Tag Archives: SMWS

Laphroaig 20, 1995-2015, 58.4% – SMWS (Essence of Islay)

Posted on 11 October 2019 by

Yet another completely random sample that I most likely got from a Bottle Share. As you can see by the year of bottling in the title, this has been collecting dust for about four years, with me completely forgetting about … Continue reading →

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Glendullan 13, 2001, 56.2% – SMWS (84.17, Fluffernutter)

Posted on 4 September 2019 by

Who in the world can think of a thing like ‘Fluffernutter’ and NOT think of things with a PG rating? Fluffernutter? Really? Anyway, this Glendullan, a whisky you don’t come across often, was bottled quite a while ago by the … Continue reading →

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Miltonduff 10, 2004, 1st Fill White Wine Hogshead, 59.8% – SMWS (72.43)

Posted on 21 December 2018 by

This is about as random as it gets, I think. Miltonduff, which you don’t come across often and therefore I have no idea what to expect. It’s not overly old and a Speyside whisky, so my money would be on … Continue reading →

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Glen Moray 1994-2016, 21yo, 55.5% – SMWS (35.159 – Waves of Intensity)

Posted on 14 October 2018 by

One of these samples that I found in my stash when selecting which drams to bring on the summer holiday. I only looked it up now and saw that it was drawn from a ‘toasted hogshead’, which is an interesting … Continue reading →

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Glen Scotia 2002-2015, 13yo, 58.1% – SMWS (93.67)

Posted on 27 August 2018 by

I got a sample of this in a share ages ago, and when selecting things to take with me on holiday for a bit of a drink at night, I grabbed it off the shelf finally. Contrary to previous years … Continue reading →

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Strathisla 25, 1989, 56.1% – SMWS (58.15 – Gravitas in a Glass)

Posted on 28 May 2018 by

I think that virtually all whisky lovers I’ve ever met agree on the fact that old Strathisla is a great thing. Those sherry casks that were mainly bottled by Gordon & MacPhail with their retro labels are stunning drinks, with … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 10yo, 2003-2014, 60.5% – SMWS (26.98, Lively as an Electric Acrobat)

Posted on 18 April 2018 by

I have absolutely no idea what they mean with a name like “Lively as an Electric Acrobat” or how the SMWS thinks that works for marketing purposes. Then again, they are a members-only club which means they don’t have to … Continue reading →

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FEW 3yo, 2013-2016, 63.4% – SMWS (B4.3 – Full Flavour Behaviour)

Posted on 29 March 2018 by

It struck me as kind of funny that one of the few (pun intended) American whiskeys the SMWS bottles has a name with two words that are spelled in a distinctly English way. So, I got a big share of … Continue reading →

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BTC #15 to #18: Old Pulteney, Speyside, Bowmore and Strathisla

Posted on 24 December 2017 by

Right, again, some catching up to do. Of course this happens in the home stretch of the Blind Tasting Competition. This last period of the competition is also lovingly known as ‘I no longer really care about it since I … Continue reading →

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Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 21 April 2017 by

Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading →

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