Tag Archives: Campbeltown
Springbank 11, 2011-2023, Fresh Sherry Rotation 155, 56.7% – Duty Paid Sample
A ‘Duty Paid Sample’ of 70cl, or as it is commonly known, a ‘Cage Bottling’. Erik E/H. brought this over last year, and shared this one with the group. And as is quite well known to returning readers, I love … Continue reading
Posted in Springbank
Tagged 2011, Campbeltown, Duty Paid Sample, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage
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Springbank 24, Open Day 2023, Oloroso & Port, 47.6%
It’s been quiet on the blog here. Mostly due to me being insanely busy with work and preoccupied with other, non-whisky things. In all honesty, I have missed having time to sit down with a couple of drams, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Springbank
Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Longrow 8, Distillery Open Day 2023, Oloroso Cask, 54.9%
It seems like my buddy Erik ‘Elixir’ has become my trusted supplier of Springbank samples. Even though Tom van Engelen went to Campbeltown last month there were no shares from that distillery. There was a Cadenhead’s Islay bottling, so it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Mal, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Longrow, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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A Highland Distillery 21, 2000-2022, Sherry Hogshead, 55.2% – Watt Whisky
When traveling to Scotland in 2022, and staying on Arran we also made the obligatory trip to Campbeltown. While there we didn’t visit Springbank or Glen Scotia, but we did visit Watt Whisky. Back then we were the first to … Continue reading
Posted in Undisclosed
Tagged 2000, Campbeltown, Highland, Mark Watt, Undisclosed Distillery, Watt Whisky
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Cadenhead’s 42 year old Spirit, 38.4% – Campbeltown Malts Festival
So, a spirit. At 42 years old. Because it slipped below 40% and therefore cannot be called whisky. And yet, we’re reviewing it, since it’s not that often that we get things this old anymore. There is no information on … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Other Drinks, - Other Spirits
Tagged 1980, Blended, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Spirit Drink
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Cadenhead’s 10th Anniversary Sherry Pack: Ord, Ben Nevis and Caol Ila
Apparently the Cadenhead’s Club exists for 10 years. In that time there have been a couple of bottlings, although the last few were unable to be shipped to the Netherlands, or prohibitively expensive to have shipped and allowed into the … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Nevis, Caol Ila, Glen Ord
Tagged Ben Nevis, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's Club, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Fort William, Glen Ord, Highlands, Islay, Oloroso, Ord, Palo Cortado, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask
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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
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask
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Hazelburn 12, 2010-2022, Fresh Oloroso Sherry Cask, 49.9%
The fourth dram in the Blind Tasting Competition was another zero-pointer for me (you’ll quickly discover this to be a recurring theme…). While I guessed this to be a decent older Speyside whisky, it turned out to be Hazelburn, which … Continue reading
Posted in Hazelburn, Springbank
Tagged 2010, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, BTC, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Malt Fascination 