Tag Archives: Islands
Arran 18, Sherry casks, bottled 2021, 46%
Even though the distillery isn’t even 30 years old, I think Arran have been on the right track for quite a while. They’re not really doing anything all that different from many of the other distilleries, but they do things … Continue reading
Jura 1997-2011, 45% – Samaroli Coilltean
This mix of three casks was bottled over a decade ago by Samaroli. That’s a legendary whisky bottler from Italy that is widely regarded as having bottled the best whiskies ever several decades ago. I’m not entirely sure how that … Continue reading
Unnamed Orkney 16, 2006-2022, Refill Butt DRU17/A65#4, 46% – The Ultimate
It’s been a while since I tried anything by The Ultimate. Generally I don’t really buy into the brand since I often find the whisky a little bit lackluster. Often bottled too young, under ten years old. That’s not necessarily … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 2006, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, The Ultimate, Undisclosed Distillery, Van Wees
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Ledaig 13, 2008-2021, PX Sherry Quarter Cask, 50% – Claxton’s Exploration Series
This Ledaig, the peated version of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, was bottled for the Netherlands, just under two years ago. Immediately upon release it started scoring really high marks, which isn’t too surprising for an affordable whisky that … Continue reading
Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory
Tagged 2008, Claxton's, High Spirits, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Netherlands, Sherry Cask, Tobermory
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Talisker 8 and 11, the Special Releases from 2021 and 2022
I kind of like Talisker. Always have, probably always will. However, I don’t like ‘everything’ Talisker. As in, their NAS releases, Storm, Dark Storm, Port Ruighe, Skye and probably some others that I can’t remember from the top of my … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Diageo, Heavily Peated Stocks, Islands, Isle of Skye, Lightly Peated Stocks, Skye, Special Releases, Talisker
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4x Talisker 10, bottlings from 1988, 2004, 2016 and 2021
In 2021 I found a guy on the internet that was selling sample sets of Talisker 10. Nothing too spectacular, except for the wide range of vintages he was selling them from. Of course I got a set, and then … Continue reading
Arran 13, Peated Pinot Noir Cask, 56% – OB for The Netherlands
Look at me reviewing a recent release of which I wasn’t sent a sample! That never happens! Anyway, this one popped up a few weeks ago on the shelves of Dutch whisky shops. It stood out because it being a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Bottled for The Netherlands, Islands, Isle of Arran, Wine cask
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Secret Orkney 2007-2022, 50.8% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired III’
In the 2022 series of They Inspired we find the second Secret Orkney bottling done by Michiel Wigman. Also, it is yet another Secret Orkney after several releases that have been done over the last couple of months by familiar … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 2007, Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dilesse, HIghland Park, Islands, Michiel Wigman, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Sukhinder Singh, They Inspired
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Talisker 25, 2006 release, 56.9%
I emptied this bottle a little while ago. It was a very nice thing to do because drinking whisky of this level is always a pleasure. It was also a very unfun thing to do, because it’s not something that … Continue reading
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