Tag Archives: Bourbon Cask
Islay 1992-2002, 59.9% – James MacArthur’s
Interestingly, even with our current drive for information in the world of whisky and the flack that a lot of whiskies, brands and distilleries get for not disclosing enough, this doesn’t seem to have been a problem two decades ago … Continue reading
Posted in Laphroaig, Undisclosed
Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Islay, James MacArthur's, Laphroaig, Undisclosed Distillery
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Springbank 12, Cask Strength, Batch 24, 54.1%
Are we first? Did I publish in time and did Tom write in time? That’d be something, right? The review of the most recent Springbank 12 Cask Strength is here! Perfumed Pebbles Dubbed ‘batch 24’, this is the newest edition … Continue reading
Posted in Springbank
Tagged Batch 24, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Tom van Engelen
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Glen Moray 14, 2007-2021, Hogshead 6305, 51.7% – Catawiki
Catawiki released this series of ‘Catawhisky’ last year for their avid auction bidders. I believe it was stated that the first 1000 people to spend € 1000 on their auction site would get a batch of samples from this. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Catawhisky, Catawiki, Glen Moray, Speyside
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BenRiach ‘The Smoky Ten’, Bourbon & Rum & Virgin Oak Casks, 46%
Because it is not enough to have a regular bottling and a smoky version of that bottling. You also need to use every cask under the sun when doing so. Of course, there are far more types of casks available … Continue reading
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Tagged BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Brown-Forman, Rum Cask, Speyside, Virgin oak cask
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Kilkerran 11, Open Day 2017, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel, Triple Distilled, 60.3%
By now it’s almost six years ago I got these samples from Ben Cops’ ‘Campbeltown Mega Share’, back when that particular bottle-share group was still active. He also used to run a whisky blog but that seems to be on … Continue reading
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Open Day, Springbank, Triple Distilled
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Bunnahabhain 33, 1980-2013, Bourbon Barrel, 45% – James MacArthur
It’s been a minute since I tasted something new of a vintage like this! With older stocks depleting, older vintages become more rare as we go. Of course, that has always been the case, but I think in the future … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain
Tagged 1980, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Fine Malt Selection, Islay, James MacArthur's
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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask
But wait, wasn’t this reviewed already? Yes it is. Correct. However, this is a whisky that was ‘dynamically aged’ on the Thalassa, sailing across the Atlantic a couple of times before being bottled in Terschelling. Joris, of Dam Dranken on … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, King cask, Thalassa, Undisclosed Distillery
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Longmorn 10, 2011-2022, 52.4% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired’
I guess by now not much of an introduction is needed for the ‘They Inspired’ series by Michiel Wigman. Single cask whisky, selected by the master himself, with a portrait of someone on the label that Michiel finds inspiring. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Longmorn
Tagged 2011, Bourbon Cask, Hans Dillesse, Longmorn, Michiel Wigman, Speyside, They Inspired
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Malt Fascination 