Tag Archives: Bruichladdich
The annual Islay tasting at De Whiskykoning
The Islay tasting is one of the four seasonal tastings at De Whiskykoning. Officially it’s called the Winter Tasting. The other three are obviously Spring, Summer and Autumn. In that order the themes are Lowlands, Speyside and finally Highlands (and … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Octomore
Tagged Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Octomore, Whisky tasting, Winter Tasting
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Port Charlotte 10yo, 2002-2013, 62.5% – Private Cask for Nickolls & Perks
Last year, when I was participating in quite a lot of bottle-shares I had just told myself to stop doing that. Then this popped up. I had to have it. Why? It’s Port Charlotte, it’s a peated, sherried dram and … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged Bottle Share, Bruichladdich, Islay, Nickolls & Perks, Port Charlotte, Private Cask
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Blog Birthday Bash #4
Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Irish Whiskey, - News and Announcements, - Other Spirits
Tagged - Armagnac, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blended Malt, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Candid, Clynelish, Cooley, Cragganmore, Creative Whisky Company, Dalmore, David Stirk, Distillery Only, Feis Ile, France, Glengyle, Highlands, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, Longmorn, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Old Crow, Pearls of Scotland, Provenance, Scott's Selection, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, USA, Whisky Broker
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A tasting with colleagues in Hoorn
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Glenlivet, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Smokehead
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Flotilla, Glenlivet, Guardians' Chapter, Highlands, Ian McLeod, Islay, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Port Cask, Rum Cask, Single Cask, Smokehead, Speyside, Spirit of Scotland
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2 Gins to end 2013
While I now call myself ‘interested in gin’ in know absolutely nothing about it in terms of which tastes like what. The process itself is fairly straight forward with the devil being in the details. Anyway, with a recent Master … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Bruichladdich
Tagged Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Gin, Islay, Master of Malt, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, The Botanist
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Blind Tasting Competition 1 – Bruichladdich 21yo, Carnival of Malt Valinch, 52.5%
The Blind Tasting Competition has started again. I posted some unboxing pictures yesterday but after being attended to my home address being visible on the box’s label, I decided to remove it. Anyway, blind tasting is hard. Blind tasting and … Continue reading
Maltstock – Cadenhead Masterclass with Mark Watt
The third Masterclass I went for was my number one choice of the bunch. Cadenhead. The independent bottler has been off the radar in The Netherlands for the biggest part of the past decade since their shop in Amsterdam went … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, Bruichladdich, Cameronbridge, Invergordon, Mortlach
Tagged Bruichladdich, Cadenhead, Cameronbridge, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Islay, Mark Watt, Mortlach, Speyside
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A Sense of Elemental Freedom, Port Charlotte, 7yo, 66.6% – SMWS
We’re taking it in a totally different direction with this Elemental Freedom stuff. Port Charlotte, one of the few numbers I do know from the Society goes for incredible sherry and peat combinations. In most cases accompanied by huge amounts … Continue reading
Bruichladdich Black Art 1, 1989-2009, 19yo, 51.1%
To continue the Bruichladdich series here I decided to delve into my whisky cabinet and get some bottles out. I finished most of my Bruichladdichs last year to get my open bottle count down. They had been sitting there for … Continue reading
Bruichladdich Black Art 3, 1989-2012, 48.7%
The final dram in last week’s Twitter Tasting was one that I was rather skeptical about. The Black Art range was once announced as the replacement of the Blacker Still, but it didn’t really get up to that level. As … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 