Tag Archives: Dufftown
Dufftown 22, 1998-2021, Hogshead 13083, 52% – Archives for Shinanoya
Together with the Burnside from two weeks ago, this was another bottling by Archives that flew to the other end of the world to be distributed and happily drank. Not to Canada, but to Japan, this time. I was not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Dufftown, Shinanoya, Speyside
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The Brexiteer 27yo, 1991-2019, American Oak Barrel 7389, 46% – Whisky Center
The other sample I got sent from Whisky Center is The Brexiteer. A burnside blended malt, which we all know to be teaspooned Balvenie. Officially not a single malt but the amount of Glenfiddich in it is negligable, so it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Dufftown, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Teaspooned, Whisky Center
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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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Mortlach ‘Sherry Beast’, Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish, 61.5% – Cooper’s Choice
When things are announced as a ‘sherry beast’ you can generally tell they’re going to sell well. When they are also a Mortlach, you can bet they’re going to sell even faster. But honestly, when something is a sherry beast, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Dufftown, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Dufftown 1979, 18yo, 57.1% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
When you see the whisky the ‘Sherrywood Matured’ on the label is kind of self explanatory. The whisky, in the bottle, is almost as dark as coffee, and even in the glass there’s quite some color to it. Also, as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Authentic Collection, Cadenhead, Dufftown, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Glendullan 13, 2001, 56.2% – SMWS (84.17, Fluffernutter)
Who in the world can think of a thing like ‘Fluffernutter’ and NOT think of things with a PG rating? Fluffernutter? Really? Anyway, this Glendullan, a whisky you don’t come across often, was bottled quite a while ago by the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2003, Bourbon Cask, Dufftown, Glendullan, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside
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Mortlach 1993-2018, 56.1% – Adelphi
It’s been both a slow and a busy week here. Not many posts in the last week or so, mostly because I’ve been quite busy, or so tired from being busy that blogging was far from the first time on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Adelphi, Dufftown, Mortlach, Speyside, Whisky Shop Dufftown
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Dufftown 1979-1998, 57.1% – Cadenhead’s
As a thank you for hosting the Blog Birthday Bash (which I still haven’t blogged about) I got a sample of this from whisky friend MvZ. He is a guy that focuses on old whisky, with shifting interests. There was … Continue reading
Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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Advent Calendar Day 10: Monkey Shoulder
Behind door number 10 was a whisky that I know I’ve had before some years ago, but have never reviewed yet. I think, but am not sure, that I even ordered that sample from Master of Malt as well. Anyway, … Continue reading
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