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Bruichladdich 1986-1996, 57.2% – Scott’s Selection

So, three days ago I talked about starting off 2023 with reviews of some Islay whiskies. Somehow, in my mind this transformed into a week of ‘old’ Islay whiskies and that is obviously not something I can keep up. There … Continue reading

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Mannochmore 1978-1996, 60.3% – Scott’s Selection

It’s always nice to find background information to certain bottlings. Like this label stating ‘oakwood casks’, contrary to all kinds of whisky that was matured in other kinds of wood. Oh, wait. That doesn’t exist in the world of Scotch… … Continue reading

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The best of 2021

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading

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Port Ellen 19, 1977-1996, 58.9% – Scott’s Selection

Sometimes you realize you have some rather interesting tasting notes lying around. Stuff you tried but for some reason haven’t written about yet. By ‘you’ I mean me, because I realize most people do not write whisky blogs, although it … Continue reading

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Caol Ila 1981-2011, 61.7% – Scott’s Selection

1981 Caol Ila. Apart from me being born in that year, and my wife as well, some other fairly great things happened too. One of the things that interest me most is the vast amount of awesome Caol Ila that … Continue reading

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Dumbarton 1986-2011, 51.5% – Scott’s Selection

Dumbarton is one of those grain distilleries you don’t across often. You don’t across any of them often, but compared to the others, Dumbarton is kind of obscure. They’re only getting more obscure anyway, since the plant was demolished in … Continue reading

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Blog Birthday Bash #4

Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading

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Longmorn 1968-2003 – Scott’s Selection (USA)

A very well aged version of a Longmorn bottled for the USA market. Apparently there have been a couple good ones for the USA since this is the 3rd one I’ve tasted that trickled back to Europe. Nose: Full frontal … Continue reading

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Longmorn-Glenlivet 1967-2004 – Scott’s Selection

Not the kick-ass Longmorn I tasted at the Hielander Whisky Festival last week, but an ancient dram nonetheless. I got a sample from this from Dick de Jong a while ago and hadn’t gotten around to tasting it yet. Nose: … Continue reading

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Longmorn tasting

Last Friday a Longmorn was hosted for members and guests of the Kings Court Whisky Society by Govert van Bodegom. He is a Dutch Longmorn collector and knows just about everything about the distillery and its whisky. He started the … Continue reading

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