Tag Archives: Sherry Cask
Speyside Region 1973-2016, 43yo, 49.2% – The Whisky Agency
The series this whisky is in is called ‘Good Vibes’. Generally that quite correct as to what I’m getting when having a dram of 1970s whisky. The whisky was distilled at an undisclosed Speyside distillery, which generally means Glenfarclas, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Cask Strength, Good Vibes, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery
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Caol Ila 12, 56.2% – OB for Feis Ile 2016
The final dram in last November’s tasting at De Whiskykoning was this wee Caol Ila. Somehow Caol Ila had fallen a bit off my radar unless it was from the early eighties and I was a tad disappointed it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Diageo, Feis Ile, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Kilchoman 2007-2016, 8yo, Feis Ile 2016, 56.6%
During November’s Winter Whisky Tasting at De Whiskykoning there are bound to be some Feis Ile bottlings. He does try to get some drams in that I don’t already know and while that sounds awfully entitled, I book the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Cask Strength, De Whiskykoning, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, Whisky tasting
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Ardbeg Dark Cove, 46.5%
The Darkest Ardbeg Ever! According to Ardbeg that is. It’s a very strange statement since there are plenty of darker Ardbegs out there, both from independent bottlers and Ardbeg themselves. So marketing nonsense to get people hyped up. In the … Continue reading
Clynelish 1996-2013, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice
Ooooh! A decently aged Clynelish! Or at least, that’s what I thought when I saw this in a tasting line-up last September (I’m behind, I know it). It was slightly less aged when I found out it had been bottled … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Clynelish, Connoisseur's Choice, Diageo, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Glenalba 34yo, 1981-2015, 40%
Somehow, Dutch newspapers and practically every news outlet in north-western Europe was raving about Lidl bottling a whisky that scores 95.5 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Of course, not a single self respecting whisky fanatic reads those scores, since … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - News and Announcements, Glenalba
Tagged 1981, Blended Whisky, Glenalba, Lidl, Sherry Cask
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Mortlach 1954-2012, 58yo,43% – Gordon & MacPhail’s Rare Old
Well, rare and old this one surely is! A 58 year old Mortlach! I still can’t really wrap my head around me getting this from Gordon & MacPhail. This one was also delayed quite a bit in reviewing, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1958, Diageo, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Mortlach, Rare Old, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Springbank 1969-2004, 35yo, 58.5% – Adelphi
Last week I finally got in the bottles for the most recent bottles share of The Whisky Agency. A nice Blair Athol, Allt-a-Bhainne and a blended malt which was released for Maltstock last year. Also in the box were two … Continue reading
BTC Sample 17: Glenrothes 1990-2015, 24yo, 55.7%, Cadenhead’s
Yesterday I was convinced this was a young-ish, high octane belter from the SMWS. It turns out to be a not-insanely-high-strength Glenrothes with some decent age to it. Maybe I should just get out of this hobby all together… Anyway, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead's, Cask Strength, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Small Batch, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC sample 6: Glen Spey, 1995-2015, 20yo, 52.7%, Cadenhead’s
Apart from the one I didn’t enter in time, this is the first zero pointer I got this year. While that boils down to the second one in six days, that’s actually quite an okay score compared to previous years. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Authentic Collection, Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead's, Glen Spey, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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