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Glen Albyn 1976-2012, Refill Sherry Butts, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail
Jon Beach’s Advent Calendar wouldn’t be complete without a dram of all three former Inverness distilleries! The other two are reviewed already (Millburn and Glen Mhor), but the Glen Albyn was still lying in wait. To be honest I am … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Advent Calendar, Fiddler's, Glen Albyn, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Inverness, Jon Beach, Sherry Cask
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Millburn 1978-2008, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail Rare Vintage
A bottle of Millburn was my first ‘expensive’ whisky, years ago. It unfortunately set a precedent and things have been going in every which way since. I remember trying that bottle based on a sample Rob Stevens, of De Whiskykoning … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Advent Calendar, Fiddler's, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Inverness, Jon Beach, Millburn, Rare Vintage
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Glen Mhor 1980-2011, Refill Sherry Butts, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail Rare Vintage
Yet another obscure whisky from the Fiddler’s Advent Calendar. It has been a few years since I tried any Glen Mhor, which is not strange considering the place has been closed for 38 years. This gentle 43% whisky was bottled … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Advent Calendar, Closed Distillery, Glen Mhor, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Inverness, Rare Vintage, Sherry Cask
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Glen Albyn 23, 1978-2001, 43% – Signatory Vintage
Glen Albyn distillery was one of the three Inverness distilleries, that have all closed down during the 1980s. The other two are Glen Mhor and Millburn. I’ve only seen Millburn in passing by, it’s a restaurant now. Both Glen Mhor … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Closed Distillery, Glen Albyn, Highlands, Inverness, Signatory, Signatory Vintage
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Glen Mhor 1963, 25 years old, 40% – Sestante
I only got this sample of ‘Fine Old Highland Malt’ yesterday from whisky buddy BvdP. He told me to taste the whisky before looking up what it was, and on the label it only had the Whiskybase ID of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, Closed Distillery, Glen Mhor, Highlands, Inverness, Sestante
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Millburn 1975-2001, 25yo, 61.9% – Rare Malts
Millburn is one of those distilleries that you don’t come across often. I think most bottlers have had a bottle or two in their day, but it’s never been a high roller. I only ever had one bottle of an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Closed Distillery, Diageo, Highlands, Inverness, Millburn, Rare Malts
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Glen Ord 16, 48.4% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
Or, Old Perpendicular according to The Whisky Sponge. I tried to do some research into old and new perpendicularity, but I couldn’t find much differences. I had to give up at some point so there’s no actual result there. What … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas Laing, Glen Ord, Highlands, Inverness, Old Particular, Steve Rush, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Malt Fascination 