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Daftmill 12, 2007-2019, First Fill Bourbon Barrels, 46%
This Winter Batch Release from 2019 was the final sample in the Blind Tasting Competition. After 11 other samples we had to close it out, and somehow the math didn’t help to get to the correct ABV. The style of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Daftmill, Fife, Lowlands
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Caol Ila 15, 2007-2022, PX Sherry Butt Finish, 54.6% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
The second to last day of the Blind Tasting Competition brings us back to Islay, and another re-tasting. I have no idea what happened here, and why I didn’t get any of the typical smoky notes that are normal for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Caol Ila, Douglas Laing, Dutch Dram Masters, Islay, Old Particular, Sherry Cask
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Annandale 4, 2017-2022, STR + French Red Wine Cask, 58.8%
Well, this might be the first Annandale I’ve had that is under 60% ABV, albeit not by much. Day 10 of the Blind Tasting Competition brings us to the southernmost part of the Scottish Lowlands. So far, I’ve only had … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Annandale, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Lowlands, Wine cask
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Kilkerran 16, Release 22/124, 46%
These 16 year old Kilkerrans never really work for me. I’ve tried several different version, I think I’ve had the 2020, 2021 and 2022 versions now, and none of them scored very high in my book. They’re decent, absolutely not … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask
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Ardnamurchan 8, 2014-2022, Ex Bourbon Barrel CK.154, 59.5% – OB for The Netherlands
I really like that there are more and more bottlings done for The Netherlands. It seems we finally have gotten our space on the global whisky map! This Ardnamurchan is one of them that came out last year. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Adelphi, Ardnamurchan, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, BTC, Highland
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Ardbeg BizarreBQ, Experimental Barbecue Casks, 50.9%
Another retasting, so it turned out. On the sixth day of BTC, Best of Wines gave to me, a sample of the Ardbeg BizarreBQ release. The 2023 release of another slightly freaky approach to what they usually do. More information … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardbeg, Best of Wines, BizarreBQ, Blind Tasting Competition, BTC, DJ BBQ, Islay
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Glen Keith 9, 2013-2022, PX Sherry Hogsheads, 47.5% – Càrn Mòr
Day five of the blind tasting competition. We’ve not met any other survivors so far. Things are looking bleak. But no, they don’t. Because we get to try different and fairly random whiskies. And whisky is like sex, and pizza. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Carn Mor, Glen Keith, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Hazelburn 12, 2010-2022, Fresh Oloroso Sherry Cask, 49.9%
The fourth dram in the Blind Tasting Competition was another zero-pointer for me (you’ll quickly discover this to be a recurring theme…). While I guessed this to be a decent older Speyside whisky, it turned out to be Hazelburn, which … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, BTC, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Arran 13, 2022, Peated Pinot Noir, 56% – OB for The Netherlands
The first day of the annual Blind Tasting Competition by Best of Wines is almost a week ago, and so far I’m doing insanely bad. In part because I’m really bad at blind tasting, and in part because I still … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Exclusive, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Wine cask
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Bowmore 21, PX and Oloroso casks, 51.8% – Aston Martin thingy
Sometimes whiskies just stand out for their branding. Like this series by Bowmore, with some kind of an Aston Martin tie in, and luxurious screen printed bottles… I didn’t really dive into it, as to why this tie in exists, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Martin, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Islay, Sherry Cask
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