Tag Archives: Whiskey
Jameson 18, Bottled in 2018, Bow Street Cask Strength, 55.3%
With this being a slightly more rare Irish whisky, it would make sense that MvZ supplied me with the sample I tried. However, I don’t see his rating on Whiskybase, so I’m second guessing myself. While it’s far from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bow Street Distillery, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson, Midleton, Sherry Cask, Whiskey, Whisky
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2x Wagging Finger 2019, both for KCWS
KCWS stands for King’s Court Whisky Society, although based on the label of these bottles, they abbreviate it to KWCS instead. It’s a whisky club located in Haarlem, The Netherlands and it has been around for quite a while. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, American oak, Deventer, Dutch whisky, European oak, KCWS, King's Court Whisky Society, Netherlands, Single Malt, Wagging Finger, Whiskey, Whisky
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Cragganmore 38, 1985-2023, Refill American Oak Hogshead 601269, 45.3% – Cask of Distinction for Wu Dram Clan
This truly is something special. There have only been four older Cragganmores ever, and with this one coming from the guys at Wu Dram Clan, my expectations are soaring. Cragganmore is one of those distilleries that never really disappoints, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1985, Cask of Distinction, Cragganmore, Diageo, Hong Kong Whisky Fellows, Scotch, Single Malt, Speyside, Whiskey, Whisky, Wu Dram Clan
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Ardnamurchan 6, 2016-2023, 1st Fill American Oak PX Sherry Butt, 60.6% – SMWS 149.3 (A Walk in the Woods)
Even though I think Ardnamurchan is a distillery that is doing very, very well, they don’t often find their way to my shelf. It maybe has to do with me not paying attention, or simply that there’s so much out … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Adelphi, Ardnamurchan, Highlands, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, SMWS, Whiskey, Whisky
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Bruichladdich 30, 1988-2018, Bourbon Hogshead, 48.9% – Cadenhead’s
Old Bruichladdich can be hit or miss. As in, the distillery was highly inconsistent in the quality of its output spirit. Since the reopening in 2001 it still is but the spirit is far more consistent. The new inconsistency is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead, Islay, Single Malt, Whiskey, Whisky
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Glen Garioch ‘The Birds’ 1975-1990, Oak Cask 5910, 46% – Moon Import
This whisky was bottled when I was, most likely, eight years old. Ever since then it has started to gather legendary status and currently it sits comfortably at a 91 point score at Whiskybase. Interestingly, Moon Import seems to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Moon Import, Scotch, Single Malt, The Birds, The Whisky Exchange, Whiskey, Whisky
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Linkwood 1973-2004, Refill Bourbon Hogshead, 52.5% – Skorupa Rareliquids
If you’re thinking that you’ve never heard of this bottler, that would make perfect sense since this is the only bottling under their name. I had this sample a while ago and I still had no recollection of it, also … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Bourbon Cask, Linkwood, Skorupa Rareliquids, Speyside, Whiskey
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Balcones 3, Bottled in 2020, Rum Cask Finish 17070, 65.4% – OB for Whisky Tasting Festival Utrecht
Sub-titled ‘To Commemorate The Greatest Whisky Festival Yet To Come’, because the bottles were already ordered when the bubonic plague ravaged the world and shut everything down. A friend of mine, RvB, got a set of bottles and shared them … Continue reading
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Tagged Balcones, Rum Cask, Single Malt, Texas, USA, Waco, Whiskey, Whisky, WTF, WTF Utrecht
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Springbank 24, Open Day 2023, Oloroso & Port, 47.6%
It’s been quiet on the blog here. Mostly due to me being insanely busy with work and preoccupied with other, non-whisky things. In all honesty, I have missed having time to sit down with a couple of drams, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Longrow 8, Distillery Open Day 2023, Oloroso Cask, 54.9%
It seems like my buddy Erik ‘Elixir’ has become my trusted supplier of Springbank samples. Even though Tom van Engelen went to Campbeltown last month there were no shares from that distillery. There was a Cadenhead’s Islay bottling, so it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Mal, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Longrow, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Malt Fascination 