Tag Archives: Islands
Arran 19, 1996-2016, 54.7% – OB for Whiskysite.nl
The Dutch like Arran. Or more apt, the mainland of north-western Europe likes Arran. Over the last couple of years there have been loads of single casks for just about every festival and shop that’s in the business of doing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Arran, Bottle Share, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Whiskysite
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Ledaig, Vintage 1996, Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks, 46.3%
This limited edition Ledaig was released little over a month ago and I decided to share it. Since last year I actually have some positive experience with the brand, divided between their 18 year old, a 1974 vintage bottled 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Oloroso, Sherry Cask, Tobermory
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Arran 12, 2001-2014, 56% – OB Private Cask for The Netherlands (Bright Early Spring)
Back in 2014, right on the heels of The White Wizard and The Dark Lord came this release. Since then there have been a few, mostly bourbon casks from the importer and mostly sherry casks for festivals, shops and clubs. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Bright Early Spring, Dutch market, Islands, Lochranza, Private Cask
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Highland Park 1999-2010, 10yo, 59.3% – SMWS (4.141 – Simply Delicious)
Apparently, even the SMWS tasting panel is something lost for words when naming their whiskies. I can imagine after having done about 4000 of them, but ‘Simply Delicious’ doesn’t sound very inspired… Anyway, fresh bourbon barrel and Highland Park is … Continue reading
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Tagged HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, The Society's Share, The Vaults
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Ledaig 1974-1992, 43%
After trying the tremendous Ledaig 42 from 1972 last year, I thought there might be something to early seventies Ledaig. I never got around to trying many of those and when someone posted a share of this one on Facebook, … Continue reading
The Dark Lord vs. The White Wizard
While the title might not make sense to most of you, this will ring bells within the parts of Holland that like Arran. Back in 2014 the Dutch importer of the brand, Van Wees, released these two bottlings at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, 1999, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Van Wees, Whisky & Rum aan Zee, Zeewijck
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Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram
So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling
Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular
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The Best Whiskies of 2015
So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Glenlochy, Ledaig
Tagged 1950, 1972, 1980, 1995, Benromach, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Duncan Taylor, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Ordha, Speyside, Wealth Solutions, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons
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Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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Blind Tasting Competition day 13: Isle of Jura 1988, 51.2% – The Whiskyman for Sweden
Where yesterday saw me scoring for guessing the correct distillery, today saw me staying just clear of zero points based on a wild ABV guess. Just for the sake of completeness. After 13 days, you can technically have 1300 points. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sweden, The Whiskyman, Usquebaugh Society
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