Tag Archives: The Whisky Exchange
Glenrothes 1989-2016, 26yo, 53.8% – Single Malts of Scotland
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve put anything on this here blog, but there’s going to be more on that in a future post. Hopefully the near future. This Glenrothes was bottled by the guys at Speciality Drinks Limited, … Continue reading
Two young Caol Ilas from 2007
Since the theme of the first bit of 2017 is to get through a boat load of samples, here’s two in one go. Both are from Caol Ila distillery on the eastern shore of Islay, and both are from 2007. … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged Beacon Spirits, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Islay, Port Askaig, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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Zuidam Millstone 2009, 7yo, Rye, 52.7% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
The Whisky Exchange have a knack for finding some good casks in distilleries that aren’t that common to find in shops like The Whisky Exchange. They seem to have a preference for Zuidam’s Millstone too, since this is already the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Millstone, Zuidam
Tagged 2009, Baarle-Nassau, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Dutch whisky, Millstone, Netherlands, Rye Whisky, The Whisky Exchange, Zuidam
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Laphroaig 1996-2016, 20yo, PX Sherry Butt, 50.6% – Masterpieces
Every year for The Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show, the guys at Speciality Drinks *1 bottle a cask for their Masterpieces range. This range consists of whiskies that the bottlers deem especially worthy of being called Masterpieces. In the past … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Islay, Laphroaig, PX Cask, Sherry casks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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Mortlach 1998-2016, 18yo, 55.8% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
EDIT: I made a booboo on the title. I initially had this up as being distilled in 1988. It is, however, a decade younger than that, from 1998. Mortlach has been gaining popularity and fame since Diageo revamped the packaging … Continue reading
Posted in Mortlach
Tagged 1998, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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Imperial 1995-2016, 20yo, 50.1% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
Before let’s say, 2014 or so, Imperial wasn’t on many people’s radar. They were a closed distillery but not one that had gotten a cult status, unlike Rosebank for example. For me that changed during the Blind Tasting Competition on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Cask Strength, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Imperial, Signatory, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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Kilchoman 2010-2015, 4yo, PX finish, 58.3% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
In my seemingly endless stash of samples (I really should stop buying bottle shares…) I recently found this sample from The Whisky Exchange. It somehow got in the back of the box and I can’t really keep track of each … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Free Sample, Islay, Kilchoman, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, The Whisky Exchange
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