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Linkwood 10, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel Finish, 56.8% – Dràm Mòr
It happens quite a lot that I go in without any expectations, when trying a whisky. With Linkwood, I tend to go in with a bit of apprehension. Experiences have been mixed at best, but if you don’t try, you … Continue reading
Mortlach 7, 2016-2023, PX Matured, 54.7% – The Duchess
Why is this one not available anywhere, you say? That is mostly because this is not out yet, much like last week’s BenRiach. It’s going to be out 9 February, but even then you’ll be hard pressed to find this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Dufftown, Hans Dillesse, Mortlach, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Duchess
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BenRiach 26, 1997-2023, PX Finish Cask 7355, 57.1% – The Duchess
This one isn’t even out yet! Supposedly, if things to right, it will be in three weeks though! A 26 year old BenRiach is always something interesting, but the PX finish makes it a bit of an oddball. Generally, whiskies … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, BenRiach, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Pedro Ximénez, PX finish, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Duchess
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Benromach Contrasts, 10yo Air Dried vs 10yo Kiln Dried, 46%
Benromach tries to highlight some aspects of whisky making with their Contrasts series. In the past there have been variants between peated and unpeated malt, organic and non-organic barleys, and different strains of barley. Now, they wanted to highlight the … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Dried Casks, Benromach, Contrasts, Forres, Kiln Dried Casks, Speyside, Virgin Oak
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Burnside 24, 1997-2021, Hogshead 6542, 54.1% – Archives
Another undisclosed Balvenie that is tea-spooned. A few years ago there were a lot of them, but this specific one was bottled for the Taiwanese market. By Archives / Whiskybase, with a bird from the orient on the label. Genereally, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Archives, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Dufftown, Speyside, Whiskybase
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Aultmore 9, 2013-2023, Madeira Wine Octave, 50% – Glaschu Spirits Co.
There’s a second batch (I think it’s the second) of Glaschu whiskies being released. I know of two bottlings, of which one isn’t on Whiskybase yet. The other is this Aultmore from a Madeira cask finish. To me, Aultmore is … Continue reading
Glen Grant 23, 2000-2023, First Fill Sherry Butt 4, 57.3% – Signatory Vintage for Wu Dram Clan
Every time a Wu Dram Clan bottling is announced, I get a bit of a rush. Especially with these older ones they have set the bar so high, and so far they’ve managed to keep it there. This one was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Glen Grant, Sherry Cask, Signatory Vintage, Speyside, Wu Dram Clan
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Speyburn 25, 1977-2004, Cask 1859, 62.5%
I have no idea what happened here, but a 25 year old single malt from Scotland at 62.5% is a sight to behold. As in, it is something else to taste, because the ABV isn’t really visible until you set … Continue reading
Secret Speyside 13, 2009-2023, Hogshead 200929, 53.2% – Wu Dram Clan
This undisclosed peated BenRiach was released at the same time as the Smögen from recently, but without the 91 point score at Whiskyfun, and therefore less fanfare to go with it. As a result of that, this one is actually … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Lighthouse Series, Secret Speyside, Speyside, Undisclosed, Wu Dram Clan
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Glen Keith 9, 2013-2022, PX Sherry Hogsheads, 47.5% – Càrn Mòr
Day five of the blind tasting competition. We’ve not met any other survivors so far. Things are looking bleak. But no, they don’t. Because we get to try different and fairly random whiskies. And whisky is like sex, and pizza. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Carn Mor, Glen Keith, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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