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Tag Archives: Diageo Premium
Talisker 8 marks the return of a giant
Tom van Engelen wrote another one of his sort-of-bi-weekly posts on a bottle he found in his collection. Or at least, something that sparked his interest and urge to ramble on a bit! This time, he tried the new Talisker … Continue reading
Posted in - Guest Post, Talisker
Tagged Carbost, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Guest Post, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Tom van Engelen
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Bad-ass Whisky Night at De Whiskykoning #3
Last Friday it was time for the sort-of annual bad-ass whisky night at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in my old home town of Den Bosch. Man have I dropped a year’s salary there over the last decade… Anyway, the concept of … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases 2017
Weird. I’ve already been planning a whisky tasting and a trip to Scotland for 2018. Because of that, when I saw someone post the ‘Diageo Special Releases 2017’ I was mainly confused to why someone would post last year’s list. … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Tagged Blair Athol, Brora, Caol Ila, Convalmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glen Elgin, Lagavulin, Port Dundas, Port Ellen, Special Releases, Teaninich
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Lagavulin 12yo, 55.1% – Diageo Premium Release 2013
Diageo releases their annual premium releases in Autumn. Sometimes, however, something goes wrong and it takes a lot longer for those releases to pop up in the Dutch stores. This was the case in 2013, which is why this whisky … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin
Tagged 2013, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Islay, Lagavulin, Whisky tasting, Whiskykoning
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The Diageo Special Releases
My post is a bit late to the party, but I didn’t get around to it yesterday. In the mysterious of Diageo the list of Special Releases was announced yesterday, but not through their PR company (Cognis PR) or their … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Strathmill
Tagged Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Singleton, Strathmill
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Pittyvaich 20, 1989-2009, 57.5%
This whisky might be the last ever Pittyvaich to be bottled. There never was much to go around and they didn’t close it because they liked the whisky all that much, I guess. Most of it went to blenders (which … Continue reading
Posted in Pittyvaich
Tagged Closed Distillery, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Dufftown, Maltstock, Masterclass, Michael Lord, Pittyvaich, Speyside
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Lagavulin 21, 2012 edition, 52%
This was the dram I was waiting for. The one that made me say “I am going to this tasting, no matter what. I tried the old Lagavulin 21 from a couple of samples a few years ago and a … Continue reading
