Tag Archives: Highlands
Glenmorangie Milsean, 46%
For the seventh time Glenmorangie releases their annual Private Edition series. So far there have been hits and misses, and for me some unknown. The biggest success in the range was the Ealanta, I think. The Virgin Oak matured whisky was … Continue reading
Posted in Glenmorangie
Tagged Free Sample, Glenmorangie, Highlands, Milsean, NAS, Private Edition, Wine cask
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Picking a new cask for our club’s bottling
There’s no proper review today, since I didn’t really get around to writing a post yesterday. Apart from being rather busy over the weekend I spent yesterday afternoon with 40 others from the Usquebaugh Society to pick a new cask … Continue reading
Posted in Tomatin
Tagged Club Bottling, Highlands, Scott Adamson, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram
So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling
Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular
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Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 12: Clynelish 25, 45.8% – Cadenhead’s Cask Ends
So, yesterday I scored 50 points based on region and age, which is not a very high score, but in my case it’s the record of, I guess, the last few years. I was a happy camper with that. There … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Brora, Cadenhead's, Cask Ends, Cask Strength, Clynelish, Highlands, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 9: Edradour 11yo, 56.5%
Yesterday I actually scored some points, but since almost everyone scored points I actually went down in ranking. Today I was certain I would score some points as I was quite certain about my guess. Of course, things turned out … Continue reading
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Tagged 2003, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Edradour, Highlands, Pitlochry, Usquebaugh Society, Vinothek Massen
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 6: Inchfad 2001-2007, 45% (Loch Lomond)
After yesterday’s disappointing score (zero points, obviously) I was hoping for a bit of points to get away from the bottom of the list again. Well, that didn’t work out at all. Like last year there’s one of those weird … Continue reading
Posted in Loch Lomond
Tagged 2001, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Inchfad, Loch Lomond, Single Cask, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 4: Ben Nevis 18, 1995-2013, 51.8% – The Whisky Agency
After yesterday’s disappointing zero-pointer I had to put in another semi-random guess. I waited with today’s distillery selection until after the results, but since I tasted the whisky on Monday I wasn’t overly sharp on specifics anymore. Apparently, I wasn’t … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition Day 2: Old Pulteney 17, 46%
So, since yesterday didn’t get me anywhere, I had to make today count. Big time, since I’m away from home the coming two nights. If my palate is as crap as it was yesterday, it’s not going to get me … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackadder, Blind Tasting Competition, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Teaninich, Usquebaugh Society, Wick
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Malt Fascination 