Tag Archives: Free Sample
Great King St. Glasgow Blend, 43% – Compass Box
The second sample of the ones that Compass Box recently sent me. This is the first permanent edition to their Great King St. series of blends. I never reviewed the first one on this blog but let’s keep it at … Continue reading
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Tagged Blended Whisky, Compass Box, Free Sample, Glasgow Blend, Great King Street, John Glaser
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Kildalton 2007, 54.4% – Archives (Fishes of Samoa)
One of the side effects of ordering at Whiskybase is that they generally and generously toss in a couple of wee samples of their Archives range. This means some new things to taste every once in a while, from a … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Undisclosed
Tagged Archives, Ardbeg, Fishes of Samoa, Free Sample, Islay, Kildalton, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery, Whiskybase
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Highland Park Sigurd, 43%
Highland Park Sigurd. I initially wanted this bottle because it’s called Sigurd. Sigurd is the Norse base name for Sjoerd, which is rather epic. It means something like ‘Keeper of Victory’. Rob, the owner of Whiskykoning in Den Bosch, saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sigurd, Warriors
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The Reference Series by Master of Malt, part 2.2
The second part of the second post on the Reference Series by Master of Malt, this time I’m trying II.2 and II.3, to which I still have to look up the introduced variables. I just did that and the addition … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky
Tagged Blended Malt, Free Sample, Master of Malt, PX finish, Reference Series
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The Reference Series by Master of Malt, part 2.1
A while ago I got some samples from Master of Malt again. They had just released the second iteration of their Reference Series, which could also be called Whisky Homework. I’m still slightly in doubt whether or not Master of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blended Malt, Free Sample, Master of Malt, PX finish, Reference Series
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Kilchoman 2009-2014, 5 years old, PX finish, 58.3% – Exclusive for Abbey Whisky
The last of the four Abbey Whisky releases I’m doing currently. So far all’s been good and I’m doubting whether or not I’ve seen such consistent quality in a series of private releases recently. Also, I’m doing the third Kilchoman … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 23yo, 1989-2013, 44% – Abbey Whisky’s Rare Casks
Another pretty well aged whisky. I’ve seen other sites starting to call whisky of some 18 to 30 years old ‘medium aged’. I still consider that pretty old. Just to keep myself from getting to ridiculously spoiled. I also think … Continue reading
Glencadam 1991-2014, 22yo, 55.3% – Abbey Whisky’s Rare Casks
The second sample from Abbey Whisky. They sent me this only last week and it being a release from 2014 it’s one of the more current releases I’ve tried in a while. Generally I’m not all that focused on tasting … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Whisky, Eastern Highlands, Free Sample, Glencadam, Highlands
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Ben Nevis 16yo, 1997-2013, 55% – Abbey Whisky’s Rare Casks
I’m not sure what it is with Ben Nevis. I haven’t tasted many of them and I only ‘almost visited’ the distillery. The ones I’ve tasted weren’t even all good with some truly horrendous whisky in the mix. Still, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Whisky, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Free Sample, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Jacobite
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Malt Fascination 