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Tag Archives: The Nectar
Kilkerran 8, 2007-2015, Barolo Wine Cask, 61% – OB for Belgium
Another one of these random samples from the sample cupboard. I have no idea where it came from, but it’s an interesting one so I’m not going to feel bad about that for too long! It’s been a while since … Continue reading
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged 2007, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, The Nectar, Wine cask
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The Nectar 15 Years Tasting Box
Premise Last year my friend JPH and I bought a set of samples from Jon Beach, of Fiddler’s in Drumnadrochit. A massive splurge, but a series of great whiskies being surpassed by even better ones. This year, with Brexit being … Continue reading
Posted in - Grappa, - Rum
Tagged Amrut, Anniversary, BenRiach, Brewdog, Compass Box, Fettercairn, Nardini, Paul John, Plantation, The Nectar
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Kyrö Distillery, a triptych
Imagine a bunch of sweaty, middle-aged men sitting in a sauna with a dram. I am not one for saunas, but I can imagine the banter happening, and the idea of making ones own whisky isn’t too far fetched. To … Continue reading
2 Kavalan from sherry casks
If you like heavily sherry’d whiskies and are willing to shell out at least a little bit, you probably are familiar with Kavalan. A Taiwanese distillery whose whiskies have won every award there is to win, unless it’s region specific … Continue reading
Posted in - World Whisky, Kavalan
Tagged 2008, Kavalan, King Car Distillery, La Maison du Whisky, Sherry Cask, Taiwan, The Nectar
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Kilchoman 7, 2013-2021, Tequila Cask 736/2013, 55.7% – OB for The Nectar
This Kilchoman finished, not matured, in a Tequila cask is one of the many bottlings for The Nectar‘s 15th anniversary. Where I thought The Nectar was a bottler, they are also a sizeable importer for Belgium, focusing on all kinds … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 1987-2015, 28yo, 55% – The Whisky Agency
In 2014 during the Blog Birthday Bash, Teun was kind enough to bring a bottle of 1987 Bunnahabhain. That was one of the more popular drams of the evening and my first encounter with what turns out to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain
Tagged 1987, Bunnahabhain, Islay, Refill Hogshead, The Nectar, The Whisky Agency
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Arran 8yo, 2006-2014, 56.6%, Peated – OB for The Nectar
Arran is on a roll the last year or two, with many private cask releases and also quite a few releases for themselves. Since about five years or so they’ve also got a peated whisky on the market, called Arran … Continue reading
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