Tag Archives: Local Barley
Bad-Ass Whisky Night #4
My backlog of things to blog about is massive. I still have notes lying around from tastings I went to three years ago, and I still mean to use them for a write-up at some point. However, this tasting was … Continue reading →
Posted in Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank
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Tagged 1965, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, De Whiskykoning, Hazelburn, Local Barley, Longrow, Longrow Red, Rob Stevens, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Wine cask
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Springbank Local Barley 14yo, 1999-2014, 57.8% – Springbank Society
Yet another sample I had in my cupboard from some years ago! And what a sample it is. A local barley Springbank (they already got me there), from the Springbank Society (cool, cool), from a sherry cask and bottled for … Continue reading →
Posted in Springbank
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Tagged 10th Anniversary, 1999, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society
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Springbank 9yo, Local Barley, 57.7%
There are always these whiskies that sit on the shelf waiting for the right moment because they are (supposed to be) something different. Something (supposedly) special. This one was more or less that. More or less because it’s not overly … Continue reading →
Posted in Springbank
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Tagged 2009, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Springbank Local Bere Barley 11yo, 53.1%
I’m a tad late in reviewing this, about a year or so. This 11 year old Local Barley release is Springbank’s second release of the five promised bottlings. The first being the 16 year old and the third is a … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Springbank
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Springbank Local Barley 10, 57.3%
Funnily enough, when this got released in December, there was a mad scramble to get our hands on a bottle. My Bottle Share group on Facebook was mad about getting one and links to UK webshops were posted as soon … Continue reading →
Posted in Springbank
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Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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My whisky of the year
I love end of year lists. Mostly reading them, because it sifts a lot of the corn from the chaff. It means cutting 200-odd posts from every blog with just the top of that annum. There’s always this division between … Continue reading →
Posted in Springbank
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Tagged 1999, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Springbank, Whisky of the year
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Springbank Local Barley, 16yo, 54.3%
Ah, Springbank Local Barley. I think I have tasted two of the 1965/1966 ones and those were some of the best whiskies I’ve ever had. Now there’s a new one, although there have been some releases for the Springbank Society … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Local Barley, Springbank
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