Tag Archives: Highlands
Hey there, 2020!
While technically the new decade only starts next year, we’ve still moved from the tens to the twenties last week and that is much more noticeable than 2020 to 2021 is going to be. So, to get things going: Happy … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Tagged Arran, Beer, Ben Nevis, Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Glengyle, Glenlochy, Hazelburn, Highlands, Isle of Arran, Kilkerran, Longrow, Springbank, Travel
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anCnoc 18yo, 46%
It’s been ages since I tried an anConc, and this one wasn’t recent either. Last year, when I was still a member of the Usquebaugh Society, I participated in the Blind Tasting Competition, and this was dram number one. Of … Continue reading
Posted in AnCnoc, Knockdhu
Tagged AnCnoc, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Knockdhu, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Ben Nevis 27, 1990-2018, 58.9% – Le Gus’t
Be warned, this is going to be one of those contrary reviews that I’ve been doing lately. When I did the Ben Nevis bottle-share, almost 18 months ago, I also picked up this port pipe ‘finished’ 27 year old with … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Nevis
Tagged 1990, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Le Gus't, Port Cask, Sherry Cask
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Ben Nevis 1996-2015, 46% – Cooper’s Choice
A few years the Cooper’s Choice brand was revamped and got a lot more shelf space in The Netherlands. I even managed to pick up a bottle or two and there was even a dedicated tasting in Krommenie. Well, dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Cooper's Choice, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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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
Posted in Undisclosed
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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