Tag Archives: Tom van Engelen
Digging into Dornoch Distillery
It’s time for some catching up to do. I still have this, and one other guest post by Tom waiting to be published, so let’s do one today and try to not wait too long with the other one (which … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Bourbon Cask, Dominiek Bouckaert, Dornoch, Guest Post, Highlands, Sutherland, Tom van Engelen
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Roseisle 12, Diageo Special Release 2023, 56.5%
Tom likes to write, and when he gets the chance, he likes to write things quickly. As in, beat everyone to the punch by being the first to review something. This one is no exception. The Diageo Special Releases are … Continue reading
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Tagged Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Guest Post, Roseisle, Speyside, Tom van Engelen
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New Make Spirit from The Borders Distillery
By Tom van Engelen When it comes to tasting new make spirit, malt distillate straight from the still and no contact with wood, I always think of Teun van Wel. This relaxed whisky enthusiast, known for organizing Maltstock every year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Guest Post, Lowlands, New Make, Spirit, The Borders, Tom van Engelen
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Speyside 18, 1995-2013, 56.1% – Berry Bros. & Rudd
It’s not just my own reviews that I get around to with a huge delay, but also Tom’s. So, this one he wrote about half a year ago, and I’m only posting it now. There’s one more in the pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tom van Engelen
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Caol Ila 13, Feis Ile 2023, PX and Oloroso Butts, 60.4%
Yet again, Tom gets to profess his love for Islay whiskies! As a superhero comic book devotee, I really jolted when on 20 July there was a documentary released about the comic book industry, this one being from the DC … Continue reading
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Tagged Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Guest Post, Islay, Sherry Cask, Tom van Engelen
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Tomatin 10, bottled in the 1970s, 43%
Tom (van Engelen) recently won this in an auction and the bottle-share group wouldn’t be the bottle-share group if it hadn’t gotten bottle-shared. So, a sample made its way to my shelf and, contrary to semi-random samples like this, wasn’t … Continue reading
Lagg 3, Kilmory Edition, 2019-2023, ex-Bourbon Barrel, 46%
When Tom’s review of this new Arran based distillery got published, I figured it was his enthusiasm for new distilleries that warranted the high rating of Lagg’s Kilmory Edition. Generally I tend to be a bit less thrilled with these … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Arran, Kilmory, Lagg, Tom van Engelen
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Lagg 3, Kilmory Edition, 2019-2023, ex-Bourbon Barrel, 46%
Another new distillery and by now it should not come as too much of a surprise that Tom is on it! This time it’s Arran’s Lagg distillery. The other distillery, on the other end of the island, owned by the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Guest Post, Islands, Isle of Arran, Kilmory, Lagg, Tom van Engelen
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Malt Fascination 