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Tag Archives: Hogshead
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
Glenburgie 1983-2012, 28yo, 54.3% – Signatory Cask Strength for The Nectar
Another wee bottle share I did a little while ago. There are a couple of groups on Facebook in which you can sell your own bottles and this one popped up in there a little while ago. I decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Ballantines, Glenburgie, Hogshead, Pernod Ricard, Signatory, Signatory Vintage, Speyside
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Inchgower 1982, 29yo, 53.9% – Whiskybroker.co.uk
Sometimes I find a whisky with a certain profile that I find very hard to define, but oh so delicious. It happened with an Inchgower 1982 from Duncan Taylor. It also happened with a 1982 Clynelish I had during the BTC … Continue reading
Caledonian 1965, 40yo, 43.7% – Clan Denny
Clan Denny is currently the main supplier of old grain whisky, I think. There are some other brands (Sovereign comes to mind) but most whiskies from those are either less frequently released or less old. Not that grain whisky necessarily … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, Caledonian
Tagged 1965, Caledonian, Clan Denny, Grain Whisky, Hogshead, Hunter Hamilton
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Caol Ila 27, 1983-2011, 53.1% – Whiskybroker.co.uk
This is one of those samples of which I had totally forgotten it existed. Recently when we moved some furniture around I had to shift some boxes and decided to go through a bunch of samples. This is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Bladnoch Forum, Caol Ila, Hogshead, Islay, Port Askaig, Whiskybroker
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Longmorn 1976, 32yo, 54.7% – Wild West Whisky Fest
Right. The Wild West Whisky Fest. As far as I know this was a short lived whisky festival in Belgium, finding its roots in the VCWC (which is the bottler, sort of) meaning the Van Compernolle Whisky Club. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Hogshead, Longmorn, van Compernolle Whisky Club, VCWC, Wild West Whisky Fest
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