Tag Archives: Islands
Ledaig 2007-2015, 8yo, 52.3% – Beacon Spirits
It’s with shame that I start this review. I got this sample from Bert Dexters, of Beacon Spirits, years ago and have completely missed it in reviewing. My sincere apologies, Bert. A young Ledaig as we have seen quite regularly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Beacon Spirits, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Tobermory
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Ledaig 1995-2020, 24yo, 46.4% – WhiskyNerds
It seems that a lot of bottlers are getting their hands on casks of Ledaig lately. And contrary to what was happening almost a decade ago, these casks aren’t shit. There were great ones by The Whisky Kingdom/Duckhammers and The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Free Sample, Highlands, Islands, Ledaig, Tobermory, WhiskyNerds
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Ledaig 25, 1995-2020, 48.5% – The Whisky Agency
It’s been a while since I had anything from The Whisky Agency, but recently I got the opportunity to buy some bottles and I did. I bought the 25 year old Ledaig, and a 23 year old Ben Nevis. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, The Whisky Agency, Tobermory
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Talisker 15, 57.3% – Diageo Special Releases 2019
The Diageo Special Releases are always a thing to look forward to as summer approaches. As in, that’s generally when the announcement happens or there is some marketing leak in which they releases are listed. When it happened last year, … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Talisker
Tagged Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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Talisker 18, 2019 release, 45.8%
When I started drinking whisky, about 15 years ago, we went straight from Glenfiddich 12 to Talisker 18 and Caol Ila 18. Let’s say I’ve never been sensible about whisky, or money. Anyway, back then this whisky made tremendous impact … Continue reading
Blended Malt, 18yo, 46.6% – Whiskybase
As we know by now, Whiskybase releases a whisky for every 10,000 whiskies added to their database. The last one that was released is a blended malt of 18 years old, at a very limited ABV of 46.6%. What we … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenrothes, Tamdhu
Tagged 2001, Blended Malt, Edrington, Glenrothes, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Macallan, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tamdhu, Whiskybase
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Highland Park Viking Scars, 10yo, 40%
I seriously cannot remember when I last bought a modern 40% whisky. Also, I cannot remember when I bought anything this regularly available. However, Serge’s 90 point review got me intrigued, and I was lucky enough to score a sample … Continue reading
Two Highland Park from 2002
Recently, Highland Park have started to be a lot more prolific in private cask releases. There’s still a slew of ‘Undisclosed Orkney’ going around, but I’m 99% sure that that is all Highland Park too, just without the official label … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Archives, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Whiskybase
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Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan
So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park
Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan
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Jura One and All, 21yo, 51%
Let’s get this out: I generally think of Jura as my second least favorite distillery in Scotland. The number one spot is taken by Abhainn Dearg. Somehow, I decided to give them another chance two years ago when this one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sherry Cask, Wine cask
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Malt Fascination 