Tag Archives: Sherry Cask
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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Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1988-2015, 26yo, 46.3% – The Whisky Agency for Taiwan
For the last two years old Irish whiskeys have been making name for themselves. They more or less came out of nowhere, and I think the first major release was done by Adelphi with their Limerick whiskey. Since then all … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 1988, Irish Whiskey, Sherry Cask, Taiwan, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery
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Glenrothes 1990-2015, 24yo, 55.7% – Cadenhead’s Small Batch
Another indie Glenrothes. That means there’s a chance I’ll actually like this. That’s overly cynical, but the general complaint from whisky lovers is that Glenrothes doesn’t do higher ABVs and focuses heavily on the ‘entry’ market by making just those … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Cadenhead's, Cask Strength, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Small Batch, Speyside
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2016
Yesterday I went to another awesome session of the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar. I took some pictures, but obviously not of everything I tried. I am far too forgetful for that, and I also don’t want to disclose my … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival, Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Kavalan, Linkwood, Longmorn, Springbank, Tomatin
Tagged 1976, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2002, Ben Nevis 1973, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Cask Strength, Christmas Edition, Claret cask, Clynelish 1982, Daily Dram, First Cask, Highlands, Islay, Kavalan, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Old Pulteney, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Solist, Speyside, Springbank, Taiwan, Tomatin, Whisky Import Nederland
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The Dark Lord vs. The White Wizard
While the title might not make sense to most of you, this will ring bells within the parts of Holland that like Arran. Back in 2014 the Dutch importer of the brand, Van Wees, released these two bottlings at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, 1999, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Van Wees, Whisky & Rum aan Zee, Zeewijck
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Blind Tasting Competition day 17: BenRiach 20, 1994-2014, 54.6%
The penultimate day of the Blind Tasting Competition was upon us yesterday. A big and sherried whisky was waiting for us and the only thing we knew was that it couldn’t be a Highlander. I didn’t score much over the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, BenRiach, Blind Tasting Competition, Cask Strength, Germany, Independent Spirit, Oloroso Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition Day 5: Highland Park 1992-2015, 22 yo, 59.6% – Cadenhead Wood Range (Sherry Cask)
As expected, yesterday was another zero-pointer. I had everything wrong about this whisky, apart from the fact that it was a cask strength dram. That’s something that, obviously, is not getting you any points at all. It seems that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Usquebaugh Society, Wood Range
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Tomatin Whisky Meets Sherry, Pedro Ximénez edition
The Whisky Meets Sherry set contains a whisky from Tomatin distillery, distilled on January 18, 2002 and bottled on February 23, 2015. It’s been recasked on September 17, 2012 for further maturation in an Oloroso sherry cask. The ABV is 53.4% … Continue reading
Posted in - Sherry, Tomatin
Tagged 2002, Bodegas Tradicion, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Highlands, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, Tomatin
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Tomatin Whisky Meets Sherry, Oloroso edition
The Whisky Meets Sherry set contains a whisky from Tomatin distillery, distilled on September 22, 2000 and bottled on February 23, 2015. It’s been recasked on September 17, 2012 for further maturation in an Oloroso sherry cask. The ABV is 57.9% … Continue reading
Posted in - Sherry, Tomatin
Tagged 2000, Bodegas Tradicion, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Highlands, Jerez, Oloroso, Sherry, Sherry Cask, Tomatin, Whisky Meets Sherry
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Malt Fascination 