Tag Archives: Skye
Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning
It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Talisker
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Skye, Talisker
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Three Year Old Deluxe, 49.2% – Compass Box
Compass Box have been quietly carrying on releasing whiskies of which I have bought none. At least, not after this three year old came out. I’m not entirely sure why that is because I generally love their releases, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish, Compass Box, Talisker
Tagged Clynelish, Compass Box, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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Talisker 8 marks the return of a giant
Tom van Engelen wrote another one of his sort-of-bi-weekly posts on a bottle he found in his collection. Or at least, something that sparked his interest and urge to ramble on a bit! This time, he tried the new Talisker … Continue reading
Posted in - Guest Post, Talisker
Tagged Carbost, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Guest Post, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Tom van Engelen
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Talisker Dark Storm, 45.8%
Talisker is releasing a lot of NAS whiskies nowadays. And by a lot, I mean a lot. Especially if you realize it’s only one brand in a pool of many. It started about a decade ago with the Talisker 57 … Continue reading
BTC sample 5: Talisker 8yo, 2008-2016, 50%, Hunter Laing’s Old Malt Cask
So, I forgot to enter my guess for the fourth dram, but didn’t have a clue anyway. I would have guessed a random Speysider and I think I wouldn’t have had any points anyway. Yesterday’s entry post is a tad … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged 2008, Blind Tasting Competition, Diageo, Hunter Laing, Islands, Old Malt Cask, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society
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Talisker Neist Point, 45.8%
So, Talisker Neist Point. A lot has been written about this when it came out. The usual suspects being quite outraged by its initial price tag of close to € 150. What also doesn’t help is that it’s a NAS whisky … Continue reading
Talisker 25 years old, 2004 bottling, 57.8%
Another rather awesome sample from a recent sample swap. It’s been at least a couple of years since I tried any 25 year old Talisker, and even longer since it was one of the older cask strength versions. A couple … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged 2004, Carbost, Cask Strength, Diageo, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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Talisker Port Ruighe, 45.8%
The Talisker Port Ruighe (Portree) is named after the island’s capital town and to make the name a bit of a gimmick they also decided to finish the whisky in port casks. Apart from the town name and the ‘port’ … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Bottle Share, Carbost, Highlands, Islands, NAS, Port & Peat, Port Cask, Skye, Talisker
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My favourite events of 2013
Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville
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Blind Tasting Competition 4 – Talisker 18, 45.8%
Talisker, Talisker, Talisker. I didn’t even consider it yesterday. I found a peaty dram that didn’t taste Islay enough to be from Islay, so it had to be Longrow. It had some ‘ocean’ flavours in it, so a dead giveaway. … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society
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Malt Fascination 