Tag Archives: Free Sample

Inchmurrin 2003-2017, 14yo, 54.6%, cask 171-1, The Whisky Nerds

Posted on 17 October 2017 by

Last Friday I was at a whisky tasting at De Whiskykoning. In that line-up were the previous two Inchmurrins from The Whisky Nerds, and they were hugely popular. And while Rob tried to keep the arrival of the third one … Continue reading →

Posted in Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two other Archives: Glentauchers and Glen Keith

Posted on 1 August 2017 by

The ‘non-Speyside’ whiskies from the recent Archives release are a Glentauchers 1996 and a Glen Keith 1992. Obviously both are from the Speyside region, but they aren’t marked as an undisclosed Speyside distillery. Both are a bit weird in regards … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Keith, Glentauchers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Three new Speysides from Archives

Posted on 24 July 2017 by

Last week the guys from WhiskyBase released five new bottlings in their Archives series. Three ‘Speysides’ from 1973, 1973 and 1998, and a Glentauchers and Glen Keith, respectively from 1996 and 1992. The first two are in a new series, … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bunnahabhain 1988-2016, 28yo, 46.8% – Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 13 March 2017 by

Another sample in the box of Rorschach samples from Speciality Drinks Ltd. was this old Bunnahabhain whisky. Seeing this got my interest peaked since the vintages from 1987 to 1989 are generally quite spectacular for Bunnahabhain. I’ve worked my way … Continue reading →

Posted in Bunnahabhain | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bruichladdich 1992-2016, 23yo, 55.4% – Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 6 March 2017 by

In a recent ‘sample bomb’ from Speciality Drinks Ltd. was a sample of this Bruichladdich from 1992. Since I went to the Hielander Whisky Festival last month I’ve become quite enamoured by the somewhat older whiskies that independent bottlers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tomintoul Tlàth, 40%

Posted on 24 February 2017 by

Tomintoul is a brand of whisky describing itself as ‘The Gentle Dram’. Under that moniker they have released Tlàth, which is Gaelic and means ‘gentle’. So, this whisky is a gentle dram under gentle drams. When they released this last … Continue reading →

Posted in Tomintoul | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Half-Century Blend, 45.5%

Posted on 6 February 2017 by

A sample of this at-least-50 years old whisky was sent to my by Master of Malt some months ago. The fact that I’m only blogging about it now is one of the reasons I decided to focus a bit more … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment