Tag Archives: Islay

Houses Tyrell, Greyjoy, Lannister, and the Night’s Watch

Posted on 28 June 2019 by

So, rather counterintuitively, I got excited by the Game of Thrones whiskies. Generally I steer clear of those highly marketed, media tie-in things, but in this case the media tie-in is something I was rather enthusiastic about. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Bowmore, 56.1% – OB for Feis Ile 2014

Posted on 18 June 2019 by

Mostly, when a Feis Ile bottling comes out, there are ways of identifying it apart from the release for the festival. Lagavulin generally has an age, Ardbeg had some ridiculous theme, Laphroaig has a Cairdeas edition and so on. Bowmore … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 15, 55.4% – OB for Feis Ile 2012

Posted on 7 June 2019 by

It’s probably not a secret for anyone who has spent any time reading this wee blog, but I love me some Bowmore. Apart from some expressions that are just a bit too straight forward I think their lighter Islay character, … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 25, 1993-2018, 49.3 – Cadenhead’s for NL

Posted on 31 May 2019 by

Bruichladdich is one of those distilleries that I really, really like. However, I do recognize that the whisky distilled around its closing date in 1993. This must have been distilled in the last few months of it being open, before … Continue reading →

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Ardbeg 1993-2003, 52.9% – Spirit of Scotland for Potstill Vienna

Posted on 24 May 2019 by

Yet another random sample I found on my shelf. Ardbeg 1993 caught my eye since that’s a vintage that’s becoming insanely expensive nowadays. Of course, the label was lacking any other information, so I had absolutely no clue to the … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 1990, 28yo, 48% – The Whisky Nerds

Posted on 16 April 2019 by

I always get a little excited when a new Whisky Nerds bottling is announced. So far, all they’ve bottled is about the best you can spend you booze-allocated-money on. The Lagavulin was a bit of an exception, since it was … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 10, 58.2% – OB, Feis Ile 2018

Posted on 13 April 2019 by

It’s been two weeks since I posted. I knew it’d been a while, but I didn’t realize it was that long. In those two weeks I’ve barely had a moment to myself, didn’t write any notes and didn’t even properly … Continue reading →

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