Tag Archives: Bourbon Cask

Ailsa Bay 2011 / Ben Nevis 2012 (The Duchess)

I right up stole that title from Thijs’ blog… The Duchess is releasing two new single cask whiskies today. Most likely at noon, which is five minutes from typing this, and probably a couple of minutes ago by the time … Continue reading

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Balblair 18, 2002-2020, Hogshead 20100, 51.7% – The Single Malts of Scotland (for Belgium)

Balblair is one of those distilleries that I have a soft spot for, even though their whiskies don’t often end up on my shelf. Their official releases are quite hard to get in The Netherlands, for some reason, and unofficial … Continue reading

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Glen Garioch 2011-2023, Bourbon Cask, 52.1% – Liquid Art (10th Anniversary)

Another bottling from Liquid Art’s 10th anniversary, and from a distillery I recently visited and am thrilled with. Apparently it was bottled in 2023 already, which surprised me. I would expect that anniversary bottlings are from the anniversary year. Of … Continue reading

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Roseisle 12, Origami Kite 2, 2024, Bourbon casks, 55.6%

This 2024 bottling from Diageo’s Special Releases is only the second release of Roseisle ever. There are some other mentions on Whiskybase, but those are of blends to also contain whisky from other distilleries. The first release was reviewed by … Continue reading

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Dalmunach 7, 2016, First Fill Buffalo Trace Barrel, 58.4% – Dràm Mòr

Imperial Distillery closed in 1998 after 101 years of service. Several years later, in 2013, the distillery got demolished and in 2015 a new distillery has risen in its place and starts distilling. Not entirely surprising, this distillery is Dalmunach. … Continue reading

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Auchroisk 15, 2008-2024, First Fill Bourbon Barrel 816738, 54.1% – Dràm Mòr

Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, there are some true gems among the whiskies that normally end up in blends. Teaninich, Dailuaine, Benrinnes and Auchroisk are some that come to mind instantly, and I’ve had some real belters from those … Continue reading

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Springbank 12, Cask Strength Batch 25, 57.2%

Every time the Springbank 12 Cask Strength comes out I forget to get myself a bottle. Luckily with this newest release, Koen K. from of RareVintageWhisky.nl sent me a sample for reviewing. Pro: I get to try it after all … Continue reading

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Linkwood 15, 2008-2023, Hogshead 306517, 59.9% – 240.000 bottles in Whiskybase

Lucky for us whisky fanatics, Whiskybase keeps bottling nice things for every ten thousand bottles that are added to the system. That is apart from the Whiskybase Plus bottlings, Archives and every other thing that comes out from the people … Continue reading

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Another 2 Old Pulteneys, this time the Distillery Only bottlings from 2022

And by ‘the’ distillery only bottlings, I mean the two casks that were available at the end of October 2022. A bourbon cask one, and a sherry cask one, both at rocket fuel like ABVs. When I was there with … Continue reading

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Old Pulteney times two, for Whisky Festival The Hague

It’s been awfully quiet here. Mostly due to the start of the summer holidays for the kids, but also because of family matters. However, that doesn’t mean no whiskies were tasted during this time, and I hope to be able … Continue reading

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