Tag Archives: Bourbon Cask
Braeval 30, 1989, Bourbon Hogshead, 50.4% – SMWS (113.34, Magically Mediterranean)
It’s been quite a while since an SMWS bottling crossed my path. I’ve not been a member since 2015 and even though they’re marketing nicely and I always get a bit giddy when I see the rather cool bottles, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Bourbon Cask, Braeval, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside
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Ledaig 11, 2009-2020, Hogshead 700510, 58.9% – Whiskybase
Another 10,000 unique bottles were added to Whiskybase, so there had to be another single cask bottling. This time around, they picked a Ledaig, or a peated Tobermory, from a bourbon cask. Generally, as the last couple of years have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, Bourbon Cask, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Tobermory, Whiskybase
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Springbank 17, 2002-2020, Rum/Bourbon finished in Madeira, 47.8%
Let’s make recipes more complicated than necessary, shall we? This whisky matured for 14 years in Bourbon and Rum barrels, to be finished for three years in a fresh Madeira cask. All 9200 bottles were released last year and it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Madeira cask, Rum Cask, Springbank
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Clynelish 24, 1996-2020, Bourbon Hogshead WN001, 54.9% – WhiskyNerds
There’s a couple of these newish bottlers out there that are going for quality instead of quantity. Of course, officially they all go for quality, but I think y’all know what I mean when I say this. Most of them … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Free Sample, Highlands, WhiskyNerds
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Back to basics with Glenfiddich
Sometimes you have to recalibrate your palate. All these bloggers tasting all kinds of exclusive whiskies, you can lose track of what the current standard is. We call stuff ‘good’, but what do we compare things to? Some tasters do … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whisky Center
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Ardmore 21, 1997-2019, Bourbon Hogshead 901456, 49.4% – Whisky-Doris
Lately I’ve been becoming a bigger and bigger Ardmore fan, I realize. I’ve always liked peated whisky but I often find, after years of trying shitloads of drams, that the more gently smoked whiskies offer greater depth and complexity and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Ardmore, Art Nouveau, Bourbon Cask, Speyside, Whisky-Doris
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Ben Nevis 9, 2011-2020, Bourbon Barrels, 46% – Signatory Vintage
When a new Ben Nevis pops up, I am automatically enthusiastic, since most of them are very good nowadays. When that one is young I get a little bit less thrilled, but when it’s only about € 40, that kind … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Fort William, Highlands, Signatory Vintage
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Secret Highland 12, 2007-2020, Hogshead, 47.8% – The Whisky Agency
As far as bottlers go, The Whisky Agency operates in the top layer of them. There’s some others up there, but not many. So, when a joint bottling with Heads & Tails came out, I got a little bit thrileld. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Heads and Tails, Highlands, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery
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Secret Orkney 20yo, 1999-2020, Hogshead, 52.7% – Boogieman Import
Yes, this is Highland Park. They all are. This bottling was released some two or three months ago by Stefan van der Boog (BOOGieman), from Passie voor Whisky. And as I do when new and sort-of affordably Highland Parks are … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Boogieman Import, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Orkney, Passie voor Whisky, Undisclosed
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Ardbeg Perpetuum, 200th Anniversary, 47.4%
It was about 5 years ago that a lot of distilleries on the south coast of Islay celebrated their bicentennial. And by a lot I mean all three of them. Lagavulin released their 8 year old which I thought was … Continue reading
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