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Tag Archives: Caol Ila
Caol Ila 1990, 28yo, 48% – The Whisky Nerds
I always get a little excited when a new Whisky Nerds bottling is announced. So far, all they’ve bottled is about the best you can spend you booze-allocated-money on. The Lagavulin was a bit of an exception, since it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Caol Ila, Free Sample, Islay, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds
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Caol Ila 10, 58.2% – OB, Feis Ile 2018
It’s been two weeks since I posted. I knew it’d been a while, but I didn’t realize it was that long. In those two weeks I’ve barely had a moment to myself, didn’t write any notes and didn’t even properly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Festival bottling, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning
It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Talisker
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Skye, Talisker
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A rediscovered love for Islay’s whiskies
My pervious post was about several things, including (and mostly) how I have started loving Islay whiskies again. At some point I got done with the continued barrage of peated drams, but that’s no longer the case. This is part … Continue reading
Posted in Bowmore, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Laphroaig
Tagged Bowmore, Cairdeas, Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Islay Jazz Festival, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Sherry casks, SIngle Malts of Scotland, The Whisky Show
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Islay, a baby and Twitter
It’s been two weeks since I’ve blogged. In those two weeks quite a lot has happened, varying from major life changing things to unimportant things that are fun to yap about. Baby On May 17th, our third child, Cato, was … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Lagavulin
Tagged 1975, 1991, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Duchess, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Lagavulin Jazz Festival, Rare Malts
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Diageo Special Releases 2017
Weird. I’ve already been planning a whisky tasting and a trip to Scotland for 2018. Because of that, when I saw someone post the ‘Diageo Special Releases 2017’ I was mainly confused to why someone would post last year’s list. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blair Athol, Brora, Caol Ila, Convalmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glen Elgin, Lagavulin, Port Dundas, Port Ellen, Special Releases, Teaninich
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Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning
Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Amrut, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Glenglassaugh, Macallan, Redbreast
Tagged 1982, 1986, 1988, Amrut, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain Whisky, Highlands, India, Indian whisky, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Macallan, Rare Old, Redbreast, Rye Whisky, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speymalt, Speyside
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