Tag Archives: Sherry Cask
Glenturret 2000-2014, 50% – Gordon & MacPhail Exclusive
I don’t get to try too many of the Gordon & MacPhail Exclusives. It might actually have been a couple of years during on the Blog Birthday Bashes that someone brought a bottle of Scapa from the brand. I might … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Exclusive, Famous Grouse, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Laphroaig 1998, 14yo, 53.9% – The Whisky Fair
Well, that was a lot quicker than I expected yesterday night! I tried this Laphroaig some three weeks ago before I went on holiday. I just didn’t get around to scheduling it to pop up during our trip and I am … Continue reading
Age vs. NAS round 2: Dalmore 12 vs Dalmore Valour
The second round of NAS vs Non-NAS (or Age Stated) is another pair from around the tiny speck of the North Sea that ends in the Moray Firth. That’s a very creative way of saying that they’re not too far … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Blind Tasting, Dalmore, Highlands, NAS, Sherry Cask, Valour
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Lagavulin 1991-2015, Triple matured, Feis Ile 2015, 59.9%
During that one week in May when a lot of folks make their pilgrimage to Islay I’d rather not be on Facebook. Or Twitter for that matter. Not that I’m jealous of everyone being at their favorite distillery and drinking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Diageo, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Puncheon, Sherry Cask, Triple Matured
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Aultmore 1989, 14 yo, 58.6% – SMWS (73.9, A Dairy Dram)
When I recently started to give away some books I had racked up in the attic and I no longer wanted or needed, a couple whisky buddies were interested in some. They, as whisky buddies do, offered a sample in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Aultmore, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speyside
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Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013, 48%
So here it goes. Before I go into full year-review-mode I wanted to get this under my belt so I can add it to my lists, if it turns out Jim Murray is on to something. He called this his … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Sample, Japan, Jim Murray, Sherry Cask, Whisky Bible, Yamazaki
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Bowmore Devil’s Casks II, 10yo, 56.3%
I think almost everybody even just remotely interested in whisky has heard about Bowmore’s Devil’s Casks releases. Last year when they released the first batch there was a run on it and within a month, the price had increased by … Continue reading
2 Bowmores, with chocolate!
As you probably have seen on the interwebz since last week, is that Bowmore sent out lovely packages of Bowmore Small Batch and Darkest, both with a piece of custom made chocolate to go with the whisky. As if that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowmore, Chocolate, Darkest, Islay, Montezuma, NAS, Sherry Cask, Small Batch
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Malt Fascination 