Tag Archives: Islay
BTC sample 9: Bruichladdich 13, 2002-2016, 58%, First Cask by WIN
I forgot to blog about yesterday’s dram. It was a 9 year old Glen Elgin by SMWS. I believe I got some points for the region. Today then. This is a dram I thoroughly enjoyed. It’s from a refill sherry … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich
Tagged 2002, Blind Tasting Competition, Bruichladdich, Islay, Sherry casks, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky Import Nederland, WIN
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BTC 2016, sample 3: Kilchoman 5, Sauternes Cask, 50%
Diminishing returns, already. But at least I’ve got another couple of points. 13, just for the ABV this time. I expected this whisky to be a Longrow because of its minerality, but it turned out to be a wine cask … Continue reading
Posted in Kilchoman
Tagged 2011, Blind Tasting Competition, Islay, Kilchoman, Usquebaugh Society, Wine cask
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Port Ellen1982-2010, 27yo, 55.5% – Old Bothwell
A week without a new post has gone by, and I’ve decided to catch up on some notes I’ve written ages ago. The first ones I came across in my little booklet were these of an early eighties Port Ellen … Continue reading
Laphroaig 1996-2016, 20yo, PX Sherry Butt, 50.6% – Masterpieces
Every year for The Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show, the guys at Speciality Drinks *1 bottle a cask for their Masterpieces range. This range consists of whiskies that the bottlers deem especially worthy of being called Masterpieces. In the past … Continue reading
Posted in Laphroaig
Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Islay, Laphroaig, PX Cask, Sherry casks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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Port Charlotte, 13yo, 2001-2015, Fresh Oloroso cask, 61.6% – Private Cask for Aart Appeldoorn
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Charlotte. It also seems the private casks and indie bottlings have gotten fewer in the last couple of years (maybe since Remy Cointreau took over?), but I got this sample from … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged 2001, Bruichladdich, Cask Strength, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Port Charlotte, Private Cask, Sherry Cask
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Port Ellen 1976-2001, 25yo, 50% – Old Malt Cask
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen, but my mate Jason gave me a sample of the bottle he opened for his 40th birtday, earlier this year. It’s not just any Port Ellen but one from the mid-seventies, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Closed Distillery, Douglas Laing, Islay, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen
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Kilchoman 2010-2015, 4yo, PX finish, 58.3% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
In my seemingly endless stash of samples (I really should stop buying bottle shares…) I recently found this sample from The Whisky Exchange. It somehow got in the back of the box and I can’t really keep track of each … Continue reading
Posted in Kilchoman
Tagged 2010, Free Sample, Islay, Kilchoman, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, The Whisky Exchange
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A whisky tasting with Jock Shaw – part 2
The second bit of the tasting review. A tasting organized by Drinks & Gifts for the customers of the shop, hosted by Jock Shaw. I described the tasting itself yesterday, and don’t have much to add to it. Jock was … Continue reading
Posted in Ardmore, Kilchoman, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Ardmore, Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Cooper's Choice, Highlands, Islay, Kilchoman, Laggan Mill, NAS, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Bowmore, Bw5, 50.2% – Elements of Islay
Although there’s no official age on the bottle, and most distillers want us to be led by flavor nowadays, The Whisky Exchange has disclosed the youngest whisky in this bottling is from 1996. At the time of bottling, this made … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bowmore, Bw, Elements of Islay, Islay, NAS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Malt Fascination 