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Tag Archives: Rare Malts
Mortlach 1978-1998, 20yo, 62.2% – Rare Malts Selection
By now the Rare Malts Selection is quickly becoming the stuff of legend. It’s not even that all of them are stellar whiskies, but enough of them are to lift up the entire series. And when they are stellar, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Advent Calendar, Diageo, Dufftown, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Mortlach, Rare Malts, Speyside
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The Return of the Queen
I like this guest-post thing, so when Tom van Engelen asked me if he could write one about Rosebank, one of his (and mine) favorite distilleries, I didn’t have to think about it for long! Read on! A whisky … Continue reading
Posted in - Guest Post, Rosebank
Tagged 1981, 1991, Closed Distillery, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rare Malts, Rosebank, Signatory
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Islay, a baby and Twitter
It’s been two weeks since I’ve blogged. In those two weeks quite a lot has happened, varying from major life changing things to unimportant things that are fun to yap about. Baby On May 17th, our third child, Cato, was … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Lagavulin
Tagged 1975, 1991, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Duchess, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Lagavulin Jazz Festival, Rare Malts
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Millburn 1975-2001, 25yo, 61.9% – Rare Malts
Millburn is one of those distilleries that you don’t come across often. I think most bottlers have had a bottle or two in their day, but it’s never been a high roller. I only ever had one bottle of an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Closed Distillery, Diageo, Highlands, Inverness, Millburn, Rare Malts
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The Usquebaugh Society’s 24th birthday – part 2
The rest of the birthday party for the Usquebaugh Society continued in much the same way. Epic whiskies were tasted, dumb jokes were being made (something about booze, and 30 good guys in one room), and tasting notes were scribbled … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Brora, Port Ellen, Tomatin, Undisclosed
Tagged Adelphi, Brora, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Getränke Weiser, Highlands, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Limerick, Northern Ireland, Port Ellen, Rare Malts, Speyside, The Whisky Shop, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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4 Rosebanks in a row
I almost wrote Four Roses, but that would be rather misleading. Especially for a post like this. Probably the most Serge Valentin-esque post I’m ever going to do with four rather different whiskies from one distillery. I was not able … Continue reading
Posted in Rosebank
Tagged Cadenhead, Closed Distillery, Den Bosch, Diageo, Falkirk, Gordon & MacPhail, Lowlands, Rare Malt, Rare Malts, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Whiskykoning
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