Tag Archives: Islay
Caol Ila 27yo, 1984, 56.1% – Signatory for LMDW
About two weeks ago I got a package in the mail with whisky samples from Israel. Not Israeli whisky, since that doesn’t exist yet, but random samples. It was sent to me by Shai Applbaum, a recently ‘acquired’ Facebook and … Continue reading
Manning up
I’ve been blogging about money quite a few times, if I remember correctly. What I didn’t tell so far is that I’ve been overspending in a rather ridiculous way the last year. It’s not that I cannot pay my bills … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Bladnoch, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Hazelburn, Kilkerran, Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 100 Proof, Adelphi, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Artisan Cask, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bladnoch Forum, Bonnie Clyde, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Distillery Only, Douglas of Drumlanrig, GlenDronach, Glengyle, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highlands, Islay, Kilkerran, Longrow, Lowlands, Marsala Wood, Raw Cask, Speyside, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Springbank Society, Whisky Live Leiden, Work in Progress
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The Blog Birthday Bash #3
Another year, another party. Since last year worked out really well, I decided to do it kind of the same this time around. Booze and barbecue. Last Saturday was the exact date I started blogging three years ago, on a … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, Aberfeldy, Bowmore, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Karuizawa, Springbank, St. George (USA)
Tagged Alameda, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islay, Japan, Karuizawa, Noh, Signatory, St. George, Tempest
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A Sense of Elemental Freedom, Port Charlotte, 7yo, 66.6% – SMWS
We’re taking it in a totally different direction with this Elemental Freedom stuff. Port Charlotte, one of the few numbers I do know from the Society goes for incredible sherry and peat combinations. In most cases accompanied by huge amounts … Continue reading
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2006, Dunlossit Farm, 50%
Islay Barley, how much attention can go to provenance? Springbank did their Local Barley whisky in 1965 for a while and they have picked that up again little over a decade ago. Now there’s this, not even just Islay Barley, … Continue reading
Bruichaddich The Organic, Multi Vintage, 46%
Last Wednesday Bruichladdich and Steve Rush of The Whisky Wire hosted a Twitter Tasting with four of their current releases. Steve Rush hosts about a million Twitter Tastings per year with all kinds of themes, blenders, distilleries and such. Usually … Continue reading
€ 1000 of whisky – Take 2
On April 9th of last year I blogged about a tasting I went to in which we tasted 6 whiskies, mounting up to a little over a grand of booze. The idea by the organization/hosts was to have one last … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, Bunnahabhain, Inchgower, Laphroaig, Macduff, Port Dundas, Teaninich
Tagged Adelphi, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bunnahabhain, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Duncan Taylor, Glen Drammor, Grain, Highlands, Inchgower, Islay, Laphroaig, Macduff, Port Dundas, Speyside, Teaninich
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Bunnahabhain 23, 46% – Master of Malt
Funnily enough, I was wondering why on God’s green earth people would water down single cask bottlings like this. It turns out, that the 46% is right on the money for this cask strength baby! How’s that for a coincidence? … Continue reading
Port Charlotte PI1 – Elements of Islay
It feels like it’s been ages since I received a sample of this dram from my friend Billy at The Whisky Exchange. Since then it’s been sold out since it picked up top honours from the Malt Maniacs Awards. I … Continue reading
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