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Tag Archives: Closed Distillery
Glen Mhor 1980-2011, Refill Sherry Butts, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail Rare Vintage
Yet another obscure whisky from the Fiddler’s Advent Calendar. It has been a few years since I tried any Glen Mhor, which is not strange considering the place has been closed for 38 years. This gentle 43% whisky was bottled … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Advent Calendar, Closed Distillery, Glen Mhor, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Inverness, Rare Vintage, Sherry Cask
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Glen Albyn 23, 1978-2001, 43% – Signatory Vintage
Glen Albyn distillery was one of the three Inverness distilleries, that have all closed down during the 1980s. The other two are Glen Mhor and Millburn. I’ve only seen Millburn in passing by, it’s a restaurant now. Both Glen Mhor … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Closed Distillery, Glen Albyn, Highlands, Inverness, Signatory, Signatory Vintage
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Ten Cane 11 years old, 2008-2019, 63% – The Duchess ‘Hummingbirds’
Normally I would have been happy with a sample arriving in the mail from the rather excellent rums bottled by The Duchess. Also normally, I wouldn’t really be in the know of upcoming bottlings unless Nils announced them to me. … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Ten Cane
Tagged 2008, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Closed Distillery, Duchess, Free Sample, Rum, Ten Cane, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Imperial 1995-2013, 17yo, 51.2% – Creative Whisky Co., Tony Koehl Series
The Tony Koehl Series is a short series (four bottlings, if I’m not mistaken) by David Stirk, when he still owned The Creative Whisky Company. He doesn’t anymore since last year. I don’t know what happened with it, but when … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Imperial
Tagged 1995, Closed Distillery, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Imperial, Speyside, Tony Koehl
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Caroni 21yo, Trinidad, 64.1% – The Duchess
Caroni is more or less the Port Ellen of the rum world. It’s been closed for a decade or two, and prices are soaring since most people are only now (the last couple of years) discovering the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Trinidad
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The Return of the Queen
I like this guest-post thing, so when Tom van Engelen asked me if he could write one about Rosebank, one of his (and mine) favorite distilleries, I didn’t have to think about it for long! Read on! A whisky … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, 1991, Closed Distillery, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rare Malts, Rosebank, Signatory
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Glen Mhor 1963, 25 years old, 40% – Sestante
I only got this sample of ‘Fine Old Highland Malt’ yesterday from whisky buddy BvdP. He told me to taste the whisky before looking up what it was, and on the label it only had the Whiskybase ID of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, Closed Distillery, Glen Mhor, Highlands, Inverness, Sestante
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Glenesk 1984-2016, 31 years old, 49.5% – Cooper’s Choice for The Whisky Fair
Sometimes you come across a whisky that you just don’t get to taste often. Glenesk (or Glen Esk, or Hillside) is one of these distilleries that have been closed for a long time and their product is exceedingly rare. As … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Bourbon Cask, Closed Distillery, Cooper's Choice, Glen Esk, Glenesk, Highlands, Hillside, Limburg, The Whisky Fair
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Port Ellen 1976-2001, 25yo, 50% – Old Malt Cask
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen, but my mate Jason gave me a sample of the bottle he opened for his 40th birtday, earlier this year. It’s not just any Port Ellen but one from the mid-seventies, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Closed Distillery, Douglas Laing, Islay, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen
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Imperial 1995-2016, 20yo, 50.1% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
Before let’s say, 2014 or so, Imperial wasn’t on many people’s radar. They were a closed distillery but not one that had gotten a cult status, unlike Rosebank for example. For me that changed during the Blind Tasting Competition on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Cask Strength, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Imperial, Signatory, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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