Tag Archives: Free Sample
Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan
So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park
Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan
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Diamond Distillery 20yo, Guyana, 50.8% – The Duchess
This is a bit of an interesting one, as was the Foursquare from a few days ago. The Foursquare was matured in both bourbon casks (fairly regular) and sherry casks (fairly unique). This one is matured in Armagnac casks, even … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Diamond Distillery
Tagged 1998, Armagnac cask, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Diamond Distillery, Free Sample, Guyana, Rum
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Caroni 21yo, Trinidad, 64.1% – The Duchess
Caroni is more or less the Port Ellen of the rum world. It’s been closed for a decade or two, and prices are soaring since most people are only now (the last couple of years) discovering the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Springbank 1992-2019, 47.7% – Whisky Kingdom & Duckhammers Rare & Fine
I snickered at the name ‘Duckhammers’. It seems like a very inefficient hunting tool. Anyway, I got a sample of this in the mail a little while ago with the request to review it soonish. Unfortunately, it got ridiculously hot … Continue reading
Posted in Springbank
Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Free Sample, Springbank, Whisky Kingdom, Wolf of Campbeltown
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Caol Ila 1990, 28yo, 48% – The Whisky Nerds
I always get a little excited when a new Whisky Nerds bottling is announced. So far, all they’ve bottled is about the best you can spend you booze-allocated-money on. The Lagavulin was a bit of an exception, since it was … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged 1990, Caol Ila, Free Sample, Islay, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds
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Speyside Region Blended Malt, 1973, 43yo, 47.4% – The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange
Of course, I’m far too late in reviewing this sample that was sent to me by The Whisky Exchange. However, I very much doubt the bottles lasted a second longer because of it. A blended malt from the early seventies, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged 1973, Blended Malt, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange
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