Tag Archives: Speyside
Glenrothes 1997-2016, 53.5% – WhiskyBroker (for Van Zuylen)
The Van Zuylen bit is between brackets in the title since this whisky came out as a shop bottling for Van Zuylen AND a regular bottling from WhiskyBroker. It seems they split the cask since it’s the same cask number … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Glenrothes
Tagged 1997, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Split cask, Whisky Van Zuylen, Whiskybroker
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Benromach 2010-2018, Peat Smoke, Sherry Cask, 59.9% – OB
A little while ago a friend of mine (RvB) bottle-shared half his bottle and after someone got there first, I took the remaining 25cl. Generally, Benromach is a very solid whisky that works very well with both bourbon and sherry … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Benromach, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Burnside 1991-2018, 26yo, 46.7% – Cadenhead’s
As I sit here reviewing this almost-single-malt I think about how clever this ploy of the whisky industry actually is. William Grants, the owners of Balvenie Distillery don’t want their distillery’s name on a bottle, so they teaspoon it with … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Burnside, Glenfiddich
Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Cadenhead, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, William Grant & Sons
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Macallan 1990-2003, 12yo, 57.6% – Signatory Vintage
Yet another random sample I grabbed from my shelf before I went on holiday last week. On the label there was only the vintage and the ABV, so at least I knew I didn’t want to start with this one. … Continue reading
Posted in Macallan
Tagged 1990, Dumpy, Macallan, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Signatory Vintage, Speyside
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Longmorn 1973-1999, 25yo, 55.5% – Hart Brothers
Every once in a while there is one of those drams of years ago that keep popping up, even though they drawn from a single cask. This Longmorn is such a dram. I tried it first a decade ago, at … Continue reading
Glen Keith 1992 – Whisky-Fässle
Oh, the f-ing joy of sample trading… I’ve had this sample for about three years and I know I traded it with someone. I also know it’s a 1992 Glen Keith, bottled by Whisky-Fässle. However, that’s all the information there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Duck Label, Glen Keith, Sample trade, Speyside, Whisky-Fässle
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Tamdhu Batch Strength 001, 58.8%
Sometimes someone else posts a bottle-share in ‘my’ bottle-share group and sometimes I buy or trade a sample of said share. In this situation, I got my hands on a 2015 bottling of Tamdhu, the first of their Batch Strength … Continue reading
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Tagged Batch Strength, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tamdhu
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Speyside Region Blended Malt, 1973, 43yo, 47.4% – The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange
Of course, I’m far too late in reviewing this sample that was sent to me by The Whisky Exchange. However, I very much doubt the bottles lasted a second longer because of it. A blended malt from the early seventies, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged 1973, Blended Malt, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange
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Mortlach 1993-2018, 56.1% – Adelphi
It’s been both a slow and a busy week here. Not many posts in the last week or so, mostly because I’ve been quite busy, or so tired from being busy that blogging was far from the first time on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Adelphi, Dufftown, Mortlach, Speyside, Whisky Shop Dufftown
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Speyburn 2004-2018, 52.5% – OB for Boomsma NL
I wrote a little introduction to Speyburn distillery a little while ago and I thought about copying it here. You know, just to check if people read with a bit of attention and notice. Anyway, this whisky was released last … Continue reading
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