Tag Archives: Campbeltown
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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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
Posted in Glen Scotia
Tagged 2002, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Vintage Release
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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
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged Batch 8, Batch 9, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Kilkerran 17, Triple Distilled, 57.5% – Open Day 2023
It’s always a good thing when friends to go to special occasions and bring back special occasion booze! In this case it was ‘Erik Elixir’ that went to Campbeltown and decided the 17 year old Kilkerran bottled for the Campbeltown … Continue reading
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Open Day, Springbank, Triple Distilled
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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
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Tagged Batch 24, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Tom van Engelen
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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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Longrow 15, Oloroso Hogsheads, 56.2% – Open Day 2022
I’m glad this one only had a Whiskybase number on the side of the bottle instead of a full label. That would have caused much more anticipation and maybe would have been suggestive in to what to expect. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Longrow, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Open Day
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Longrow 15, 2006-2022, Fresh Sherry Hogshead, 53.8% – The Cage
So, this might need some explanation for those who’ve never been to Campbeltown. In Campbeltown there’s Springbank Distillery and at the distillery they have a visitors center. At the visitors center there’s a cage with some bottles in them. This … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 2006, Campbeltown, Duty Paid, Longrow, Rotation 582, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage, Warehouse 15
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Hazelburn 21, 2022 release, 46%
Hazelburn has come of age. The oldest version out there seems to be 22 years old by now, but this one, released last year, must have been the oldest back then. I feel like an old fart when I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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