Tag Archives: Scotland
Balblair 18, 2002-2020, Hogshead 20100, 51.7% – The Single Malts of Scotland (for Belgium)
Balblair is one of those distilleries that I have a soft spot for, even though their whiskies don’t often end up on my shelf. Their official releases are quite hard to get in The Netherlands, for some reason, and unofficial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Balblair, Belgium, Bourbon Cask, Edderton, Elixir Distillers, Highlands, Scotch, Scotland, Single Malt, SIngle Malts of Scotland, The Nectar, Whiskey, Whisky
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Lowrie’s Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky, 45.7% – Thompson Brothers
The thing that made this blended whisky stand out, apart from the fun label (a bit reminiscent of That Boutique-y Whisky Company) was that they partially matured the whisky on Campervan beer casks. I don’t have much experience with that … Continue reading
Blair Athol 14, 1998-2012, Ex-Bourbon Cask AM 007, 47.8% – Asta Morris
A while ago I ordered some ridiculous samples from WhiskySample.nl and with it came this surprise Blair Athol. Asta Morris is a bottler is somehow like but never keep track of. Strange, because the very first experience I had with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Asta Morris, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Independent Bottling, Pitlochry, Scotch, Scotland, Single Malt
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Old Pulteney, 1999-2019, 19yo, 56.5% – Gordon & MacPhail
Last year, when this came out, it was quickly ramped up to be ‘the next best thing’. Generally, in the world of whisky, these things die down quickly, but in this case the ratings and reviews kept popping up, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Connoisseur's Choice, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Scotland, Sherry Cask, Wick
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Loch Ness Brewery’s Whisky Beers
About two and a half years ago we went to Scotland on our family holiday. Apart from spending a week on Skye, we also spent a week in the vicinity of Loch Ness. During our stay there I (obviously) had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer
Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland
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A tour of Balvenie
So, during our little tromp through Speyside last week we started the Whisky bit off with a rather expansive tour of Balvenie distillery, their wee maltings and the cooperage. We were right on time for the tour, and were welcomed … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Balvenie
Tagged Balvenie, David Mair, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Distillery visit, Scotland, Speyside, Warehouse 24, Whisky tasting, William Grant & Sons
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Beer up!
I’ve not blogged on Friday and today is going to be a weird one too. My internet at home is down for some reason and I’ve been away for the weekend. Writing reviews on my phone is not something I … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Tagged Beer, Belgium, Bottle Share, Fiddler's, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland, Travel, Whisky
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IPA is Dead. Long live IPA! 4
Another year, another pack of single hop IPAs from BrewDog. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get them this year since our local liquor shop didn’t stock the pack this year. Ordering from BrewDog doesn’t happen often since … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 