Tag Archives: Bourbon Cask
Scapa 8, 1988-1996, Oak Cask, 64% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
The eternal conundrum of old and young whisky. This one is both, since it’s only 8 years old, but has been around for almost 30 years. Another one I got during Covid for the Weird Whisky Tasting I hosted back … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Authentic Collection, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Scapa
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Balblair 14, 2008-2022, Bourbon Cask 479, 58.2% – Hand Bottled at the Distillery
Last year, at the end of October, I was in the northern Highlands with my father-in-law and two brothers-in-law. We finally got around to our whisky trip that we had been planning for years. Something about each of us tag-teaming … Continue reading
Secret Speyside 13, 2009-2023, Hogshead 200929, 53.2% – Wu Dram Clan
This undisclosed peated BenRiach was released at the same time as the Smögen from recently, but without the 91 point score at Whiskyfun, and therefore less fanfare to go with it. As a result of that, this one is actually … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Lighthouse Series, Secret Speyside, Speyside, Undisclosed, Wu Dram Clan
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Smögen 9, 2014-2023, Ex-Four Roses Bourbon Barrel 14, 59.8% – Wu Dram Clan
Thijs described his review as ‘mustard after the meal’. That is a Dutch saying meaning that you’re late in such a way that there’s no use anymore. Another saying for that is ‘eggs after Easter’. But here I am reviewing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Bourbon Cask, Smögen, Sweden, Swedish Whisky, Wu Dram Clan
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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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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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Glen Scotia 17, 2002-2019, Refill Hogshead, 46% – Vintage Release No. 2, Crosshill Loch
Another one of those whiskies that’s a mouth full to write down as a title. One that is nearing it’s end of life on my shelf, with only a couple more glasses to go. This one is a bourbon cask … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Vintage Release
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Bowmore 20, 1995-2015, Bourbon Cask 0079, 46% – Cooper’s Choice
I don’t think I’ve ever made this a secret, but I do love Bowmore. Especially from the mid-nineties. You don’t read about that too often, since that shit is unaffordable by now. Luckily, I got this sample from EH/EE a … Continue reading
Kilkerran 8 from Bourbon and Sherry casks, 55.8% and 57.5%
So, these became available earlier this year, but they’re not from the same batch. The Bourbon cask matured one is from Batch 8, the other one from Batch 9. A bit weird, but with the Dutch importer of Springbank, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Batch 8, Batch 9, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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