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Tag Archives: Retro Labels
Strathisla 15, 40% – Gordon & MacPhail
While you can’t really see it in the title, this is some old shit. I got this in a recent sample swap and on that label, much like this title, it didn’t really say what it was. My first thought … Continue reading
Strathisla 1967-2015, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail’s
In the very first bottle share I ever did, which was a Gordon & MacPhail themed one, I had a bottle of 30 year old Strathisla, at 43%. Since that was about six years ago that still was distilled a decade after … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Keith, Retro Labels, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Strathisla
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Ardmore 1996-2013, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail
Another one from the ‘The Wood makes the Whisky’ campaign. It’s bottled under G&M’s retro label series, in which they bottle whiskies with labels used by the distilleries decades ago. A 16 year old Ardmore (or maybe 17, that’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ardmore, Fortune Brands, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Retro Labels, Sherry Cask, The Wood Makes the Whisky
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Springbank 1995-2012, 56.5% – The Whisky Exchange Retro Labels
As far as I know, Springbank is a popular distillery. Yet somehow, it took The Whisky Exchange over two years to sell this 16 or 17 year old whisky from their shop. It was quite reasonably priced as well, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Retro Labels, Springbank, The Whisky Exchange
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Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam
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Clynelish 18yo, 50.6% – The Whisky Exchange Retro Series
No, don’t go rushing to The Whisky Exchange’s site. It’s long gone. An affordable Clynelish that is well aged and matured in a good sherry cask is going to be popular. If, on top of that, Serge Valentin of Whiskyfun.com … Continue reading
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Tagged Brora, Clynelish, Eastern Highlands, Highlands, Retro Labels, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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Linkwood 16yo, 48% – The Whisky Exchange Retro Series
Every year around the Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show event in London, they release a slew of special bottlings. Mostly these consist of their Retro labels, in which they have an artist draw up some old fashioned style labels for … Continue reading
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Tagged Diageo, Linkwood, Retro Labels, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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