Tag Archives: Sherry Cask
Wolfburn 10, 2nd Fill Oloroso Hogshead, 46%
Tom continues his love affair with new-ish distilleries by reviewing the first ever 10 year old Wolfburn! Not only the first ever Wolfburn 10, but as far as we can trust a quick search on Google, also the first review … Continue reading
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Tagged Caithness, Guest Post, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Tom van Engelen, Wolfburn
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Port Ellen 27, 1983-2010, Refill Butt 517, 59% – Signatory Vintage
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen. Not overly surprising with the distillery being closed for 40 years now. And because of that I expect that the frequency will go down further, until it hits the frequency … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Closed Distillery, Islay, Port Ellen, Sherry Cask, Signatory Vintage
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Longrow 15, 2006-2022, Fresh Sherry Hogshead, 53.8% – The Cage
So, this might need some explanation for those who’ve never been to Campbeltown. In Campbeltown there’s Springbank Distillery and at the distillery they have a visitors center. At the visitors center there’s a cage with some bottles in them. This … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 2006, Campbeltown, Duty Paid, Longrow, Rotation 582, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage, Warehouse 15
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Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke 2012-2021, First-Fill Sherry Hogsheads, 46%
Benromach Contrasts is a series of whiskies from the awesome Speyside distillery that showcases a specific element of whisky making, which they then have changed from their regular releases. To put things in contrast, so to say. So far there … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Benromach, Contrasts, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Hazelburn 21, 2022 release, 46%
Hazelburn has come of age. The oldest version out there seems to be 22 years old by now, but this one, released last year, must have been the oldest back then. I feel like an old fart when I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Ben Nevis 17, 1998-2016, PX Sherry Cask Finish, 46% – Alba Import
So, Ben Nevis from 1995 and 1996 is considered to be among the best there is, currently. In a way that makes it easy to focus on something, but you can also investigate if there’s such a big difference with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Alba Import, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Unnamed Orkney 16, 2006-2022, Refill Butt DRU17/A65#4, 46% – The Ultimate
It’s been a while since I tried anything by The Ultimate. Generally I don’t really buy into the brand since I often find the whisky a little bit lackluster. Often bottled too young, under ten years old. That’s not necessarily … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, The Ultimate, Undisclosed Distillery, Van Wees
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Taking Flight with the Springbank Stallions
Steady contributor Tom went to Campbeltown in January, and of course, he did a nice write-up for us/you/me! Let’s see what this tasting is about, in which they tasted the first sixteen (!) Society bottlings! Bram van Glabbeek of WhiskyNerds … Continue reading
Posted in Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Guest Post, Hazelburn, Longrow, Madeira cask, Port Cask, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society, Tom van Engelen
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Balblair 8, 2012-2021, Refill Sherry Hogshead 3237, 57.3% – Kintra Whisky
Kintra used to be a rather well known Dutch bottler. Well known amongst whisky geeks that is, but still. But, and it’s anything but illogical, Erik Molenaar has been focusing on his Wagging Finger distillery in Deventer ever since that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Balblair, Edderton, Erik Molenaar, Highlands, Kintra Whisky, Sherry Cask, Wagging Finger
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Ledaig 13, 2008-2021, PX Sherry Quarter Cask, 50% – Claxton’s Exploration Series
This Ledaig, the peated version of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, was bottled for the Netherlands, just under two years ago. Immediately upon release it started scoring really high marks, which isn’t too surprising for an affordable whisky that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Claxton's, High Spirits, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Netherlands, Sherry Cask, Tobermory
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