Tag Archives: Sherry Cask

Benromach 2010-2018, Peat Smoke, Sherry Cask, 59.9% – OB

Posted on 16 May 2019 by

A little while ago a friend of mine (RvB) bottle-shared half his bottle and after someone got there first, I took the remaining 25cl. Generally, Benromach is a very solid whisky that works very well with both bourbon and sherry … Continue reading →

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Springbank Local Barley 14yo, 1999-2014, 57.8% – Springbank Society

Posted on 13 May 2019 by

Yet another sample I had in my cupboard from some years ago! And what a sample it is. A local barley Springbank (they already got me there), from the Springbank Society (cool, cool), from a sherry cask and bottled for … Continue reading →

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Macallan 1990-2003, 12yo, 57.6% – Signatory Vintage

Posted on 5 May 2019 by

Yet another random sample I grabbed from my shelf before I went on holiday last week. On the label there was only the vintage and the ABV, so at least I knew I didn’t want to start with this one. … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 1990, 28yo, 48% – The Whisky Nerds

Posted on 16 April 2019 by

I always get a little excited when a new Whisky Nerds bottling is announced. So far, all they’ve bottled is about the best you can spend you booze-allocated-money on. The Lagavulin was a bit of an exception, since it was … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 10, 58.2% – OB, Feis Ile 2018

Posted on 13 April 2019 by

It’s been two weeks since I posted. I knew it’d been a while, but I didn’t realize it was that long. In those two weeks I’ve barely had a moment to myself, didn’t write any notes and didn’t even properly … Continue reading →

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Tamdhu Batch Strength 001, 58.8%

Posted on 29 March 2019 by

Sometimes someone else posts a bottle-share in ‘my’ bottle-share group and sometimes I buy or trade a sample of said share. In this situation, I got my hands on a 2015 bottling of Tamdhu, the first of their Batch Strength … Continue reading →

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Speyside Region Blended Malt, 1973, 43yo, 47.4% – The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 24 March 2019 by

Of course, I’m far too late in reviewing this sample that was sent to me by The Whisky Exchange. However, I very much doubt the bottles lasted a second longer because of it. A blended malt from the early seventies, … Continue reading →

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