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Tag Archives: Speciality Drinks Ltd.
Linkwood 10, 54.2% – The Whisky Exchange Christmas Malt 2019
I was surprised when I opened the package with this sample in it. The Christmas Malt was announced, but in virtually all other situations you’d be finding a dark, sherry matured whisky. Not so in this case! This 10 year … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Christmas Malt, Free Sample, Linkwood, Sherry Cask, Speciality Drinks Ltd., Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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Glenrothes 1989-2016, 26yo, 53.8% – Single Malts of Scotland
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve put anything on this here blog, but there’s going to be more on that in a future post. Hopefully the near future. This Glenrothes was bottled by the guys at Speciality Drinks Limited, … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 1988-2016, 28yo, 46.8% – Single Malts of Scotland
Another sample in the box of Rorschach samples from Speciality Drinks Ltd. was this old Bunnahabhain whisky. Seeing this got my interest peaked since the vintages from 1987 to 1989 are generally quite spectacular for Bunnahabhain. I’ve worked my way … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Bunnahabhain, Free Sample, Islay, SIngle Malts of Scotland, Speciality Drinks Ltd.
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Bruichladdich 1992-2016, 23yo, 55.4% – Single Malts of Scotland
In a recent ‘sample bomb’ from Speciality Drinks Ltd. was a sample of this Bruichladdich from 1992. Since I went to the Hielander Whisky Festival last month I’ve become quite enamoured by the somewhat older whiskies that independent bottlers are … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, Free Sample, Islay, SIngle Malts of Scotland, Speciality Drinks Ltd.
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BTC sample 15: Arran 1996-2015, 18yo, 50.5%, Single Malts of Scotland
Yesterday I went to bed convinced I’d be scoring some decent points. I was certain I tasted a gently sherried Speysider, like Glenfarclas, with a nice bitter finish. The bitterness was quite pronounced, I even got a message stating it … Continue reading
Laphroaig 1996-2016, 20yo, PX Sherry Butt, 50.6% – Masterpieces
Every year for The Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show, the guys at Speciality Drinks *1 bottle a cask for their Masterpieces range. This range consists of whiskies that the bottlers deem especially worthy of being called Masterpieces. In the past … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Islay, Laphroaig, PX Cask, Sherry casks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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Bowmore, Bw5, 50.2% – Elements of Islay
Although there’s no official age on the bottle, and most distillers want us to be led by flavor nowadays, The Whisky Exchange has disclosed the youngest whisky in this bottling is from 1996. At the time of bottling, this made … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bowmore, Bw, Elements of Islay, Islay, NAS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Peat, Blended Malt, 59.3% – Elements of Islay
Yesterday a surprise sample came in from London. It was sent by Speciality Drinks Ltd. I was going to say The Whisky Exchange since in everyone’s world they’re the same thing, but Billy keeps hammering at the difference during Maltstock … Continue reading
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Tagged Blended Malt, Cask Strength, Elements of Islay, Free Sample, Islay, Peat, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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My favorite whiskies of 2014
I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank
Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions
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