Tag Archives: Bourbon Cask
Jura One and All, 21yo, 51%
Let’s get this out: I generally think of Jura as my second least favorite distillery in Scotland. The number one spot is taken by Abhainn Dearg. Somehow, I decided to give them another chance two years ago when this one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sherry Cask, Wine cask
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Springbank 1992-2019, 47.7% – Whisky Kingdom & Duckhammers Rare & Fine
I snickered at the name ‘Duckhammers’. It seems like a very inefficient hunting tool. Anyway, I got a sample of this in the mail a little while ago with the request to review it soonish. Unfortunately, it got ridiculously hot … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Free Sample, Springbank, Whisky Kingdom, Wolf of Campbeltown
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Bowmore, 56.1% – OB for Feis Ile 2014
Mostly, when a Feis Ile bottling comes out, there are ways of identifying it apart from the release for the festival. Lagavulin generally has an age, Ardbeg had some ridiculous theme, Laphroaig has a Cairdeas edition and so on. Bowmore … Continue reading
Bruichladdich 25, 1993-2018, 49.3 – Cadenhead’s for NL
Bruichladdich is one of those distilleries that I really, really like. However, I do recognize that the whisky distilled around its closing date in 1993. This must have been distilled in the last few months of it being open, before … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead, Islay
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Balblair 1999-2017, 3rd release, 46%
Recently Balblair have switched to using age statements instead of vintages. I can understand the marketing effectiveness of it, since vintages don’t really mean anything unless you also clearly state when something was bottled. This one, however, was bottled in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Balblair, Bourbon Cask, Edderton, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Burnside 1991-2018, 26yo, 46.7% – Cadenhead’s
As I sit here reviewing this almost-single-malt I think about how clever this ploy of the whisky industry actually is. William Grants, the owners of Balvenie Distillery don’t want their distillery’s name on a bottle, so they teaspoon it with … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Burnside, Glenfiddich
Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Cadenhead, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, William Grant & Sons
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Balblair 2002-2015, 55.1% – Handfilled at the distillery
Handfilled at the distillery, unfortunately not by myself. Balblair is a bit of a strange brand, from a Dutch perspective. The brand is known, but quite rare to see on the shelf of a regular bottle shop. Even most of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Balblair, Bourbon Cask, Edderton, Highlands
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Glen Keith 1992 – Whisky-Fässle
Oh, the f-ing joy of sample trading… I’ve had this sample for about three years and I know I traded it with someone. I also know it’s a 1992 Glen Keith, bottled by Whisky-Fässle. However, that’s all the information there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Duck Label, Glen Keith, Sample trade, Speyside, Whisky-Fässle
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