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- Knockando Duo
Contradictions between two Knockando malts Don’t mind me, but when I think about the Knockando Speyside single malt whisky, my heart gets a bit heavy. The distillery was closed for… Lees meer: Knockando Duo - Bowmore 2014
Scoring Bowmore Tequila with a grain of salt The Bowmore Distillery on Islay is quietly purring away making excellent malt whisky, with its beloved floor malting and subtle peated output.… Lees meer: Bowmore 2014 - Loch Lomond & Inchmurrin
Fruity and dangerous Loch Lomond variants Not so long ago, I gave into the feeling of nostalgia, and acquired two old Loch Lomond bottles just for aesthetic reasons. The blue… Lees meer: Loch Lomond & Inchmurrin - AnCnoc & Knockdhu
AnCnoc / Knockdhu malts on the tasting table The Knockdhu Distillery is one of those hidden gems among whisky aficionados. The spirit produced there seems to have just that much… Lees meer: AnCnoc & Knockdhu - GlenAllachie retro
Retrospective: GlenAllachie 10, 15 and 18 years old GlenAllachie might be somewhat of a darling of the whisky enthusiast, but I have to admit that the whisky never swept me… Lees meer: GlenAllachie retro - Blair Athol Trio
Three wildly differing Blair Athol with lots of impact We are going to sink our teeth into one of our favourite distilleries in Perthshire, which is Blair Athol. A silent… Lees meer: Blair Athol Trio - Spirits of Scotland
The resurrection of Spirit of Scotland by G&M My timeline started glowing up with a bunch of new releases of Spirit of Scotland. This is a bottling series done by… Lees meer: Spirits of Scotland - St. Kilian 2019
St. Kilian single malt matured in Virgin Chestnut oak Not all distilleries in Germany make only whisky, but St. Kilian is the exception. This distillery in Rüdenau started production over… Lees meer: St. Kilian 2019 - Ledaig 6 years old
A fledgling Ledaig caught by Signatory Vintage Signatory Vintage is not planning on easing down on cranking out new entries in the 100 proof series, and we also read some… Lees meer: Ledaig 6 years old - Ardnamurchan specials
Single cask Ardnamurchan single malt to wrestle with Sometimes I wonder how (relatively) new distilleries handle the current downturn in Scotch sales. The big guns go silent first, and when… Lees meer: Ardnamurchan specials - Springbank 1993 & 2001
Old Springbank to celebrate 400 blogs on LPA We have reached post # 400 on Long Pour Amour and we did not want this perfectly rounded number to go to… Lees meer: Springbank 1993 & 2001 - Scallywag Speyside Blended Malt
Scallywag Small Batch Release: good daily dram Today, we taste a Scallywag of which a sample was kindly gifted to me by my local retailer. This bottle with the cute… Lees meer: Scallywag Speyside Blended Malt
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