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Athrú Whiskey, three of them
What Whiskey? Athrú, pronounced Ah-roo. From Ireland. I never heard from them, and after looking things up it still is quite mysterious. It’s an Irish whiskey brand, currently bottling whiskey they bought from other distilleries, but also creating their own … Continue reading
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Tagged Athrú, Billy Walker, Bourbon casks, Free Samples, Irish Whiskey, Lough Gill, Sherry casks, Tokaji casks, Whisky Center, Wine casks
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Craigellachie 21, 1994-2015, Sauternes Wine Cask Finish, 53.1% – Cadenhead
During a club tasting on a very sunny September afternoon we got to talking about wine casks and how they are generally quite crap. The host decided to give me a sample of a whisky that’s an exception to that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Cadenhead, Cask Strength, Craigellachie, Speyside, Wine casks, Wood Range
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Auchentoshan 17, Bordeaux Cask Finish, 51%
Before the revamp of Auchentoshan years ago, they also had their series of special bottlings. In gorgeous off-white boxes with some proper age statements on them. There was a 16 year old Fresh Bourbon cask, an 18 year old Oloroso … Continue reading
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