Tag Archives: Free Sample
Rhumerie du Simon 15yo, 2004-2019, 61% – The Duchess
I decided that the summery weather warrants a summery drink, and what’s more summery than rum? Daiquiris maybe, but apart from that I can’t really think of anything. So, I picked this sample that Best of Wines recently sent me, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Martinique, Rhumerie du Simon, The Duchess
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Ardmore 2008-2019, 10yo, 56.2% – Claxton’s for The Old Pipe
The Old Pipe, a whisky shop that I don’t visit nearly enough, released some single cask bottlings through Claxton’s last year. I happened to get samples of both of them and decided that it was high time for a review … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Ardmore, Claxton's, Free Sample, Highlands, Sherry Cask, The Old Pipe
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Enmore 1990, 28yo, 54.9% – The Duchess
I feel like a bit of a douche for not reviewing this rum earlier, since I’ve had the sample sitting on my shelf for months. Unfortunately, I put another bottle in front of it, and with me having to switch … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Enmore, Free Sample, Guyana, The Duchess
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Springbank 19, 2000-2020, 50.8% – The Whisky Kingdom for Wu Dram Clan
I got an announcement from Boris Borissov that they were on the verge of releasing a Springbank single cask. Knowing their aim for quality, and having experienced it through their Lagavulin and their Highland Park, I was thrilled immediately. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan
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Elements of Islay Peat & Sherry, 56.8%
For the 20th anniversary of The Whisky Exchange a few bottlings have been released so far. I rather vividly remember some of their releases for the tenth anniversary. Back then I did a bottle-share with that Clynelish 37, Hakushu 20 … Continue reading
The King’s Tasting
It’s already been four years since Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch celebrated some sort of anniversary. I have to admit I fail to remember what the anniversary was, but it’s either him being of some age, the shop being … Continue reading
Secret Highland 1983, 35yo, 48.2% – WhiskyNerds
This second cask of the Secret Highland whiskies from the WhiskyNerds is a joint bottling with Liquid Art from Belgium. It’s a tad older than the other one, but it’s also from a much less sherry focused cask. As with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Free Sample, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds
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Secret Highland 1987, 31yo, 49.6% – WhiskyNerds
The previous WhiskyNerds bottling was a cracking Caol Ila with a significant price tag. While the whisky was awesome, people had trouble shelling out like that, and I’ve seen the bottles discounted over the last year. The strange thing of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Free Sample, Highlands, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds
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Inchmoan 2007, 12yo, 54.9% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
Yet another, but for now the last, sample from a The Whisky Exchange exclusive bottling. In this case it’s an Inchmoan whisky. Inchmoan is one of the brands of Loch Lomond Distillery, in this case the heavily peated version of … Continue reading
Posted in Inchmoan, Loch Lomond
Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Highlands, Inchmoan, Loch Lomond, The Whisky Exchange
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Malt Fascination 