Tag Archives: Closed Distillery
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
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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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Coleburn 1983-1998, 15yo, 43% – Signatory Vintage
Coleburn is one of those obscure Speyside distilleries that hasn’t gotten very popular even though it’s closed and every bottle from the place is limited. That has worked for almost all other distilleries, but this one. So, when I got … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Closed Distillery, Coleburn, Signatory, Speyside, Vintage Collection
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Rosebank 1990-2010, 59.3% – SMWS (25.57)
Strangely, there is barely any information on this bottling on the internet. As in, none. I do get some Asian search results, but as you might expect I can’t really work with that. Anyway, we had this sample as the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Closed Distillery, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Society's Share, The Vaults
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Lochside 21, 1979-2000, 50% – Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask
Most Lochsides I’ve tried have been from 1981. Both Lochsides I’ve owned are from 1981. There are some older versions out there, but most of these were from before I was interested in whisky of this caliber. Lochside is one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Closed Distillery, Douglas Laing, Highlands, Lochside, Old Malt Cask
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Malt Fascination 