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- Another lost-and-found sample. Arran 19, 1996-2015, 48.8% - Gleann Mór A Rare Find maltfascination.com/2020/10/23/arr… 2 days ago
- A review I should have posted a few years ago... Ledaig 2007-2015, 8yo, 52.3% - Beacon Spirits maltfascination.com/2020/10/22/led… 3 days ago
- Springbank and port casks can really work well together. As proven by this baby. Springbank 12, 2001-2013, 53.5% -… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
- Another guest post by Tom van Engelen: Lagavulin with Port Ellen influences maltfascination.com/2020/10/20/gue… 5 days ago
Tag Archives: Travel Retail
Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof, 57.1%
This ‘small batch release’, which isn’t a very small batch at all, was done in 2012 for travel retail. I managed to pick up a bottle at some point, but it’s been so long that I don’t recall where I … Continue reading
Glen Scotia, 2018
Around September last year I posted on Facebook, asking for tips for me and my friend FV to spend an afternoon and evening in Campbeltown. While I did get some way-too-obvious things, like Springbank and Cadenhead’s, I also got the … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Glen Scotia
Tagged 2001, 2005, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Glen Scotia, Littlemill, Travel Retail
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Auchentoshan Silver Oak, 21 year old, 51.5%, Travel Retail ‘only’
Yeah. Auchentoshan. The darling distillery of Toshan Man Mark Dermul. He’s also the guy I bought this sample of. I’ve had some good ones, but there are also some lesser ones and when this one came out a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Auchentoshan
Tagged Auchentoshan, Cask Strength, Lowlands, Mark Dermul, Silver Oak, Travel Retail
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Bowmore’s Piece of Islay Twitter Tasting
Yesterday Bowmore organized a Twitter tasting with three new whiskies they’re releasing in Travel Retail. There was some confusion to what was exactly happening since there was some unclear communication about several events they are organizing. After that was cleared … Continue reading
Posted in - Travel Retail, Bowmore
Tagged Black Rock, Bowmore, Gold Reef, Islay, Travel Retail, Twitter Tasting, White Sands
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Highland Park 21, 47.5%
I was able to pick up this bottle some years ago, before they went down to 40%, so way before they went back up to 47.5%. My sister went somewhere through duty free and called which bottle to bring. This … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park
Tagged Duty Free, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Travel Retail
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Glenmorangie 1974-1999, for duty free, 43%
Another one of the samples that I got from Stefan van der Boog, together with the Macallan one. Of course you have to buy more than one thing, since postage has to be made the most of. I don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Glenmorangie
Tagged Glenmorangie, Highlands, Passie voor Whisky, Tain, Travel Retail, Van der Boog
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Auchentoshan Solera, 48%
My first sip of the new Travel Retail Auchentoshans, and I start at the high end of the range. I have samples of (I believe) Heartwood and Springwood sitting in my cupboard waiting to be explored. The Solera is a … Continue reading
