Tag Archives: whisky
Ardbeg Wee Beastie
The new Ardbeg in the standard range is surprisingly one with an age statement. And it is a young statement. The youngest whisky in the mix is only 5 years old and called the Wee Beastie. The rest on the … Continue reading
Littlemill Archives Crab series 1988/25 years old
The first of an upcoming series around Littlemill. This is part of the “Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale” serie, or simpler the Archives Littlemill’s with a crab on the label. The subject to the taste surgery this evening is distilled 11/1988 … Continue reading
Posted in Littlemill, Lowland notes, Uncategorized
Tagged 1988, 25 year old, Archives, Archives Littlemill 1988 cask 12 review, Bourbon, Cask 12, Crab, Hogshead, Littlemil 1988 whisky review, Littlemill, Littlemill 1988 25 year old, Littlemill 1988 tasting note, review, Single Cask, Tasting note, whisky, whiskybase
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Benromach 10yo new 2014 edition
A while ago I received two official samples from Benromach. One is the new 10 year old edition and the second one is the 1976 Vintage edition. The package did go with a nice letter from the managing director (Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Benromach, Speyside notes
Tagged 10 year old review, 10 year old tasting note, Benromach, Benromach 10 year old 2014 edition, Benromach 10 year old review, Benromach 10 year old tasting note, Benromach review, Benromach Tasting note, Excellent whisky, Gordon&Macphail, Scotland, Speyside, whisky, whisky review, whisky tasting note
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#Whisky Experience by World of Drinks Zierikzee
This post is more about the experience then giving you tastings notes, so don’t expect long notes…. 😉 . My hometown liquor store is organising whisky tastings in a different form. It is named “whiskyexperience”. A very informal tasting. About … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 1997 heavily peated times 2
The restart of my blog after quite some silence. No better way to be challenged by a friend (Jeroen van Gaalen) to compare my Bunnahabhain against his… Wait that is nothing new… well in this case the fun part is … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain, Islay notes
Tagged 1997, 55 ppm, Bunnahabhain, Bunnahabhain 1997 heavily peated, Heavily peated, Islay, Peat, review, Signatory, Signatory VIntage, Smoke, Vintage, Vintage 1997, whisky
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Mortlach 2002 Cask Sample cask 5604
As stated this is a cask sample derived from a cask which I partly own. The Mortlach is distilled 21 may 2002 and is maturing in a hogshead. The sample I have (thanks to co-owners from TheCasQueteers) is from January … Continue reading
Posted in Mortlach, Speyside notes
Tagged Mortlach, Single Cask, Speyside, whisky, whisky review, whisky tasting note
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#Balblair Twitter Tasting
Yesterday I got involved in a Balblair twitter tasting organised by Lukasz (Alembic Communications ltd) for the Balblair whisky company. Balblair is in the Netherlands a brand that isn’t that common, mostly due to an importer who doesn’t market this … Continue reading
Posted in Balblair, Highland notes
Tagged Ardbeg, Ardbeg Ardbog, Ardbog, Balblair, Balblair 1975 2nd release, Balblair 1997 2nd release, Balblair cask 1466, Balblair Single Cask 1990, Blablair 1975, Highland, Master of Malt, Peated whisky, review, Scotland, Tasting note, Twitter tasting, whisky
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Glenmorangie Ealanta
The new 2013 edition within the Private Edition Range and in this range the fourth edition. After the great Artein in 2012, this one is “ a rare limited edition, aged in the finest virgin oak casks, made from slow growth … Continue reading
Littlemill Cask samples cask 32 and 34 1990
The first time I ever did get the opportunity to taste cask samples of a closed distiller before anyone else. These two samples are subject to a tasting for the Casqueteers tomorrow. During that tasting there will be decided if … Continue reading
Dailuaine 1983 Archives range
Most of the whisky lovers are familiar with the whiskybase site to keep track of your whisky collection. Since some time the guys behind the site also run a shop situated in Rotterdam and releasing whisky under their own label. … Continue reading
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