Tag Archives: Marsala cask
Finglassie ‘Lowland Smoke’, bottled in 2021, Marsala cask, 54% – Cooper’s Choice
To close of a short series of undisclosed single malts we’ll try this one. Of course, it’s not really undisclosed, since the subtitle of the whisky says ‘distilled at Inchdairnie Distillery’, but Finglassie is close enough. Inchdairnie Distillery is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Finglassie, Inchdairnie, Kingdom of Fife, Lowlands, Marsala cask
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Benriach 12, bottled 2020, 46% – The Smoky Twelve
I guess that settled whether I should write ‘smoky’ or ‘smokey’… Anyway, this BenRiach is one of the revamped editions from recent years, after Brown-Forman took over. A mix of casks was used, with Bourbon, Sherry and Marsala casks all … Continue reading
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Tagged BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Brown-Forman, Marsala cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Smoky Twelve, Whiskykoning
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Aberlour 10, 2010-2021, Marsala Finish, 46% – Hart Brothers
As stated last week, Aberlour isn’t exactly on my radar. Mostly because, apart from the rocket fuel that is A’Bunadh, I don’t really care for most of the official releases. A bit too smooth, a bit too sweet, a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Aberlour, Hart Brothers, Marsala cask, Speyside, Whiskykoning
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Glenturret 10, 2010-2021, Marsala Hogshead 6358, 57.8% – Infrequent Flyers
Generally, I think Glenturret is a fine distillery. Not that I gobble up anything that becomes available, but the general level of quality is ‘pretty deece’. Of course, there’s quite some rather legendary stuff from the late seventies, but when … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Alistair Walker Whisky Company, Glenturret, Highlands, Infrequent Flyers, Marsala cask
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World Whisky Tasting: Ireland 2021, by De Whiskykoning
Contrary to regular years, in which I visited the shop in Den Bosch regularly for tastings, I now visit the shop semi-regularly to pick up tastings. As in, samples, for later tasting. I generally get a sample pack of each … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Busker, Hinch, Kilbeggan, Teeling, Undisclosed, Writer's Tears
Tagged 2003, 2005, Bourbon Cask, Brabazon, Hinch, Irish Whiskey, Kilbeggan, Marsala cask, Pot Still Whiskey, Rob Stevens, Sherry Cask, Single Pot Still, Teeling, The Busker, The Irishman, Whiskykoning, Whiskyslijterij De Koning, Writer's Tears
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Guest Post: Dalmunach Fun by Cooper’s Choice
Once more, Tom writes a guest post on some recent discoveries he did. In this case, something truly new: Dalmunach whisky! Dalmunach was erected on the site of the much beloved yet quite unknown Imperial Distillery. As a whiskynerd interested … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Dalmunach, Guest Post, Imperial, Madeira cask, Marsala cask, Speyside, Tom van Engelen
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Bunnahabhain Moine 2004, 13yo, Marsala Cask, 56.6% – OB Distillery Only
In April of last year I went to Islay with three of my best friends for a rather epic week of booze, scenery, Scotland and a few games of Cards Against Humanity. We decided to not do too many distillery … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004, Bunnahabhain, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Islay, Marsala cask, Scotland 2018
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Bunnahabhain, 2018
Exactly two weeks ago was the day we visited Bunnahabhain Distillery. I did visit it before in 2010, but I didn’t do a tour back then. There wasn’t enough time during our stay on Islay to also take in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Distillery tour, Islay, Manzanilla cask, Marsala cask, Scotland 2018, Sherry Cask, Warehouse tasting
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Malt Fascination 