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GlenDronach 17, 1995-2013, PX Sherry Puncheon, 56.6% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
Ah, remember those days when ordering from the UK was affordable? When whisky coming from across the North Sea didn’t cost another 60-ish Euros in taxes and fees? Back in those days I ordered this GlenDronach. The distillery was all … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, GlenDronach, Highlands, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, The Whisky Exchange
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Distilled in Sutherland 5, 2023 Edition, 48.5% – Phil & Simon Thompson
Earlier this year I got my hands on the 2022 edition of ‘Distilled in Sutherland‘, which is a blended malt of all three distilleries in Sutherland. That means it’s Clynelish, Brora and Dornoch. With it being 5 years old it … Continue reading
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Tagged Blended Malt, Brora, Clynelish, Dornoch, Highlands, Phil and Simon Thompson, Sutherland
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Ardnamurchan 7, 2014-2022, Unpeated 1st Fill Spanish Oloroso Sherry Cask 435, 60.2% – OB for 12 Barrels
Even though Ardnamurchan is still young whisky, like yesterday’s 1770 and quite some others nowadays, Arnamurchan seems to have an old soul. This whisky tends to punch above it’s age, and works well in a variety of casks. Knowing this … Continue reading
Scapa 8, 1988-1996, Oak Cask, 64% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
The eternal conundrum of old and young whisky. This one is both, since it’s only 8 years old, but has been around for almost 30 years. Another one I got during Covid for the Weird Whisky Tasting I hosted back … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Authentic Collection, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Scapa
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Balblair 14, 2008-2022, Bourbon Cask 479, 58.2% – Hand Bottled at the Distillery
Last year, at the end of October, I was in the northern Highlands with my father-in-law and two brothers-in-law. We finally got around to our whisky trip that we had been planning for years. Something about each of us tag-teaming … Continue reading
Deanston 10, 2012-2023, 2nd Fill Oloroso Hogshead, 51% – WTF Utrecht
Even though I didn’t go to the WTF I got a bottle of this. Mostly because Thijs was very enthusiastic about it. Of course, that went straight into a bottle-share, since I simply can’t keep everything for myself for a … Continue reading
Edradour 12, 2011-2023, Oloroso Sherry Butts, 57.8% – Batch 1
So, as it turns out Edradour has also jumped on the ‘we now make a sherried cask strength version of our whisky’ bandwagon. Similar to Glengoyne, GlenDronach, and many others. There is a big difference though, because Edradour put an … Continue reading
Canmore and Canmore 12, Bourbon and Sherry casks, both 40% – Charles Edge
Apart from the Glenrothes and the Glen Garioch I reviewed a little while ago, the sample pack from Charles Edge also included two of their undisclosed single malt whiskies. One is a NAS (no age stated / non age statement) … Continue reading
Clynelish 12, Hand Filled Distillery Exclusive, Bourbon Cask, 58.9%
Even though when I was there no Hand Filled Exclusive was available, I got my hands on a sample of an earlier edition. I tend to love Clynelish, and therefore I try to get my hands on the occasional sample. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Brora, Clynelish, Diageo, Distillery Only, Hand Filled, Highlands
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Clynelish 16, Four Corners of Scotland, 49.3%
About 11 months ago I visited Clynelish distillery with the male section of my in-laws. We’d been planning a trip to Scotland for years, but everybody kept having kids (me included) which meant leaving the family to fend for themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Brora, Clynelish, Diageo, Distillery Only, Four Corners of Scotland, Highlands
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