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Tag Archives: Archives
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
Posted in Glen Elgin
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
Posted in Glenallachie
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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Whiskies of the year: Runners up
I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Glenglassaugh, Glenlochy, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Mortlach, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged 1954, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2003, Adelphi, Archives, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Ends, Feis Ile, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Springbank, The Bottlers, The Duchess, Trias Usquebaugh, WhiskyNerds
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Whisky of the Year: Speyside 1973-2017, 44yo, 49.4% – Archives
Just before Christmas I got a surprise package from the mailman, containing a sample of Whiskybase’s newest release. Following their earlier 1973 releases which sold out more or less instantly, they made another one available. By now it’s a year … Continue reading
Posted in Undisclosed
Tagged 1973, Archives, Enchinoderms of Australia, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whiskybase
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