Tag Archives: Speyside
Strathisla 25, 1989, 56.1% – SMWS (58.15 – Gravitas in a Glass)
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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Tagged 1989, Bourbon Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside, Strathisla
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Balvenie Peat Week, 2002-2017, 14yo, 48.3%
Balvenie produces a very lightly peated whisky throughout the year, but once every year (since 2002 at least) they’ve been producing heavily peated whisky. The first whisky of this ‘Peat Week’ program was released last year. Ever since visiting Balvenie … Continue reading
Caperdonich 39, 1977-2017, 50.4% – Cadenhead’s 175th Anniversary
Well, there’s no mistaking this being from a sherry cask. It’s a butt too, so a more proper sherry cask as well. No information about the kind of oak is given though. Last year Cadenhead’s, the rather awesome bottler of … Continue reading
Whiskies of the year: Runners up
I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Glenglassaugh, Glenlochy, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Mortlach, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged 1954, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2003, Adelphi, Archives, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Ends, Feis Ile, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Springbank, The Bottlers, The Duchess, Trias Usquebaugh, WhiskyNerds
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Whisky of the Year: Speyside 1973-2017, 44yo, 49.4% – Archives
Just before Christmas I got a surprise package from the mailman, containing a sample of Whiskybase’s newest release. Following their earlier 1973 releases which sold out more or less instantly, they made another one available. By now it’s a year … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Archives, Enchinoderms of Australia, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whiskybase
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BTC #15 to #18: Old Pulteney, Speyside, Bowmore and Strathisla
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
Posted in Bowmore, Old Pulteney, Speyside, Strathisla
Tagged 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Distillery Only, Highlands, Islay, Old Pulteney, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speyside, Strathisla, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC #13: Glen Moray 24yo, 50.9% – Cadenhead’s
So, after the first zero pointer (the one coming up tonight my be the second…) I thought I pay some time digesting what I should pick to get back in. At least get back in a bit. It’s not like … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Glen Moray, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC #10, #11 and #12
Time to catch up! Due to heavy drinking on Friday night and a sleep in on Sunday, I didn’t get around to blogging about the last couple of Blind Tasting Competition Days. Yesterday, day 12, was the first one I … Continue reading
Posted in Braeval, Glenturret, Laphroaig
Tagged 2000, 2002, 2004, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Braeval, Cask Strength, Glenturret, Highlands, Islay, Laphroaig, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC #7: Glenburgie 1995-2016, 21yo, 54.1% – Archives
So far, I’ve not guessed one distillery correct, and only got points for age and region. On one day I got points for the ABV because it wasn’t a cask strength bottling and we were informed the lowest ABV in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Archives, Blind Tasting Competition, Fishes of Samoa, Glenburgie, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC #4 and #5: Ballechin and Glenfiddich
Yesterday I didn’t get around to a write up of the Blind Tasting Competition’s fourth sample, so today you’re in for a double whammy. As always with this kind of thing, there’s not much to talk about since we’re going … Continue reading
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