Tag Archives: Distillery Only
Another 2 Old Pulteneys, this time the Distillery Only bottlings from 2022
And by ‘the’ distillery only bottlings, I mean the two casks that were available at the end of October 2022. A bourbon cask one, and a sherry cask one, both at rocket fuel like ABVs. When I was there with … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, 2007, Bourbon Cask, Distillery Only, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Sherry Cask, Wick
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Arran Arranach, bottled from 2022 and 2023, 56.3% – Hand Bottled at the Distillery
The Arranach is a cask thingy happening at Arran distillery on the island of the same name. Back when I was there in early 2022 I don’t think these wee bottles were available. There were several distillery only bottlings, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Arran, Distillery Only, Hand bottled, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Sherry Cask
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Glenfiddich 26, 1995-2021, 1st Fill European Oak Sherry Butt, 48.2% – OB for COP26 Conference
This is a rather special one. Not only is it a bottle that was/is only available through auction and the secondary market, it’s also a very old fashioned ‘one ‘Fiddich with proper European oak maturation for a longer period of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, COP26, Distillery Only, Glenfiddich, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Clynelish 12, Hand Filled Distillery Exclusive, Bourbon Cask, 58.9%
Even though when I was there no Hand Filled Exclusive was available, I got my hands on a sample of an earlier edition. I tend to love Clynelish, and therefore I try to get my hands on the occasional sample. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Brora, Clynelish, Diageo, Distillery Only, Hand Filled, Highlands
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Clynelish 16, Four Corners of Scotland, 49.3%
About 11 months ago I visited Clynelish distillery with the male section of my in-laws. We’d been planning a trip to Scotland for years, but everybody kept having kids (me included) which meant leaving the family to fend for themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Brora, Clynelish, Diageo, Distillery Only, Four Corners of Scotland, Highlands
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Ardnamurchan 5, Bottled in 2022, Oloroso Octave, 61.5% – Warehouse Release
Arnamurchan is one of those distilleries that goes for quality first and foremost. As in, that is what it seems like. Almost, if not all, bottlings so far have been very drinkable at least, if memory serves. That is, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelphi, Ardnamurchan, Distillery Only, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Longrow 15, Oloroso Hogsheads, 56.2% – Open Day 2022
I’m glad this one only had a Whiskybase number on the side of the bottle instead of a full label. That would have caused much more anticipation and maybe would have been suggestive in to what to expect. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Longrow, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Open Day
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Blair Athol 13, bottled 2022, 56.2% – Hand filled at the distillery
A friend of mine gave me a sample of this a little while ago. Last year he visited the distillery on a family holiday to Scotland, if I recall correctly. This cask was available and although it officially doesn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blair Athol, Distillery Only, Hand Filled, Highlands, Pitlochry, Wine cask
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Tomatin 12, 2006-2019, Oloroso cask 2842, 58.5% – Distillery Exclusive
My friend Tom, who goes by Tomatin on any media that is whisky focused, did a wee bottle share of this a while ago. A Tomatin that worked really well for him up to a level that he wants a … Continue reading
GlenDronach 1993-2012, Sherry Butt 1616, 59.2% – Hand-filled at the distillery
Unfortunately, this wasn’t hand-filled by me, but by whisky buddy SJ. He opened a bottle recently and was kind enough to give me a sample of it. I didn’t wait too long before tasting it, because it looked so gorgeous. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Distillery Only, GlenDronach, Hand Filled, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Malt Fascination 