Tag Archives: Classic Malts
Oban 12, Freshly-charred American Oak Casks, 56.2% – Diageo Special Releases 2021
One of the prettier distilleries, in the very lovely town of the same name, is part of Diageo, and part of a lot of the special releases. This one was released in 2021 and matured in freshly charred oak casks. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Classic Malts, Diageo, Highlands, Oban, Special Releases, Virgin Oak
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Talisker 18, 2019 release, 45.8%
When I started drinking whisky, about 15 years ago, we went straight from Glenfiddich 12 to Talisker 18 and Caol Ila 18. Let’s say I’ve never been sensible about whisky, or money. Anyway, back then this whisky made tremendous impact … Continue reading
Lagavulin Friends of the Classic Malts, 48%, 2013 edition
A while ago I reviewed the older ‘FotCM’ edition of Lagavulin and I quite liked that one. It was a twelve year old from fresh sherry casks which made it quite a heavy dram and also rather different from the normal … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic Malts, Diageo, Friends of the Classic Malts, Islay, Lagavulin, Triple Matured
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Lagavulin 16, 43%, White Horse edition
While the Lagavulin 16 is as mainstream a single malt as it gets, apart from maybe Glenfiddich 12, it is subject to discussion. Mostly because according to whisky geeks like myself there has been a steady decline in quality over … Continue reading
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