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Aultmore Extravaganza through the decades Aultmore is one of these not so well-known but very beloved Speyside distilleries that churns out litres and litres of malt whisky for blends like William Lawson and Dewar’s. The distillery was closed for a few months last year for a major upgrade. With extra washbacks and the addition of…
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Ardnamurchan, Dailuaine and Glengoyne by 12 Barrels A Dutch band of brothers named “12 Barrels” at one point bought … you guessed it … 12 casks of whisky, to be bottled over the years. Most of the bottlings are done with an own label, but some distilleries do not really go for that. The 12…
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Educational session with various Aberlour We are going to pit a sherry matured Aberlour against a bottling by the uncrowned king of spirit-forward matured whisky (Archives) and their bourbon matured Aberlour. Because yes, let’s be honest, when I think of Aberlour my mind immediately wanders to sherry matured whisky. Their spirit seems to play nice…
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Kininvie, always in the shadow of the siblings Kininvie was for a long time some kind of Holy Grail for me. One of the more rare single malt whisky out there, most of all because virtually all output that is produced at this humble distillery next door to Balvenie and Glenfiddich goes into blends. Not…
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This Aberfeldy is different. Good different? Who knows! There are quite a lot of distilleries that have ventured into wine cask series over the years. Aberfeldy joins the fold and does not do that lightly. Today we taste an expression that was matured for no less than 18 years before being transferred to a wine…
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New Ardbeg 15 years old Anthology (and Napa stuff) The Beithir’s Tale is the name of the new Ardbeg expression in the Anthology series. We had a 13 and a 14 years old before, and the 2025 expression comes with a new story and another year added to the maturation. We now get, you guessed…
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Ardnahoe cherishes it owns Appreciation Society The Ardnahoe Distillery Appreciation Society is quite a young Facebook group which has around 750 members. The participants are enthusiastic fans of one of the youngest distilleries on Islay. On Friday 5 September 2025, the first online tasting was undertaken, with no less than 7 samples tasted and enjoyed.…
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Single malt whisky in its purest form: Abhainn Dearg If I ever tasted something from the Abhainn Dearg Distillery on the Isle of Lewis before, I am not entirely sure about. Perhaps a new make spirit. That is one of the benefits of having a blog, now I just write everything down. When you do…
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Back to the year 2014 when Annandale was resurrected Annandale Distillery was a true gem to behold when I visited the location in 2014, ahead of a week in Campbeltown and on Islay. We were lucky to be received by Malcom Rennie (pictured), who was involved in starting up this long lost Lowland distillery in…
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The glasses head-to-head test with Aberlour Having this blog opened new doors to meet likeminded people, and one of the new friends I made is Robbert from the Confession of a Whisky Freak blog. In this beautiful world we live in, it is entirely possible to get to know someone without ever meeting in person,…