst whisky geeks that is, but still. But, and it’s anything but illogical, Erik Molenaar has been focusing on his Wagging Finger distillery in Deventer ever since that … Continue reading
Posted in Balblair
Tagged 2012, Balblair, Edderton, Erik Molenaar, Highlands, Kintra Whisky, Sherry Cask, Wagging Finger
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Ben Nevis 9, 2012-2022, Manzanilla cask, 59.6% – King Cask
Ben Nevis is hugely popular nowadays, with their regular 10 year old being one of the best entry level whiskies out there. That is, if you can get it. However, I tend to steer away from the plethora of young … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Ben Nevis, Highlands, King cask, Manzanilla cask, Sherry Cask
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Balblair 9, 2012-2021, Bourbon Barrel, 58.7% – Whiskybase
With another 10,000 bottles on the wall, as they call it, at Whiskybase, another bottling had to be released. Of course, by now the 200k bottling has been out as well, as it the 210k one. So yes, another reasonable … Continue reading
Balblair 8, 2012-2021, Sherry Cask 3232, 57.8% – Blackadder Raw Cask
This is a bottle I recently used in a tasting. I got it based on the fact that it scores ridiculously high on Whiskybase, if you know where to look. As it turns out, this is a split cask between … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Anniversary, Balblair, Blackadder, Highlands, Raw Cask, Sherry Cask, Southern Drammers Club
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Chichibu ‘The Peated’ 2012-2016, 54.5% – Ichiro’s Malt
It’s not often that I get to taste Japanese whisky that actually makes sense. That’s quite a bold statement, but my case is this: A lot of contemporary and available Japanese whisky are cheaply made and try to profit of … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Chichibu
Tagged 2012, Advent Calendar, Chichibu, Fiddler's, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jon Beach
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Dingle, PX & Bourbon casks, 60.6% – OB for Whisky & Rum aan Zee 2021
Next weekend the 15th Whisky & Rum aan Zee (..by the sea) is held in the port town of IJmuiden. For that festival this Dingle PX cask was bottled. Slijterij Zeewijck in the same town started the festival over 15 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Bourbon Cask, Dingle, Free Sample, Ireland, Sherry Cask, Whisky & Rum aan Zee, WhiskyCenter, Zeewijck
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