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Tag Archives: Virgin Oak
Glen Moray Distillery, and their tasting kit
Last October I was staying in Speyside with my family. And even though my kids are 6, 4 and 1 years old, I found I had the moral and educational obligation to show them a whisky distillery. The closest one … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Glen Moray
Tagged 1998, 2008, cider cask, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Elgin, Glen Moray, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Virgin Oak
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Tomatin 9yo, 2006-2015, Virgin Oak, 60% – Handbottled at the Distillery
When I visited Tomatin in a snowy November last year, with some mates, we had a great tour and did an extensive tasting of all Handfills available at the moment. This is a good thing because the things aren’t cheap … Continue reading
Posted in Tomatin
Tagged 2006, Distillery Only, Handfilled, Highlands, Tomatin, Virgin Oak
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The annual ‘Islay’ tasting at De Whiskykoning
Every year for quite a while I’ve been going to De Whiskykoning‘s ‘winter tasting’, which consists of only peaty drams. Mostly, that boils down to six whiskies from Islay. Sometimes there’s another one in the tasting from Jura or another … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Bowmore, Kilchoman
Tagged Ardbeg, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Feis Ile, Islay, Islay Festival, Kilchoman, NAS, Perpetuum, Virgin Oak
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BenRiach 1989-2011, 20 years old, Virgin Oak Finish, 50.6%
My whisky buddy Martin was kind enough to give me a sample of this when I was at his place on Friday (see this post). We had a way too large whisky menu to go through on a single evening, … Continue reading
BenRiach 2005-2014, 9yo, Peated, Virgin Oak finish, 58.7%
My father in law has a developed a taste for Virgin Oak matured (or finished) whiskies. Over the years he’s gathered a few here and there with the idea of hosting a tasting for us at some point. That hasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005, BenRiach, Cask Strength, Peated, Single Cask, Speyside, Virgin Oak
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Glenmorangie Ealanta, 46%, 19 year old Virgin Oak, Private Release
Every time Glenmorangie release a new Private Release the internet buzzes with reviews of it, and generally the bottling sells out really quickly. So far the only ones that didn’t sell out fast were the Sonnalta and the Finealta. And … Continue reading
Posted in Glenmorangie
Tagged Ealanta, Glenmorangie, Highlands, Private Release, Tain, Virgin Oak
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