Tag Archives: Diageo
Advent Calendar Day 11 & 12: Arran, batch 4, 52% (That Boutique-y Whisky Company), Caol Ila 12yo, 43%
I didn’t write anything about the Advent Calendar yesterday since I didn’t have time for it, so today is a double post. Behind door 11 is Master of Malt’s own Boutique-y Whisky Company, and more specifically it’s the fourth batch … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent Calendar, Arran, Caol Ila, Diageo, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Islands, Islay, Isle of Arran, Master of Malt, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Oban 12, decanter from the 1970s
A bit of a divergent title since there’s not much info in there. Funny thing is, there’s not much info on the bottle either. No ABV, no contents. Just that it’s been bottled by John Hopkins & Sons. Based on the … Continue reading
Lagavulin 10, 2005-2015, 58.3% – Gleann Mór (A Rare Find)
Lagavulin is, like Talisker and Oban, not a distillery you see a lot of in the independent whisky scene. At least, it’s there, but the name of the distillery generally isn’t on the label. This one is different since it … Continue reading
Clynelish 32, 1972-2005, 53.5% – Glen Master
Glen Master must be the most corny name for a bottler they could come up with. I can imagine thinking of something like that after an evening of heavy dramming and considering it a great idea. I can also think of … Continue reading
Inchgower 1994-2007, 13yo, 58.9%, The Manager’s Dram
During my last Blog Birthday Bash buddy TT left me a sample of this. Contrary to what usually happens (I’m trying to improve this, it’s going better) it didn’t disappear in my nigh-infinite sample stash but I drank it soon. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Cask Strength, Diageo, Inchgower, Manager's Dram, Speyside
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Millburn 1975-2001, 25yo, 61.9% – Rare Malts
Millburn is one of those distilleries that you don’t come across often. I think most bottlers have had a bottle or two in their day, but it’s never been a high roller. I only ever had one bottle of an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Closed Distillery, Diageo, Highlands, Inverness, Millburn, Rare Malts
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Age vs. NAS round 4: Cardhu 12 vs. Cardhu Amber Rock
The penultimate round of the Big Blind Tasting by Oliver Klimek brings us to a distillery that is barely ever encountered from indies, and neither are there many official bottlings. I think I have seen an 18 year old apart from … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Rock, Big Blind Tasting, Cardhu, Diageo, NAS, Oliver Klimek, Speyside
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Lagavulin 1991-2015, Triple matured, Feis Ile 2015, 59.9%
During that one week in May when a lot of folks make their pilgrimage to Islay I’d rather not be on Facebook. Or Twitter for that matter. Not that I’m jealous of everyone being at their favorite distillery and drinking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Diageo, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Puncheon, Sherry Cask, Triple Matured
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Talisker 25 years old, 2004 bottling, 57.8%
Another rather awesome sample from a recent sample swap. It’s been at least a couple of years since I tried any 25 year old Talisker, and even longer since it was one of the older cask strength versions. A couple … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004, Carbost, Cask Strength, Diageo, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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