Tag Archives: Islay
Islay 1992-2002, 59.9% – James MacArthur’s
Interestingly, even with our current drive for information in the world of whisky and the flack that a lot of whiskies, brands and distilleries get for not disclosing enough, this doesn’t seem to have been a problem two decades ago … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Islay, James MacArthur's, Laphroaig, Undisclosed Distillery
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Lagavulin 19, Feis Ile 2019, Sherry Treated American Oak Casks, 53.8%
Another Lagavulin for Feis Ile! I knew I had this on the shelf, and I had carefully sipped from my sample before, but never got around to writing a review yet. A good thing that a holiday came up a … Continue reading
Lagavulin 13, Feis Ile 2021, High Char Port Finish, 56.1%
Another one I dug up from the sample shelf recently. I’ve been putting it of to review this one, mostly because I wanted to give it proper time and attention. This high regard I have for Lagavulins bottled from Feis … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 33, 1980-2013, Bourbon Barrel, 45% – James MacArthur
It’s been a minute since I tasted something new of a vintage like this! With older stocks depleting, older vintages become more rare as we go. Of course, that has always been the case, but I think in the future … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Fine Malt Selection, Islay, James MacArthur's
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Port Ellen 27, 1983-2010, Refill Butt 517, 59% – Signatory Vintage
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen. Not overly surprising with the distillery being closed for 40 years now. And because of that I expect that the frequency will go down further, until it hits the frequency … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Closed Distillery, Islay, Port Ellen, Sherry Cask, Signatory Vintage
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Caol Ila 11, 2010-2022, First Fill Bourbon Barrel 321701, 56.9% – Archives
Apart from starting to look like the Archives fanboy channel over here, I do really enjoy almost everything they put out. I say almost, because I like some whiskies better than others, but I have to admit that nothing ‘bad’ … Continue reading
Bowmore 17, 2002-2019, Bourbon Hogshead, 53.6% – Cadenhead
Over a decade ago I visited quite a lot of whisky tastings at De Whiskykoning in Den Bosch. Even back then, when a 6 to 10 year old Bowmore from around 2000/2002 came out from bottlers like The Ultimate or … Continue reading
Williamson 2010-2020, Refill Barrel twj-Lph01, 52.2% – The Whisky Jury
And yes, of course this is Laphroaig. Williamson is a regular name for undisclosed Laphroaig, named after Bessie Williamson, the distillery manager at Laphroaig from the Second World War to 1972, with her also being owner of the place since … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Islay, Laphroaig, The Whisky Jury, Undisclosed Distillery, Williamson
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