Tag Archives: Darkness!
My favorite whiskies of 2014
I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank
Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions
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Clynelish 16yo, Oloroso finish, 54.9% – Darkness!
The last in a series of five Darkness! reviews. There was no particular order, so don’t assume anything from that. In this case, the fifth one is a 16 year old Clynelish. At cask strength. So far, that’s a recipe … Continue reading
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Tagged Brora, Clynelish, Darkness!, Free Sample, Highlands, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Oloroso Cask
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Macallan 15yo, Pedro Ximénez finish, 52.3% – Darkness!
Another one of those Darkness! reviews. And, let’s be forward here: my favourite of the bunch. Macallan got a lot of flack over the last couple of years, more or less since the Fine Oak series came out and their … Continue reading
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Tagged Darkness!, Free Sample, Macallan, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Speyside
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Ardbeg 21yo, Pedro Ximénez Finish, 40.1% – Darkness!
Of course, since this is an Ardbeg, I should start by stating the obvious: It has already sold out. I’m surprised it lasted a couple of minutes with the remarkable popularity that Ardbeg has. Unfortunately, I expect a lot of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardbeg, Darkness!, Free Sample, Islay, Master of Malt, PX finish
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Benrinnes 15yo, Pedro Ximénez Finish, 53.3% – Darkness!
The second Benrinnes from Master of Malt‘s Darkness! series comes from a Pedro Ximénez cask, instead of the previous Oloroso cask. Both are 50 liters, so a lot of wood/booze contact. Since they are only 50 liters, I thought it … Continue reading
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Tagged Benrinnes, Darkness!, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Speyside
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Benrinnes 15yo, Oloroso Finish, 52.9% – Darkness!
Darkness! is a new brand of whiskies launched by Master of Malt last week. This week they launched something else again so I wonder how they keep track and don’t mix things up. With Darkness! they are labeling their whiskies … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes
Tagged Benrinnes, Darkness!, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Speyside
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