Tag Archives: Gordon & MacPhail

Old Pulteney, 1999-2019, 19yo, 56.5% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 24 February 2020 by

Last year, when this came out, it was quickly ramped up to be ‘the next best thing’. Generally, in the world of whisky, these things die down quickly, but in this case the ratings and reviews kept popping up, and … Continue reading →

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Inverleven 1985-2000, 40% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 27 January 2020 by

Inverleven used to be a small single malt facility within the Dumbarton grain whisky distillery near Glasgow. It’s been decommissioned in 1991, but interestingly enough, the stills are still in use. Initially they were bought by Mark Reinier to build … Continue reading →

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Benromach 2010-2018, Peat Smoke, Sherry Cask, 59.9% – OB

Posted on 16 May 2019 by

A little while ago a friend of mine (RvB) bottle-shared half his bottle and after someone got there first, I took the remaining 25cl. Generally, Benromach is a very solid whisky that works very well with both bourbon and sherry … Continue reading →

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Speyburn 1989-2013, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 3 February 2019 by

Speyburn. One of these rather unknown distilleries that’s not open to the general public, but who are trying to make headway with all kinds of cool Christmas marketing. At the end of 2017 I got one of those Christmas sweaters … Continue reading →

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1959 times two

Posted on 9 December 2018 by

This time around, Tom found another two ancient samples in his cupboard. That means we’re going back to ‘proper’ whisky, after the Loch Ewe shenanigans from last time!   The year 1959 has gotten so far out of sight, it … Continue reading →

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Benromach 12, 40%

Posted on 2 November 2018 by

With my family and I being on holiday in Scotland, in Findhorn, I had to pick some nice drams for the evenings. I might sound weird to bring whisky to Scotland, but with prices there and here, and with there … Continue reading →

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Whiskies of the year: Runners up

Posted on 29 December 2017 by

I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading →

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