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Tag Archives: Diageo
I.W. Harper Gold Medal, 4yo, 1970s bottling, 40%
Back in the day, before Bourbon became as massively booming as it is today, you could pick up bottles on the cheap from auction. I once had a bottle of Old Crow, bottled in 1970, for which I paid about … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, I. W. Harper
Tagged American Whiskey, Bernheim, Bourbon, Diageo, I.W. Harper
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Cragganmore 20, 1999-2020, Recharred American oak casks, 55.8%
Of course I had already forgotten about it, but I did get a sample of last year’s Cragganmore Special Release by Diageo. It’s not even that the announcement of the special releases for this autumn reminded me of it, I … Continue reading
Posted in Cragganmore
Tagged 1999, Cragganmore, Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Speyside, Virgin oak cask
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Mortlach 1978-1998, 20yo, 62.2% – Rare Malts Selection
By now the Rare Malts Selection is quickly becoming the stuff of legend. It’s not even that all of them are stellar whiskies, but enough of them are to lift up the entire series. And when they are stellar, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Advent Calendar, Diageo, Dufftown, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Mortlach, Rare Malts, Speyside
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Two old Johnnie Walkers
In a recent mega bottle share from someone else’s collection, I managed to get my hands on these two old blends. Generally blends aren’t too special, but when they were made several decades ago, you get into an entirely different … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, Black Label, Diageo, Johnnie Walker, Red Label
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Guest Post: Lagavulin with Port Ellen influences
Tom climbs his pen once again to write down his thoughts on the new Lagavulin 12 years old. An annual highlight in the world of special releases. A highlight in the year is always the Special Releases announcement of Diageo. … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin
Tagged Diageo, Guest Post, Islay, Lagavulin, Special Releases, Tom van Engelen
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Guest post: Caol Ila Feis Ile 2020 edition brings the festival on your doorstep
Tom picked up his pen once more to supply us with a review to a rather interesting whisky. Reviewed within a day of arriving at his doorstep, and one of the first reviews of this whisky online, if our Google … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged Caol Ila, Diageo, Feis Ile, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Tom van Engelen
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Guest post: The Battle of the Benrinnes (1979 vs 2000)
It’s been some time, but I’ve got another guest-post lined up for you! My friend Tom van Engelen wrote about his experience comparing two Benrinnes to each other. Their distillation date is more than two decades apart so there should … Continue reading
Posted in - Guest Post, Benrinnes
Tagged 1979, 2000, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Diageo, Dun Bheagan, Guest Post, Ian Macleod, Speyside, Tom van Engelen
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Talisker 15, 57.3% – Diageo Special Releases 2019
The Diageo Special Releases are always a thing to look forward to as summer approaches. As in, that’s generally when the announcement happens or there is some marketing leak in which they releases are listed. When it happened last year, … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Talisker
Tagged Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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