Tag Archives: Glenugie
Glenugie 30, 1980-2011, ‘Deoch an Doras’, 52.13%
There are several translations for ‘Deoch an Doras’. What is seems to boil down to is ‘a farewell drink’, sort of like ‘one for the road’. Interestingly, this wasn’t Glenugie’s farewell drink, since 7 years later another bottling was released … Continue reading
Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
Glenugie 1980-2010, 29yo, 43.4% – SMWS (99.11 Tickled by ‘monstera deliciosa’)
Glenugie bottlings are incredibly hard to come by. While the distillery closed in 1983 like some 25 others there never was much of this to go around, far less than Port Ellen and Brora and the likes. And those two … Continue reading
Medieval Banquet, Glenugie, 30yo, 46.7% – SMWS
Another SMWS review? Yes, and another one of which I own a bottle instead of just having a sample lying around on a shelf. With yesterday’s Tullibardine I don’t really care about owning the bottle, although the whisky itself is … Continue reading
Glenugie 1977-2010
Mijn verjaardagscadeau van afgelopen jaar heb ik ook weer eens ter hand genomen. Eigenlijk zouden we bij restaurant Hielander in Alkmaar gaan eten, maar dat kwam er door verbouwing, klussen, veel te veel geplande events en van alles nog meer … Continue reading