Tag Archives: Islay
Islay Single Malt 13, 2009-2023, 53.3% – Michiel Wigman
This entire thing I’m doing (and many others with me) of whisky blogging is really fun, quite a bit of work and sometimes utterly confusing. Sometimes you try something that you expect everyone to love and it just falls flat. … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Undisclosed
Tagged 2009, Ardbeg, Bourbon Cask, Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dillesse, Islay, Michiel Wigman, Roland Puhl, They Inspired, Undisclosed
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Caol Ila 13, Feis Ile 2023, PX and Oloroso Butts, 60.4%
Yet again, Tom gets to profess his love for Islay whiskies! As a superhero comic book devotee, I really jolted when on 20 July there was a documentary released about the comic book industry, this one being from the DC … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Guest Post, Islay, Sherry Cask, Tom van Engelen
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Bunnahabhain Staoisha 7, 2013-2021, Barrel 13000244, 59.1% – Archives
Bunnahabhain took a page from the Bruichladdich book by rebranding their different styles into different brands. Where Bruichladdich has the distillery name for the unpeated single malt, Port Charlotte for their peated whisky and Octomore for their liquid ashtrays, Bunnahabhain … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain, Staoisha
Tagged 2013, Archives, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Goatfell, Islay, Staoisha, Whiskybase
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Caol Ila 30, 1981-2011, Bourbon cask, 52.9% – Liquid Sun
So, ages ago when I got a bunch of bottles in that were scoring well different than you’d expect by checking the label and bottler, I also got this 30 year old Caol Ila. Early eighties Caol Ila is a … Continue reading
Laphroaig 13, 1992-2005, Bourbon Cask 3407, 59.5% – Signatory Vintage
Back when I started my whisky adventure I used to visit De Whiskykoning on a very regular basis (some say a too regular basis). After discovering Islay whiskies and cask strength independent casks, so fairly quickly, I was doubting between … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, De Whiskykoning, Islay, Laphroaig, Signatory Vintage
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Bruichladdich 22, 1991-2014, Hogshead 2270, 55.9% – Whiskybroker
I was going to start this review by stating that I really like trying Bruichladdichs from before their restart in 2001. That would have been too much information in a way, since I like trying Bruichladdichs no matter what. Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich
Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, Islay, Whiskybroker
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Bunnahabhain Mòine 15, 2005-2021, PX Finish, 55.3% – The Duchess
This time it’s not Archives’ tropical fish, generally from around Samoa, but a more ‘local’ series of animals. Animals found in the United Kingdom, if I’m not mistaken, from Dutch independent bottler The Duchess. The label is, not entirely surprising, … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain
Tagged 2005, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bunnahabhain, Hans Dillesse, Islay, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, The Duchess, Whiskey, Whisky
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Bunnahabhain Abhainn Araig, Feis Ile 2022, Bourbon + PX Octave Casks, 50.8%
Leave it up to me to enthusiastically buy a bottle of whisky, only to review it a year later. This Bunnahabhain was released for last year’s Feis Ile and much like several other brands the whisky is available through regular … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Feis Ile, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Lagavulin 13, Islay Jazz Festival 2021, Ex-Mezcal Casks, 54.8%
Much like the Lagavulin I reviewed a little while back, Tom has already reviewed this one on MaltFascination too. While he and I often draw similar conclusions, we do have different palates. I likes the High Char Port Finish a … Continue reading
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Tagged Diageo, Islay, Islay Jazz Festival, Lagavulin, Mezcal cask
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Bowmore 17, White Sands, Ex-Bourbon Casks, 43%
Some notes to start off this tasting note: Anyway, 17 year old Bowmore, from bourbon casks. That does sound good to me. I quite enjoyed a sample of this back in the day, when I participated in that Twitter tasting … Continue reading
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