Tag Archives: Cask Strength
Blind Tasting Competition Day 10: Glen Moray 20yo, 1994-2015, 56.5% – SMWS (35.134)
Ah, the annual SMWS dram! I think in every year there has been a Blind Tasting Competition, there has been at least one Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky involved in screwing up the rankings. The highlight of this messing up … Continue reading
Glendullan 1981-2009, 28yo, 49.6% – The Whisky Agency
Here’s just a quick review before all hell breaks loose in December. With what’s coming in regards of sheer sample volume that has to be tasted, I’m starting to see the benefits of a sober January. I also know that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Dufftown, Flowers, Glendullan, Speyside, The Whisky Agency
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Benromach Distillery
Right on the heels of a far longer tasting at Balvenie than we expected we had to go back north to Benromach. It was an hours drive, and we had an hour. And we still needed to grab lunch. Right … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Benromach, Cask Sample, Cask Strength, Distillery tour, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Keith Cruickshank, Speyside, Tasting, Travel
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English Whisky Co. Classic, 53.4% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
It’s been a while since I got my hands on a sample of this, and it’s been almost as long since I actually wrote the tasting notes. Somehow, I’m just not getting around to blogging, lately. The coming days in … Continue reading
Tomatin Whisky Meets Sherry, Pedro Ximénez edition
The Whisky Meets Sherry set contains a whisky from Tomatin distillery, distilled on January 18, 2002 and bottled on February 23, 2015. It’s been recasked on September 17, 2012 for further maturation in an Oloroso sherry cask. The ABV is 53.4% … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bodegas Tradicion, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Highlands, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, Tomatin
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Tomatin Whisky Meets Sherry, Oloroso edition
The Whisky Meets Sherry set contains a whisky from Tomatin distillery, distilled on September 22, 2000 and bottled on February 23, 2015. It’s been recasked on September 17, 2012 for further maturation in an Oloroso sherry cask. The ABV is 57.9% … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Bodegas Tradicion, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Highlands, Jerez, Oloroso, Sherry, Sherry Cask, Tomatin, Whisky Meets Sherry
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Bunnahabhain 6yo, 2007-2014, 61.4% – SMWS (10.77, Beware of the Monster)
It’s been a while since I reviewed a random SMWS sample, but this one came up in a grab from my sample box, and I should get through them eventually. Does that indicate that I didn’t really feel like reviewing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Cask Strength, Islay, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Glen Keith 1995-2014, 19yo, 56.3% – Chivas Brothers, CS Edition
With Glen Keith it’s always a bit of a guess whether you’ll find the bottles in a web shop’s closed distilleries section or not. Technically, it’s not a closed distillery any more, but the sales that come from that term … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Cask Strength, Chivas Brothers, Closed Distillery, Glen Keith, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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Lagavulin 10, 2005-2015, 58.3% – Gleann Mór (A Rare Find)
Lagavulin is, like Talisker and Oban, not a distillery you see a lot of in the independent whisky scene. At least, it’s there, but the name of the distillery generally isn’t on the label. This one is different since it … Continue reading
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