Tag Archives: Glen Garioch
Glen Garioch 21yo, 43%
At the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar in February I tried a 21 year old Glen Garioch towards the end of the afternoon and was raving about that. When I got home I checked all shops and auction sites to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 21yo, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Morrisson Bowmore, Old Meldrum
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A boozy dinner at friends (on the other side of the country)
Another short picture report. I didn’t take pictures of the main dish, which was a 2 kilo leg of lamb with risotto. It was awesome. Very, very awesome.
Posted in Glen Garioch, Mortlach, Yamazaki
Tagged Blackadder, Chateauneuf-de-Pape, Distillers Reserve, Founders Reserve, Glen Garioch, Mortlach, Yamazaki
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2015
I realized a while ago that this 5th edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival is also the fifth time I’m there. So so far I didn’t miss a single one. I think this is something to keep up. This year, … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Mortlach, Tomatin, Yoichi
Tagged Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blackadder, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clan Denny, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Dutch Connection, French Whisky, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Grain Whisky, Hielander, Hielander Whisky Festival, Highlands, Japan, Jurgen's Whiskyhuis, Kintra, Lochranza, Millésime, Mortlach, Samaroli, Signatory, Speyside, Texelse Brouwerij, Tomatin, Uisge Beatha Taich, Warenghem, Yoichi
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Wrapping up the Blind Tasting Competition of 2014
It’s time to start wrapping up the year with all the semi-obligatory year’s end lists. Those will follow over the coming week. There’ll be a list of my favorite music, whisky, events, other booze and whatever comes to mind. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Balmenach, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Imperial, Lagavulin, Longmorn
Tagged Asta Morris, Balmenach, Benromach, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Closed Distillery, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Highlands, Imperial, Islay, Kintra Whisky, Lagavulin, Longmorn, Signatory, SMWS, Speyside, The Perfect Dram, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 2: Glen Garioch 22yo, 1990-2013, 51.2% – Kintra Whisky
So yesterday I was off to a dubious start. Compared to last year it’s better since I’m actually getting some points in, but still, it feels a bit like the consolation prize by getting the region points. Especially since it … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Glen Garioch, Glen Ord, Highlands, Kintra Whisky, Usquebaugh Society
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Glen Garioch 23, 1990-2013, 49.9% – Signatory Vintage
When we held the whisky tasting at Emakina (my work) we had loads of fun. But, since I was hosting the tasting with a buddy, I didn’t take any notes since I didn’t want to come off too geeky (who … Continue reading
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Tagged Emakina, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Oldmeldrum, Signatory Vintage
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Glen Garioch Competition winner, part 2
Since Jan McCurdy didn’t get in touch with me during the last week, I decided to reroll the die and pick another winner at random. This time the number generator came up on 1, which happens to be my friend … Continue reading
Glen Garioch Competition Winner
It’s been over a month since I announced the Glen Garioch competition on the blog. Of course, their competition had been running a little while longer than that but just before it ended I joined in with some goodies to … Continue reading
Glen Garioch Competition
Guys, Glen Garioch is running a competition on Facebook just like Bowmore a while ago. This time you can win a trip to the distillery in Oldmeldrum, just by answering a simple question on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glengarioch. Of course, … Continue reading
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