Tag Archives: David Stirk
Blended Malt 38, 1977-2015, 45.4% – Creative Whisky Company
Back in 2015 David Stirk released the David Rampling Series. A series of 12 bottlings with special labels by David Rampling. It’s all about falcons with this artist, so it’s not overly surprising that the labels all contain those. Since … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged 1977, Blended Malt, Creative Whisky Company, David Rampling, David Stirk, review, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Whisky
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Bruichladdich 15, 2008, Cask 1454, 50% – Stirk Brothers
Back when David Stirk was head-honcho of the Creative Whisky Company there were ups and downs for the bottler. As soon as he did things with normal casks, the whiskies were thoroughly enjoyable, but the ones with the Exclusive Casks … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich
Tagged 2008, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, David Stirk, Islay, Scotch, Single Malt, Stirk Brothers, Whisky
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Strathmill 31, 1975, Côtes du Rhône Wine Cask, 42.3% – Creative Whisky Company
This bottling from a decade and a half ago comes from the Creative Whisky Company, then run by David Stirk. Since it’s been sold there have been no bottlings as far as I know. Strathmill is one of those distilleries … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Speyside, Strathmill, Wine cask
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Best of Wines’ Blind Tasting Competition #1
Earlier this month Best of Wines hosted a Blind Tasting Competition. With Nils, the resident whisky geek, being a former member of the Usquebaugh Society, and said Society stopping their version of the competition, Nils took over and hosted this … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain, Glenallachie, Macduff
Tagged 2008, 2010, 2014, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown Whisky Company, Chinquapin cask, David Stirk, Dechar/Rechar, Electric Coo Series, Glenallachie, Macduff, Mark Watt, Sherry Cask, Staoisha, The Ultimate, Van Wees
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Dalmore 11, 2001-2012, Virgin European Cask 6984, 52.1% – Creative Whisky Company
Even though the Creative Whisky Company no longer exists, their bottlings are still around and in quite some cases, still rather affordable. This one, even though it’s been out there for nine years and was well received, is still available … Continue reading
Posted in Dalmore
Tagged 2001, Creative Whisky Company, Dalmore, David Stirk, Highlands, Virgin oak cask
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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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Tamdhu 2007-2017, 10yo, 55.4% – Creative Whisky Company for Drinks & Gifts
This cask was bottled for my local bottle-shop last year. I had to check, but it was bottled for the 10th anniversary of the shop. Since their inception they’ve gone from a tiny cornershop to a much larger and more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Drinks & Gifts, Speyside, Tamdhu
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Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 2002-2015, 13yo, 51.8% – Creative Whisky Company
This Irish whiskey came out last year in spring and it was released on the back of a lot of ridiculously popular bottlings from other independent parties. Those whiskeys were more expensive and often twice as old as this one, … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 2002, Cask Strength, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Ireland, Irish Whiskey
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Another iteration of an Usquebaugh Regional Tasting
Every once in a while we do a regional tasting for Usquebaugh Society members. Today was another one themed ‘patience’. That boiled down to mostly bottles from a couple of years ago. In some cases that ‘couple’ is an understatement. … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Highland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Springbank
Tagged Abbey Whisky, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Christmas Edition, City of Zwolle, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Feis Ile, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, HIghland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Signatory, Springbank, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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Malt Fascination 