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Peat, Blended Malt, 59.3% – Elements of Islay
Yesterday a surprise sample came in from London. It was sent by Speciality Drinks Ltd. I was going to say The Whisky Exchange since in everyone’s world they’re the same thing, but Billy keeps hammering at the difference during Maltstock … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged Blended Malt, Cask Strength, Elements of Islay, Free Sample, Islay, Peat, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2016
Yesterday I went to another awesome session of the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar. I took some pictures, but obviously not of everything I tried. I am far too forgetful for that, and I also don’t want to disclose my … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival, Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Kavalan, Linkwood, Longmorn, Springbank, Tomatin
Tagged 1976, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2002, Ben Nevis 1973, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Cask Strength, Christmas Edition, Claret cask, Clynelish 1982, Daily Dram, First Cask, Highlands, Islay, Kavalan, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Old Pulteney, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Solist, Speyside, Springbank, Taiwan, Tomatin, Whisky Import Nederland
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Ardbeg 2003-2011, 7yo, 59.6% – SMWS (33.101 – Fabulous, thigh slapping smoke)
Another one of those funky names from the SMWS, but this one is less ridiculous than some, and actually makes some sense. It’s the other whisky we tried while we were at The Vaults in Leith. It was recommended that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2003, Ardbeg, Islay, Leith, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Society's Share, The Vaults
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Port Charlotte 2004-2015 , 10yo, 50% – Caskplan
Caskplan is a Dutch collective of whisky fanatics that own some casks in Scotland. Obviously they plan to bottle those casks under their own label and have some awesome drinks available that they owned from the distillation date till the … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged 2004, Bruichladdich, Caskplan, Islay, Port Charlotte
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Bunnahabhain 1987-2015, 28yo, 55% – The Whisky Agency
In 2014 during the Blog Birthday Bash, Teun was kind enough to bring a bottle of 1987 Bunnahabhain. That was one of the more popular drams of the evening and my first encounter with what turns out to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Bunnahabhain, Islay, Refill Hogshead, The Nectar, The Whisky Agency
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The annual ‘Islay’ tasting at De Whiskykoning
Every year for quite a while I’ve been going to De Whiskykoning‘s ‘winter tasting’, which consists of only peaty drams. Mostly, that boils down to six whiskies from Islay. Sometimes there’s another one in the tasting from Jura or another … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Bowmore, Kilchoman
Tagged Ardbeg, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Feis Ile, Islay, Islay Festival, Kilchoman, NAS, Perpetuum, Virgin Oak
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Blind Tasting Competition day 14: Port Charlotte PC11, 59.5%
So, the end of the competition is drawing close, but there’s still room to get some points. Even so, if I would get 100 points per day now, and nobody else would too, I’d still win. You can guess I … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bruichladdich, Islay, PC11, Port Charlotte, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 8: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015, 200th Anniversary, 51.5%
So, a bit of a cool down after that Ailsa Bay. Anything cask strength would still be a cool down, more or less. I heard someone talk about this whisky on WhiskyCast a couple of months ago, and saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged 200th Anniversary, Blind Tasting Competition, Cairdeas, Feis Ile, Islay, Laphroaig, NAS, Usquebaugh Society
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Advent Calendar Day 11 & 12: Arran, batch 4, 52% (That Boutique-y Whisky Company), Caol Ila 12yo, 43%
I didn’t write anything about the Advent Calendar yesterday since I didn’t have time for it, so today is a double post. Behind door 11 is Master of Malt’s own Boutique-y Whisky Company, and more specifically it’s the fourth batch … Continue reading
Posted in Arran, Caol Ila
Tagged Advent Calendar, Arran, Caol Ila, Diageo, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Islands, Islay, Isle of Arran, Master of Malt, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Malt Fascination 