Tag Archives: Best of Whiskies
Springbank 20, 1998-2018, Sherry cask, 48% – Antique Lions of Spirits
When I saw the price tag on this one I had to check whether there was a typo there. The ‘cheapest’ one clocks in at almost € 450. For a twenty year old Springbank. The danger of such ridiculously expensive … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Antique Lions of Spirits, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Campbeltown, Savannah Series, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Springbank 22, 1997-2020, 55.4% – Private cask for HMMJ
Private casks are a bit more rare these days, than they were a decade or so ago. This is in part because it’s much harder to purchase casks from Springbank, and in part because Springbank started buying casks back year … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Hazelburn, HMMJ, Longrow, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Rhumerie du Simon 15yo, 2004-2019, 61% – The Duchess
I decided that the summery weather warrants a summery drink, and what’s more summery than rum? Daiquiris maybe, but apart from that I can’t really think of anything. So, I picked this sample that Best of Wines recently sent me, … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Rhumerie du Simon
Tagged 2004, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Martinique, Rhumerie du Simon, The Duchess
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Enmore 1990, 28yo, 54.9% – The Duchess
I feel like a bit of a douche for not reviewing this rum earlier, since I’ve had the sample sitting on my shelf for months. Unfortunately, I put another bottle in front of it, and with me having to switch … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Enmore, Free Sample, Guyana, The Duchess
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Diamond Distillery 20yo, Guyana, 50.8% – The Duchess
This is a bit of an interesting one, as was the Foursquare from a few days ago. The Foursquare was matured in both bourbon casks (fairly regular) and sherry casks (fairly unique). This one is matured in Armagnac casks, even … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Diamond Distillery
Tagged 1998, Armagnac cask, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Diamond Distillery, Free Sample, Guyana, Rum
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Caroni 21yo, Trinidad, 64.1% – The Duchess
Caroni is more or less the Port Ellen of the rum world. It’s been closed for a decade or two, and prices are soaring since most people are only now (the last couple of years) discovering the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Caroni 20yo, 1998-2018, 64.6% – The Duchess
The guys at The Duchess seem to be on the rum train! I talked to Nils about this and he told this was mostly due to availability. The whisky market is booming and therefore caskes are scarce. With rum this … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Free Sample, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Two new releases from The Duchess
Since Best of Wines in Bussum, The Netherlands, has been bottling whisky, they’ve not released a lot. As far as I know there have been only three bottlings prior to these. Three are in their Shieldmaidens range, and one was … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Glenrothes
Tagged 1996, 1998, Bellevue, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Glenrothes, Guadeloupe, Rum, Shieldmaidens, Speyside, The Duchess
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