Tag Archives: Master of Malt
The season is upon us!
With the holiday season getting some traction, you can’t really avoid the new releases and special products anymore. While the rest of the planet is gearing up for Christmas, we (the Dutch and Flemish) still have Sinterklaas coming first. While … Continue reading
Inchmurrin, 54.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Well, it’s about bloody time I tried one of last year’s winners from the Malt Maniacs Awards, init? By checking the list again just now I found that I have not tried any of the gold medalists just yet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Loch Lomond
Tagged Highlands, Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Malt Maniacs, Master of Malt, NAS, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Wrapping up the FEW bottle-share
Late last year I set the first steps in doing a FEW Spirits bottle-share. I got interested in the distillery after reading a lot of positive reviews of their spirits. I wanted to know for myself since most of those … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, FEW, FEW Spirits
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, FEW Spirits, Illinois, Master of Malt, Paul Hletko, Rye, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA
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FEW Bourbon, 48.4%, batch 1 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
As far as I know this is the first independent release from FEW Spirits. There have been private bottlings, like that Cask Strength bourbon for Master of Malt, but this time they pushed a bit further. Not only is it … Continue reading
Posted in FEW, FEW Spirits
Tagged Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, FEW Spirits, Illinois, Independent Bottling, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Paul Hletko, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA, wheated bourbon
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True Blood, or Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Cherry Brandy Liqueur 2014, 27.8%
When I first saw this sample I thought the chaps at Master of Malt had devised some new brand again. Some spin-off from the True Blood tv-show and this was their test batch… Master of Malt and their infinite number … Continue reading
The FEW Spirits Bottle-share
Yesterday I printed the labels. Tonight I filled the samples. At least most of them, on both accounts. I used a printer I didn’t know and didn’t want to ruin labels so I printed page one only. After checking I … Continue reading
Posted in FEW Spirits
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, FEW Spirits, Gin, Illinois, Master of Malt, Rye Whiskey, Single Malt Whiskey, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA, White Dog
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Bottle-share: FEW Spirits Distillery from Evanston, Illinois
An extra post in the whisky onslaught of the Blind Tasting Competition to get some booze sent out before the new year! In good tradition I’m doing another Bottle-share of American stuff. I wanted to say whiskey, but in this … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - News and Announcements, FEW
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, Gin, Illinois, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Rye, Single Malt, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Master of Malt’s Dramcrackers
Last week I received a package from Master of Malt with their dramcrackers inside. Pretty cool, right? I’m not sure what to do with it though. Generally, when shops or bottlers send me booze they want a review of it … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Smooth Ambler
Tagged Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bourbon, Brandy, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Old Scout, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, Rum, Rumbullion, Sloe Gin, Smooth Ambler, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Whiskey, Whisky
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The Reference Series by Master of Malt, part 2.2
The second part of the second post on the Reference Series by Master of Malt, this time I’m trying II.2 and II.3, to which I still have to look up the introduced variables. I just did that and the addition … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky
Tagged Blended Malt, Free Sample, Master of Malt, PX finish, Reference Series
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The Reference Series by Master of Malt, part 2.1
A while ago I got some samples from Master of Malt again. They had just released the second iteration of their Reference Series, which could also be called Whisky Homework. I’m still slightly in doubt whether or not Master of … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged Blended Malt, Free Sample, Master of Malt, PX finish, Reference Series
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Malt Fascination 