Tag Archives: Islands
Arran 18, 46%
Woohoo! It’s here. The new Arran 18 has been released over the last week and today it arrived in Krommenie at our local bottle shop. Jolanda, who owns the place got nine bottles and I sure as hell am happy … Continue reading
The annual Bottom’s Up tasting at De Whiskykoning
This year I was invited again to join the Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch. Yesterday was the date and after a nicely long train journey I walked through my old home town to get to the shop just in time. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Ardbeg, Bakery Hill, Ben Nevis, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Linlithgow, Mortlach, St. Magdalene
Tagged Akashi, American Whiskey, Ancient Old Kentucky, Ardbeg, Ardbog, Authentic Collection, Blackadder, Bourbon, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Feis Ile, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Linlithgow, Lowlands, Millennium Bottling, Mortlach, Raw Cask, Speyside, St. Magdalene, USA, White Oak
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Blind Tasting Competition 4: Ledaig 8yo, 2005-2014, 53.3% – Whisky-Fässle
Yesterday was a proof in point that I can somehow trust my palate. I still am afraid of making a total ass of myself by stating something contrary to what I’ve said before on my blog. So far so good, … Continue reading
Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Tobermory, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky-Fässle
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Highland Park Sigurd, 43%
Highland Park Sigurd. I initially wanted this bottle because it’s called Sigurd. Sigurd is the Norse base name for Sjoerd, which is rather epic. It means something like ‘Keeper of Victory’. Rob, the owner of Whiskykoning in Den Bosch, saw … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park
Tagged Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sigurd, Warriors
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Port & Peat bottle share wrap-up
The only thing I’ve got to do with the Bottle share whiskies of the Port & Peat theme I recently bought, sampled, handed over and tasted is decide which one is my favorite and finish the bottles (read: my own samples). … Continue reading
Posted in BenRiach, Kilchoman, Longrow, Talisker
Tagged BenRiach, Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Carbost, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Kilchoman, Longrow, Port & Peat, Solstice, Speyside, Springbank, Talisker
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Talisker Port Ruighe, 45.8%
The Talisker Port Ruighe (Portree) is named after the island’s capital town and to make the name a bit of a gimmick they also decided to finish the whisky in port casks. Apart from the town name and the ‘port’ … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Bottle Share, Carbost, Highlands, Islands, NAS, Port & Peat, Port Cask, Skye, Talisker
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Port & Peat – A small bottle share
A couple of years ago in a whisky magazine, I can’t remember which one, I read an article about port casks being the new sherry casks. The main reason behind this train of thought was that Port still pretty popular, … Continue reading
Highland Park 1999, 11yo, 56.6%, Sherbet Fountains and Rainbow Drops – SMWS (4.158)
Due to quite a lot of sample buying and sharing from and with whisky buddies in England, I’ve gotten my hand on some SMWS samples. Apparently the SMWS there is loads more fun than it is in The Netherlands. Bummer … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Ledaig 16yo, 1997-2013, 56.8% – Gordon and Macphail for The Whisky Exchange
Ledaig and Tobermory, a distillery that supposedly releases some kick-ass drams every now and then, but one that I’ve never fallen in love with. I’ve tried quite a lot of the young Ledaigs from a couple years ago and can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, The Whisky Exchange, Tobermory
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Tobermory 15yo, 46.3%, Limited Edition 2008
Ah, Tobermory. I have a weird relationship with that distillery. When I went to my first whisky tasting ever, in Den Bosch at Barrique, there was one which I thought absolutely sublime. I only ended up not buying it since … Continue reading
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Tagged Burn Stewart Distillers, Highlands, Islands, Limited Edition, Oloroso Cask, Tobermory
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Malt Fascination 