Tag Archives: Islay
Caol Ila 25, 1991-2016, 50.2% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
A while ago I took the train to Den Bosch for a whisky tasting there, and with the other two guys I was on that train we decided to have a dram underway. This was interesting since it was rush … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead's, Caol Ila, Cask Strength, Islay, Port Askaig
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Caol Ila 12, 56.2% – OB for Feis Ile 2016
The final dram in last November’s tasting at De Whiskykoning was this wee Caol Ila. Somehow Caol Ila had fallen a bit off my radar unless it was from the early eighties and I was a tad disappointed it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Diageo, Feis Ile, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Laphroaig Lore, 48%
Yet another NAS release from Laphroaig. I’ve said this in an article I wrote for our club’s magazine a few months ago, but Laphroaig has changed. And I am not talking about the distillate which was better in the sixties, … Continue reading
Kilchoman 2007-2016, 8yo, Feis Ile 2016, 56.6%
During November’s Winter Whisky Tasting at De Whiskykoning there are bound to be some Feis Ile bottlings. He does try to get some drams in that I don’t already know and while that sounds awfully entitled, I book the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Cask Strength, De Whiskykoning, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, Whisky tasting
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Ardbeg Dark Cove, 46.5%
The Darkest Ardbeg Ever! According to Ardbeg that is. It’s a very strange statement since there are plenty of darker Ardbegs out there, both from independent bottlers and Ardbeg themselves. So marketing nonsense to get people hyped up. In the … Continue reading
Bruichladdich 1986-2006, 19yo, 54.4% – Blackadder Raw Cask
This is a whisky with a bit of a personal back story. Back in 2007 I planned to go to Scotland for a weekend with two of my best friends. We had booked tickets, and rooms in some hostel in … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich
Tagged 1986, Blackadder, Bruichladdich, Cask Strength, Islay, Raw Cask
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Two young Bunnahabhains, peated vs. unpeated
Like yesterday’s duo of Caol Ila whiskies, today we’re trying two Bunnahabhains. Yesterday the comparison was in the differring alcohol percentages, today those are the same, but one whisky is peated, while the other one is more to the traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Bunnahabhain, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Islay, The MacPhail's Collection
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Two young Caol Ilas from 2007
Since the theme of the first bit of 2017 is to get through a boat load of samples, here’s two in one go. Both are from Caol Ila distillery on the eastern shore of Islay, and both are from 2007. … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged Beacon Spirits, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Islay, Port Askaig, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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BTC Sample 16: Bunnahabhain 1991-2014, 46%, Wemyss ‘A Thread of Smoke’
Yesterday’s Whatsapp discussion with SA, on the forum as ‘SigaarJood’ (he can state things like that without it being discriminatory because he’s part of a minority): Me: You’re getting a light smoke too? I’m sure as hell liking it, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Blind Tasting Competition, Bunnahabhain, Islay, Usquebaugh Society, Wemyss
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BTC sample 13, Lagavulin 12, 2016 edition, 57.7%
Right. I have no clue what’s happening here. Apart from the fact that I didn’t enter my guess for Saturday, simply because I forgot and got home late. So that was a zero pointer. I haven’t blogged about Friday’s sample … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Diageo, Islay, Lagavulin, Usquebaugh Society
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Malt Fascination 