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Paul John Bold, 46%
I never had a Paul John whisky before. I know they’ve been making way for a couple of years now, and that they’ve won a lot of awards. But then again, which distillery isn’t marketing their asses off and which … Continue reading
Posted in - World Whisky, Paul John
Tagged Bold, Indian whisky, NAS, Paul John, Peated, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting, World Whisky
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Arran 13 year old, 1999, single bourbon cask 99/103, 55.3% – UK Exclusive
It took me a while to find this bottling on Whiskybase because I didn’t know the age. It being 13 years old means it’s bottled in 2013, and I thought it was a more recent release. Anyway, I’ve been loving … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Single Cask, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Teeling Single Malt Whiskey, 46%
Last week there was a Twitter Tasting of the new Single Malt whiskey from Teeling Distillery in Ireland. They’re in the process of building a distillery but this was from their current releases in which they buy and blend mature … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Teeling
Tagged Free Sample, Irish Whiskey, Single Malt, Teeling, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Bowmore 25, 50.2% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
And then pièce de resistance of the evening, the number five dram: Bowmore 25. Well, I guess that was the idea but as everyone knows in the industry, Bowmore 25 that is released now, is distilled in the mid to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowmore, Douglas Laing, FWP, Islay, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Glen Ord 16, 48.4% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
Or, Old Perpendicular according to The Whisky Sponge. I tried to do some research into old and new perpendicularity, but I couldn’t find much differences. I had to give up at some point so there’s no actual result there. What … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Ord
Tagged Douglas Laing, Glen Ord, Highlands, Inverness, Old Particular, Steve Rush, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Caperdonich 18, 48.4% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
The second whisky in Douglas Laing’s Old Particular Twitter Tasting. Another blind sample so we could assess the whisky on its merits instead of on name and fame. A good call for such a tasting, if you ask me! During … Continue reading
Posted in Caperdonich
Tagged Caperdonich, Cara Laing, Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Old Particular, Speyside, Steve Rush, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Auchentoshan 15, 48.4% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
Little over a week ago there was another Twitter Tasting held by Steve from The Whisky Wire. He’s rather active at organizing those, but since I’m able to participate every now and then, you won’t hear me complaining! This time … Continue reading
