Tag Archives: NAS
Bowmore, Bw5, 50.2% – Elements of Islay
Although there’s no official age on the bottle, and most distillers want us to be led by flavor nowadays, The Whisky Exchange has disclosed the youngest whisky in this bottling is from 1996. At the time of bottling, this made … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bowmore, Bw, Elements of Islay, Islay, NAS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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English Whisky Company, Peated, 55.2% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
I am a lazy slob. So, that’s out there. Now you know. I am lucky enough to sometimes receive some trade samples for reviewing purposes, but my organizational skills are so poor that they become mixed up with all other … Continue reading
Ailsa Bay, 48.9%
This, like last week’s Ladyburn, is a sample I got from Kevin Abrook during his Masterclass at Maltstock. Ailsa Bay is the newest malt whisky distillery in the William Grant & Sons company. Ailsa Bay is built up as part … Continue reading
Glenmorangie Milsean, 46%
For the seventh time Glenmorangie releases their annual Private Edition series. So far there have been hits and misses, and for me some unknown. The biggest success in the range was the Ealanta, I think. The Virgin Oak matured whisky was … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Sample, Glenmorangie, Highlands, Milsean, NAS, Private Edition, Wine cask
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Is bourbon being de-premiumized?
This will be me just voicing my worries about the bourbon industry. A while ago I read on Sku’s Recent Eats that Elijah Craig no longer has the big ’12’ on the front label. It has moved to the back label … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Knob Creek
Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knob Creek, NAS, Patiently Aged, USA
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The annual ‘Islay’ tasting at De Whiskykoning
Every year for quite a while I’ve been going to De Whiskykoning‘s ‘winter tasting’, which consists of only peaty drams. Mostly, that boils down to six whiskies from Islay. Sometimes there’s another one in the tasting from Jura or another … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Bowmore, Kilchoman
Tagged Ardbeg, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Feis Ile, Islay, Islay Festival, Kilchoman, NAS, Perpetuum, Virgin Oak
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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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Spey Chairman’s Choice, 40%
Those very tall Spey bottles have been eyeing me at the liquor shop for some months, but I never picked one of them up. While they look nice they don’t really fit my shelves, and Speyside distillery isn’t one that … Continue reading
Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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