Twitter Updates
- I think this is the best grain whisky I've had in years. Girvan 27, 1989-2017, Bourbon Barrel 167863, 51.4% - Càrn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- I always wonder who decides what goes into a blended malt like this. Blended Malt, 1993-2017, Ex-Sherry Hogshead 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
- Does this whisky make whisky's biggest fault? Is it bland? Orkney Island 2005-2020, 14yo, 59.7% - Berry Bros & Rud… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- An Irish whiskey from Germany that has multiple personalities. Or at least multiple names. Lichtburg, 15 year old… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
- Can this be anything but Lagavulin without some serious deception? An Islay Distillery 12, 2008-2020, 54.2% - Firs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
Tag Archives: Limited Edition
Yellowstone Limited Edition 2017 vs 2019, 50.5% (101 proof)
In the first tasting by Whisky4All I participated in we tasted the 2019 bottling of Yellowstone’s Limited Editon. I instantly bought a bottle because of the enormous complexity and goodness it showed. Even before I wrote notes, or told the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Limestone Branch, Yellowstone
Tagged 2017, 2019, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Limestone Branch, Limited Edition, Wine cask, Yellowstone
Leave a comment
Just short of greatness
You know that feeling when you are tasting a very, very good whisky, but somehow it just doesn’t cross the magical 90-point threshold? You realize that you’re tasting whisky that’s way above average, but you can’t shake the feeling you … Continue reading
Yamazaki Limited Edition 2016, 43%
Mind that this is not the one that got the rave review from Jim Murray and went up in price from some € 80 to € 1500 in a few months. I have been able to try the previous two releases in … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki
Tagged Bottle Share, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition, Suntory, Yamazaki
Leave a comment
Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014, 43%
A while ago I reviewed the 2015 edition of Yamazaki’s Limited Edition. As with anything related to Japanese whisky, it was a rather popular post in last year’s statistics. I might even have had the first review of that online. … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki
Tagged Japan, Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition, NAS, Suntory, Yamazaki
Leave a comment
Yamazaki Limited Edition 2015, 43%
As part of a deal for a bottle I recently sold I could come over the guy who bought it and pick some samples. He’s very focused on Japanese whisky and therefore has some contacts in the land of the … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki
Tagged Japan, Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition, NAS, Yamazaki
1 Comment
Lagavulin 12, Friends of the Classic Malts, 48%
Back in 2008 this whisky was released. Apparently the release was kind of a mess, since the price at which is became available was completely wrong initially. As in, while the RRP was set to some € 80, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin
Tagged 1995, Diageo, Friends of the Classic Malts, Islay, Lagavulin, Limited Edition
2 Comments
Tobermory 15yo, 46.3%, Limited Edition 2008
Ah, Tobermory. I have a weird relationship with that distillery. When I went to my first whisky tasting ever, in Den Bosch at Barrique, there was one which I thought absolutely sublime. I only ended up not buying it since … Continue reading
Posted in Tobermory
Tagged Burn Stewart Distillers, Highlands, Islands, Limited Edition, Oloroso Cask, Tobermory
1 Comment
My favourite whiskies of 2013
I see a lot of blog(ger)s out there have already started their end-of-year lists rating some of their most favourite whiskies of the annum. I’ve been doing the same since I started so I can’t lag behind now, can I? … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Balblair, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, High West, Invergordon, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Midleton, Springbank, Zuidam
Tagged 100 Rye, American Prairie Reserve, Balblair, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Campbeltown, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Grain Whisky, High West, Highlands, Invergordon, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Limited Edition, Master of Malt, Midleton, Millstone, Netherlands, Number One Drinks, Old Particular, Small Batch, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Whisky Exchange, USA, Wealth Solutions, Zuidam
Leave a comment
Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon 2012, 55.7%
This little baby was the reason I triggered that Bottle-Share thingy again. I had been hearing such great and excaggerated things about it, that it must be a tremendous bourbon. And that while I am not a Four Roses fan. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Four Roses
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Four Roses, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Limited Edition, Small Batch
2 Comments
Danfield’s Limited Edition, 21 years old, 40%
The third whisky in the Canadian whisky tasting and book review, on the interwebs lovingly known as #DavinTT. I missed this one since I was out with friends for the weekend and it took me over a month to get … Continue reading
Posted in - Canadian Whisky, Black Velvet
Tagged Black Velvet, Canada, Canadian whisky, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, Limited Edition
Leave a comment
