Tag Archives: Highlands
Westport 12, 2004-2016, Sherry Butt 900053, 54.3% – Wilson & Morgan
This one has to start with a bit of clarity. Westport is a randomly chosen name used for certain blended malts. These blended malts are always (with a grain of salt, since there’s no definite certainty on it, due to … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenmorangie, Westport
Tagged 2004, Blended Malt, Glenmorangie, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Teaspooned, Westport, Wilson & Morgan
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“Ord Over 16”, Glen Ord, 16, 1998-2014, 42.5% – Dornoch Castle
Based on the label I was going for ‘That Boutique-u Whisky Company’, and based on the Dornoch / Thompson brothers I was going for that. Neither seems to hold any water and this is categorized as a random bottler on … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Ord, Singleton
Tagged 1996, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Glen Ord, Highlands, Ord, Phil and Simon Thompson, Singleton, Singleton of Glen Ord, Thompson Bros
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Balblair 8, 2012-2021, Sherry Cask 3232, 57.8% – Blackadder Raw Cask
This is a bottle I recently used in a tasting. I got it based on the fact that it scores ridiculously high on Whiskybase, if you know where to look. As it turns out, this is a split cask between … Continue reading
Posted in Balblair
Tagged 2012, Anniversary, Balblair, Blackadder, Highlands, Raw Cask, Sherry Cask, Southern Drammers Club
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Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 27, 1992-2020, Refill Sherry Butt, 42% – The Maltman
I don’t really try whiskies from the Maltman that often. It’s one of those bottlers that I know exists and releases rather high-scoring drams, most of the time. But when push comes to shove I often have to make a … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Aberfeldy, Aberlour, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Glenallachie, Pittyvaich, Tomatin
Tagged 1992, Aberfeldy, Aberlour, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Glenallachie, Highlands, Islay, Meadowside Blending, Pittyvaich, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Maltman, Tomatin
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Secret Highland Distillery 34, 1985-2019, Hogshead, 47% – The Whisky Agency
A few years ago when a whisky was from an undisclosed distillery, that generally meant the bottle was a bit cheaper than its named counterparts. That is far less true now, since people have come to realize that the whisky … Continue reading
Posted in Undisclosed
Tagged 1985, Highlands, Secret Highland, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery
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Deanston 12, 2006-2019, Fino Cask 1608, 55%
Everytime when a whisky matured, or in this case finished, in a Fino Sherry cask pops up, my interest peaks. Apart from actually liking Fino Sherry, I find it imparts great flavors on whiskies through the reuse of the oak. … Continue reading
Fettercairn 18, 1990-2009, Oloroso Quartercask 2902, 50%
I haven’t reviewed many Fettercairn on this blog, and it’s fair to say I haven’t tried many more either. It’s one of those distilleries that used to have a bit of a shitty reputation with their whisky being too funky, … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 24, 1996-2021, Hogshead 1408, 45.6% – Wu Dram Clan
It took some doing and the sample that Wu Dram Clan sent me has now seen more of Europe than I have in the last decade, but eventually it arrived home. Of course, it was a rather highly anticipated whisky, … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Nevis
Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Fort William, Free Sample, Highlands, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan
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The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay
Recently a new brand of whiskies was brought to my attention (Thanks, Tom) from a bottler called ‘Fable’. I had never heard of them, but what I found out was that they had just released a set of five whiskies … Continue reading
Posted in Benrinnes, Caol Ila, Dailuaine, Linkwood, Mannochmore
Tagged 2008, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Dailuaine, Fable, Highlands, Islay, Linkwood, Mannochmore, Speyside
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Tomatin 21, 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels, 46% – OB for Travel Retail
With things being as they are, this seems a completely random bottle to buy, but somehow I did buy it. I planned to use it last year, in a tasting of some sort, but ended up not doing that for … Continue reading
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