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Tag Archives: Archives
Glen Keith 29, 1992-2021, First Fill Barrel 84255, 48.5% – Archives
Due to knowing some members of the inner circle at Whiskybase, I sometimes have the chance to taste Archives releases that are not meant for The Netherlands. This 29 year old Glen Keith was sent straight to Taiwan to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Taiwan, Speyside, Glen Keith, Archives, Whiskybase, Bourbon Cask, 1992
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Milk & Honey 3, 2019-2022, Bourbon Barrel 1247, 66.8% – Archives
Hot on the heels of the Maltstock bottling, Archives released a Milk & Honey as well. Not from a mix of casks, but from a single bourbon barrel. What’s not to like? Well, the rocket fuel ABV, maybe? While I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Israel, Milk & Honey, Tel Aviv, Whiskybase
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Glen Elgin 23, 1995-2019, Hogshead 3241, 52.2% – Archives for Taiwan
A quick review, since it’s been a while. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been massively busy, and the reinstatement of commuting hasn’t been without time consumption either. So, between being away for a weekend, commuting, an insanely busy … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Glen Elgin, Speyside, Taiwan, Whiskybase
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Ardmore 11, 2008-2020, Ex Laphroaig Barrel 708513, 57.1% – Archives
It’s not entirely unique, but Ardmore seems to be the distillery that uses other distilleries’ casks most. And I’m not talking about bourbon casks being used in Scotland, but Scottish single malt distilleries’ casks being reused at other single malt … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Archives, Ardmore, Bourbon Cask, Café Stalles, Fishes of Samoa, Highlands, Laphroaig Cask, Whiskybase
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Dufftown 22, 1998-2021, Hogshead 13083, 52% – Archives for Shinanoya
Together with the Burnside from two weeks ago, this was another bottling by Archives that flew to the other end of the world to be distributed and happily drank. Not to Canada, but to Japan, this time. I was not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Dufftown, Shinanoya, Speyside
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Burnside 25, 1996-2021, Hogshead 2176, 54.7% – Archives
And not just any Archives, but a bottling for the Canadian market. It’s not labeled with a Samoan fish, which seems to be the main go-to style. This one has a British dragonfly on the label. Burnside then. This isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Burnside
Tagged 1996, Archives, Balvenie, Bourbon Cask, British Dragonflies, Burnside, Glenfiddich, Tea spooned, Whiskybase
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Three random, high octane GlenAllachie
GlenAllachie has been making name for themselves since Billie Walker took over a couple of years ago. While it was a bit of a generic distillery beforehand, focused on producing whisky for blenders, they now are releasing lots (and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, 2009, 2010, Archives, Bottled for France, Bottled for The Netherlands, Chinquapin cask, Glenallachie, Sherry Cask, Whiskybase
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An Orkney Distillery 21, 1998-2020, Hogshead 10, 52.6% – Archives
This secret Highland Park at a very decent age was bottled last year by the guys at Whiskybase. I even drove there to pick it up, if I recall correctly, which also happened to be the first time I ever … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 1998, Archives, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Undisclosed Distillery, Whiskybase
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Glen Scotia 20, 1992-2012, Hogshead 08/71, 50.4% – Archives
If I’m not mistaken this was in the first batch of whiskies ever released by Archives, which has since become a more-or-less household name for whisky fanatics in The Netherlands, and abroad. I got my hands on a bottle recently, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Whiskybase
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Two Highland Park from 2002
Recently, Highland Park have started to be a lot more prolific in private cask releases. There’s still a slew of ‘Undisclosed Orkney’ going around, but I’m 99% sure that that is all Highland Park too, just without the official label … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Archives, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Whiskybase
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