Tag Archives: Dufftown
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
Blind Tasting Competition Day 3: Kininvie 2008, 7yo, 52% – Duncan Taylor The Octave
Right on the back of sample two, I tried the third one. At the moment of typing this wee bit I don’t have a clue how I’ve done yet, so the next paragraph was inserted later. At least I got … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Blind Tasting Competition, Dufftown, Kininvie, Octave cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society, William Grant & Sons
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Glendullan 1981-2009, 28yo, 49.6% – The Whisky Agency
Here’s just a quick review before all hell breaks loose in December. With what’s coming in regards of sheer sample volume that has to be tasted, I’m starting to see the benefits of a sober January. I also know that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Dufftown, Flowers, Glendullan, Speyside, The Whisky Agency
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Balvenie Tun 1509, batch 1, 47.1%
Balvenie got a lot of high marks with their Tun 1401 series over the last couple of years. The Tun 1858 was a release for Taiwan that Sam Simmons let us taste at Maltstock some 4 years ago, that was … Continue reading
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Tagged Balvenie, Dufftown, Speyside, Tun 1509, Whisky tasting, Whiskykoning
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Convalmore 1981, 22yo, 58.6% – Jack Wiebers
Convalmore is an interesting distillery. Mostly because it closed in 1985. The eighties saw many distilleries closing, like Port Ellen, Brora and many others. Unlike those two, Convalmore hasn’t been many people’s focus since the whisky supposedly wasn’t all that good. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Closed Distillery, Convalmore, Dufftown, Jack Wiebers, Speyside
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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
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Tagged Closed Distillery, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Dufftown, Maltstock, Masterclass, Michael Lord, Pittyvaich, Speyside
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Maltstock – A trip around Dufftown with Michael Lord
The second masterclass I got for this year’s Maltstock was titles ‘The Whiskyshop Dufftown’. Apart from that, no information was given and with Michael Lord it can go any way I figured. Last year he was at the festival with … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival, Balvenie, Convalmore, Dufftown, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Mortlach, Pittyvaich
Tagged Balvenie, Cadenhead, Convalmore, Dufftown, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Meadowside Blending, Michael Lord, Mortlach, Peated Cask, Pittyvaich, Provenance, Singleton, Solera, Speyside, The Maltman, Whiskyshop
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Diageo’s Premium releases for 2013
Through the magic that happens at Facebook I saw a post from CognisNews on my timeline. Never heard of them, but they had the scoop on Diageo’s releases for 2013. Thanks should also go to WhiskyIntelligence.com. Here is a short … Continue reading
Posted in Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Talisker
Tagged Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Diageo, Dufftown, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Singelton, Singleton of Dufftown, Speyside, Talisker
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Malt Fascination 