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Blind Tasting Competition Day 6: Inchfad 2001-2007, 45% (Loch Lomond)
After yesterday’s disappointing score (zero points, obviously) I was hoping for a bit of points to get away from the bottom of the list again. Well, that didn’t work out at all. Like last year there’s one of those weird … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Inchfad, Loch Lomond, Single Cask, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 5: Highland Park 1992-2015, 22 yo, 59.6% – Cadenhead Wood Range (Sherry Cask)
As expected, yesterday was another zero-pointer. I had everything wrong about this whisky, apart from the fact that it was a cask strength dram. That’s something that, obviously, is not getting you any points at all. It seems that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Usquebaugh Society, Wood Range
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 4: Ben Nevis 18, 1995-2013, 51.8% – The Whisky Agency
After yesterday’s disappointing zero-pointer I had to put in another semi-random guess. I waited with today’s distillery selection until after the results, but since I tasted the whisky on Monday I wasn’t overly sharp on specifics anymore. Apparently, I wasn’t … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition Day 3: Kininvie 2008, 7yo, 52% – Duncan Taylor The Octave
Right on the back of sample two, I tried the third one. At the moment of typing this wee bit I don’t have a clue how I’ve done yet, so the next paragraph was inserted later. At least I got … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Blind Tasting Competition, Dufftown, Kininvie, Octave cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society, William Grant & Sons
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 2: Old Pulteney 17, 46%
So, since yesterday didn’t get me anywhere, I had to make today count. Big time, since I’m away from home the coming two nights. If my palate is as crap as it was yesterday, it’s not going to get me … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackadder, Blind Tasting Competition, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Teaninich, Usquebaugh Society, Wick
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 1: Glenfarclas 25
So, yesterday night was the first day of the Blind Tasting Competition. I have been looking forward to it for a while now, and I made sure I tried the sample in time. I have been known to forget about … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballindalloch, Blind Tasting Competition, Glenfarclas, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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The season is upon us!
With the holiday season getting some traction, you can’t really avoid the new releases and special products anymore. While the rest of the planet is gearing up for Christmas, we (the Dutch and Flemish) still have Sinterklaas coming first. While … Continue reading
Wrapping up the Blind Tasting Competition of 2014
It’s time to start wrapping up the year with all the semi-obligatory year’s end lists. Those will follow over the coming week. There’ll be a list of my favorite music, whisky, events, other booze and whatever comes to mind. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Balmenach, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Imperial, Lagavulin, Longmorn
Tagged Asta Morris, Balmenach, Benromach, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Closed Distillery, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Highlands, Imperial, Islay, Kintra Whisky, Lagavulin, Longmorn, Signatory, SMWS, Speyside, The Perfect Dram, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 18: Imperial 18yo, 1995-2014, 52.4% – Signatory for Asta Morris
So, the final night of this year’s Blind Tasting Competition is upon us. This year, like last year I’ve sucked. This year, unlike last year, there we no ridiculous casks like Lepanto Brandy cask matured Deanston and no ancient ‘nobody … Continue reading
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Tagged Asta Morris, Blind Tasting Competition, Imperial, Inchgower, Signatory, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 17: Lagavulin 19yo, 1995-2014, 54.7% – Feis Ile 2014
Yesterday I missed out on the idea of points, which was a strangely calm experience, and rather satisfactory. At least I didn’t screw up as massively as before. Today is the penultimate dram of this year’s competition and I only … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Usquebaugh Society
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