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Tag Archives: Limited Edition
Four Roses 12, 55.7%, Limited Edition Small Batch 2020
Every year a batch of this limited edition is released, and every year they’re rather popular. At least, that used to be the case. For some reason, the 2020 edition that came out last year didn’t do too much initially. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Four Roses
Tagged Four Roses, Kentucky, Limited Edition, Small Batch, USA
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Ardbeg Scorch, Limited Edition 2021, 46%
Since you’re reading this blog, you probably have a passing interest in whisky. If you have, you probably know that Ardbeg releases an annual special edition. In yonder year, one could order the bottles straight from the distillery and you’d … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg
Tagged Ardbeg, Bourbon Cask, Dragon Char, Islay, Limited Edition, Scorch
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Burn Stewart Distillers, Highlands, Islands, Limited Edition, Oloroso Cask, Tobermory
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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 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
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