Tag Archives: 2018

Isle of Raasay 3, 2017+2018-2021, Batch R-01, 46.4%

Posted on 28 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I didn’t put the cask type in the title, since there has to be something left for the post itself too. This, apparently, is a mix of rye whisky and bordeaux casks, but there are also chinkapin oak casks in … Continue reading →

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Torabhaig Allt Gleann, 2017+2018, Bourbon casks, 46%

Posted on 26 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Torabhaig is the second distillery on Skye, after Talisker. As in, it’s not the second distillery ever, but it is currently. It’s been operational for a few years now and early this year the initial release came out, which I … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 3, 2018-2021, First Fill Quarter Cask, 52.1% – The Whisky Jury ‘1 Day Old’

Posted on 9 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Of course this isn’t really one day old. It’s whisky after all, and the vintage and bottling year are given. It’s more like they wanted to provoke us drinkers to indicate this is a very young whisky and challenge you … Continue reading →

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