Tag Archives: Highlands
Ardmore 1999-2018, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail
Interestingly, among the whisky geeks I know, these distillery labels by Gordon & MacPhail are not very popular. Being bottled at 43% doesn’t help, because it’s not cask strength. It’s not even 46%, which sits above the threshold for whisky … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Ardmore, Distillery Labels, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Whiskykoning
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Glenwyvis 2018, Batch 02/18, 46.5%
Yet another new distillery. I must have read about it somewhere, but when I saw the bottling in a newsletter I was still surprised. There are quite a few new-ish distilleries, so it’s hard to clearly see a single tree … Continue reading
Fable, a second batch
Some time ago, a new bottler showed up in shops without much fanfare. At least, it went quite unnoticed until the Mannochmore was rated with 90 points on Whiskyfun. Suddenly, things looked up and I went looking for a bottle. … Continue reading
Royal Lochnagar 28, 1973-2001, 50% – Old Malt Cask
When you have friends who try to celebrate decadence by pruning their whisky collection from anything that they wouldn’t rate at 90 points or higher, some old bottles tend to show up. I bought a set of bottles of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Douglas Laing, Highlands, Old Malt Cask, Royal Lochnagar
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Tobermory 21, Oloroso Finish, 46.3%
The second whisky from the autumn tasting, which seems to be well timed for a review since it’s about 30 degrees out here, is this Tobermory. A bottling that’s been available for a couple of years by now, and once … Continue reading
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Tagged Highlands, Islands, Isle of Mull, Mull, Oloroso Cask, Sherry Cask, Tobermory
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Royal Brackla 18, Palo Cortado Finish, 46%
This whisky was part of De Whiskykoning’s Autumn tasting from last year. In the middle of all the lockdowns there were sample packs instead of physical tastings with a bit of Youtube guidance. Good fun, although a bit less interactive … Continue reading
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Tagged Highlands, Palo Cortado, Royal Brackla, Sherry Cask, Whiskykoning
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Glendronach 12, 1963, 43%
Generally, what happens with samples that I have been saving for an at least somewhat special occassion, I forget who said samples came from. Normally, that’s a bit shameful but not too much of a deal. However, when the sample … Continue reading
Clynelish 8, 2010/2011-2020, Parcel No. 2, 48% – Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Casks
For a few years, Single Malts of Scotland, from Elixir Distillers, have branched out a little bit and have started doing small batches of whiskies instead of single casks. This Clynelish is one that came out two years ago and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, 2011, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Elixir Distillers, Highlands, SIngle Malts of Scotland
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Glencadam 19, 1990-2010, Bourbon/Sherry Cask 5984, 56.3% – A.D. Rattray
Well, this obviously wasn’t really a single cask, was it? It came from one cask, but before it was in that one, it was in another cask. I’ve heard, but am not sure 100% about it, that the SWA is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, A.D. Rattray, Bourbon Cask, Glencadam, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Glenugie 30, 1980-2011, ‘Deoch an Doras’, 52.13%
There are several translations for ‘Deoch an Doras’. What is seems to boil down to is ‘a farewell drink’, sort of like ‘one for the road’. Interestingly, this wasn’t Glenugie’s farewell drink, since 7 years later another bottling was released … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Chivas Brothers, Deoch an Doras, Glenugie, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Malt Fascination 