Tag Archives: Islands
Jura 21, 44%
Jura is not one of my favorite distilleries. I got hugely turned off of them by some official 10 year old bottling from about a decade ago, and they’ve not been able to sway me back since. I know they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon casks, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sherry casks
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Talisker Dark Storm, 45.8%
Talisker is releasing a lot of NAS whiskies nowadays. And by a lot, I mean a lot. Especially if you realize it’s only one brand in a pool of many. It started about a decade ago with the Talisker 57 … Continue reading
Highland Park Ice, 17yo, 53.9%
The Highland Park Ice Edition. After a few series centered around viking-based marketing there suddenly was a new series that focuses on I don’t know what. Ice is not really an element, so that can’t be it. To be honest, … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park
Tagged HIghland Park, Ice, Islands, Orkney
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Ledaig 1999-2015, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseurs Choice
Since I’m trying to ‘pay my dues’ to the people who sent me samples over the last year or so, I just grabbed the one closest to me when I checked my cupboard. It just happened to be this Ledaig. … Continue reading
Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory
Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Connoisseur's Choice, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Tobermory
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BTC Sample 18: Tobermory 20, 1995-2015, 54.7%, Rest & Be Thankful
This Rest & Be Thankful brand is a bit of a strange one. When they started bottling two years ago they got things riled up with some hugely overpriced Octomores. If I remember correctly those were twice as expensive as the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Mull, Rest and be Thankful, Tobermory, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC sample 15: Arran 1996-2015, 18yo, 50.5%, Single Malts of Scotland
Yesterday I went to bed convinced I’d be scoring some decent points. I was certain I tasted a gently sherried Speysider, like Glenfarclas, with a nice bitter finish. The bitterness was quite pronounced, I even got a message stating it … Continue reading
BTC sample 5: Talisker 8yo, 2008-2016, 50%, Hunter Laing’s Old Malt Cask
So, I forgot to enter my guess for the fourth dram, but didn’t have a clue anyway. I would have guessed a random Speysider and I think I wouldn’t have had any points anyway. Yesterday’s entry post is a tad … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Blind Tasting Competition, Diageo, Hunter Laing, Islands, Old Malt Cask, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society
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Talisker Neist Point, 45.8%
So, Talisker Neist Point. A lot has been written about this when it came out. The usual suspects being quite outraged by its initial price tag of close to € 150. What also doesn’t help is that it’s a NAS whisky … Continue reading
Highland Park 18, 1956-1974, 43%
Recently I got the chance to get my mits on a tiny sample of this 18 year old Highland Park. Obviously I wanted in, and thanks to some timily obtained bottled I was able to trade for it instead of … Continue reading
Highland Park 1999, 16yo, cask 4260, 56.6% – Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange
The second sample I got from The Whisky Exchange is a cask strength Highland Park from 1999. About the same age (or exactly the same age) as the Aberlour. This one’s from a bourbon cask, which deviates a little bit … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Private Cask, The Whisky Exchange
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Malt Fascination 