Tag Archives: Elgin
Glen Moray 24, 1992-2017, 50.9% – Cadenhead
Glen Moray is one of those distilleries that make an amazing spirit, but in their own releases there’s often so much done to it, that it loses its greatness. A quick search on the internet reveals there’s a Cabernet, Sherry, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Elgin, Glen Moray, Small Batch, Speyside
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Glen Moray Distillery, and their tasting kit
Last October I was staying in Speyside with my family. And even though my kids are 6, 4 and 1 years old, I found I had the moral and educational obligation to show them a whisky distillery. The closest one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, 2008, cider cask, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Elgin, Glen Moray, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Virgin Oak
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Glen Moray 1994-2016, 21yo, 55.5% – SMWS (35.159 – Waves of Intensity)
One of these samples that I found in my stash when selecting which drams to bring on the summer holiday. I only looked it up now and saw that it was drawn from a ‘toasted hogshead’, which is an interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Elgin, Glen Moray, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside, Toasted Oak
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Glen Moray 13, ‘The Dunnage Bakehouse’, ex-gin cask, 58.3% – SMWS
A while ago, on ‘The Spirits Business’ there was an announcement for a bottling by the SMWS that was drawn from a gin cask. As far as I (and they) know that’s a first, and that peaked my interest. I decided … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Elgin, Gin cask, Glen Moray, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside
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The Vaults in Leith, the SMWS, booze and dinner
On the last day of our Scotland trip in November, we decided to visit The Vaults in Leith. This is the quintessential SMWS venue, and I have been wanting to visit this ever since my first trip to Edinburgh in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Elgin, Glen Moray, Leith, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside, The Society's Share, The Vaults, Virgin oak cask
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 10: Glen Moray 20yo, 1994-2015, 56.5% – SMWS (35.134)
Ah, the annual SMWS dram! I think in every year there has been a Blind Tasting Competition, there has been at least one Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky involved in screwing up the rankings. The highlight of this messing up … Continue reading
Age vs. NAS round 1: Glen Moray 12 vs Glen Moray Port Finish
With all the NAS releases being done over last couple of years, and the flack the industry is getting for doing those instead of ‘properly aged whisky’ there was bound to be someone to do a comparison. Of course, a comparison … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Blind Tasting, Elgin, Glen Moray, NAS, Port Cask, Speyside
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BenRiach 1989-2011, 20 years old, Virgin Oak Finish, 50.6%
My whisky buddy Martin was kind enough to give me a sample of this when I was at his place on Friday (see this post). We had a way too large whisky menu to go through on a single evening, … Continue reading
Glen Moray 25, 1987, Port Cask Finish, 43%
This Glen Moray from the ‘rare vintage collection’ was all the rage last year. It was suddenly available everywhere, and the distillery didn’t put all that much in marketing of it. Nonetheless it seems to be on everyone’s radar all … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Elgin, Glen Moray, Port Cask, Speyside, Whisky tasting, Whiskykoning
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Benromach 10, 43%, 2014 edition
Benromach has never really been on my radar. I have tried some before, but that’s been years. I liked that one, I think, but for some reason I never decided to put any money in their coffers. Even when I … Continue reading
