Tag Archives: Speyside
Craigellachie 2006-2015, 9yo, 64.6% – Hielander Whisky Festival 2016
This year saw the sixth edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival. A nice festival that I’ve managed to go to every year, and I hope to keep that up for a while. Apart from being in a nice and spacious … Continue reading
Posted in Craigellachie
Tagged 2006, Craigellachie, Hielander Whisky Festival, Murray & Mackay, Speyside, Wullie Macmorland
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Glenrothes 1990-2015, 24yo, 55.7% – Cadenhead’s Small Batch
Another indie Glenrothes. That means there’s a chance I’ll actually like this. That’s overly cynical, but the general complaint from whisky lovers is that Glenrothes doesn’t do higher ABVs and focuses heavily on the ‘entry’ market by making just those … Continue reading
Posted in Glenrothes
Tagged 1990, Cadenhead's, Cask Strength, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Small Batch, Speyside
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BenRiach 25 Authenticus (peated), 46%
About 10 years ago, well, 10 months, I did a bottle share with two 25 year old BenRiachs. The regular one, and the peated Authenticus one. I also did a review of the regular one earlier after I tried at … Continue reading
Benromach 35, 43%
Little over a week ago I got a nice, but empty envelope from G&M in Elgin. The only thing in there was a description of how nice it would be to taste the new 35 year old Benromach. I expected a … Continue reading
Posted in Benromach
Tagged Benromach, Forres, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Speyside
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2016
Yesterday I went to another awesome session of the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar. I took some pictures, but obviously not of everything I tried. I am far too forgetful for that, and I also don’t want to disclose my … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival, Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Kavalan, Linkwood, Longmorn, Springbank, Tomatin
Tagged 1976, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2002, Ben Nevis 1973, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Cask Strength, Christmas Edition, Claret cask, Clynelish 1982, Daily Dram, First Cask, Highlands, Islay, Kavalan, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Old Pulteney, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Solist, Speyside, Springbank, Taiwan, Tomatin, Whisky Import Nederland
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The Vaults in Leith, the SMWS, booze and dinner
On the last day of our Scotland trip in November, we decided to visit The Vaults in Leith. This is the quintessential SMWS venue, and I have been wanting to visit this ever since my first trip to Edinburgh in … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Moray
Tagged 1996, Elgin, Glen Moray, Leith, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside, The Society's Share, The Vaults, Virgin oak cask
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Two new youngsters from Gordon & MacPhail: Glenrothes 8yo (MacPhail’s Collection) and Macallan 2006 Speymalt
Last week a sort-of surprise package arrived from Elgin containing two wee samples of Glenrothes and Macallan. Both quite young at eight and nine years old. I was quite lucky there was anything in the package at all, since the … Continue reading
Posted in Glenrothes, Macallan
Tagged 2006, Free Sample, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Macallan, MacPhail's Collection, Speymalt, Speyside
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Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram
So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling
Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular
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Spey Chairman’s Choice, 40%
Those very tall Spey bottles have been eyeing me at the liquor shop for some months, but I never picked one of them up. While they look nice they don’t really fit my shelves, and Speyside distillery isn’t one that … Continue reading
The Best Whiskies of 2015
So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Glenlochy, Ledaig
Tagged 1950, 1972, 1980, 1995, Benromach, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Duncan Taylor, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Ordha, Speyside, Wealth Solutions, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons
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Malt Fascination 