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The Whisky Odyssey Fèis Ìle 2024 SpecialArdbeg Day: a homage to Ardbeg people My first introduction to Ardbeg I may well have forgotten, but I will never forget when I was introduced to one of best Ardbeg expressions out there. It was Bert Vuik who handed me a generously poured glass of this 1974 vintage,…

Unpeated Malt Week on Whisky Odyssey:Tasting notes for Ardlair 2011 by Signatory Vintage One would almost turn back on the idea of doing a themed week, after Monday’s extremely disappointing experience with Winey Caol Ila. That raises the question. If you use the unique selling point of bottling something out of the ordinary for a…

Tipping our toe in a Mexican Whisky: Abasolo Today we step firmly out of our comfort zone and cross the Big Pond to take a look at Mexican whisky. This stuff came up in a sample share and I must have been in a particularly good mood to say yes to this. Try everything at…

Tasting notes for an older Auchentoshan core range While surfing on an auction website, I came across a little set of Auchentoshan mini bottlings of which I thought it would be nice to have. Sometimes it is refreshing and humbling to go back to a distillery’s core range. Of course, Auchentoshan is not a distillery that you…

Ardbeg Extravaganza with “Anthology” and a “1975” The word “anthology” to me means anything that has to do something with a collection that is bound together by a common subject. A collection of books, music, art or – why not – whisky. Ardbeg launched a series under the name Anthology last year. It tickled my…

A brand new Ardnamurchan on Sauternes Casks Ardnamurchan is without a doubt the darling of all the new distilleries opening up in Scotland in the last ten tot fifteen years. Their honest approach to creating and releasing single malt Highland whisky is much appreciated by the community. Today, we taste their newest expression in the…

An Ardnamurchan that caused an uproar! Dutch whisky retailer Dramtime bottled a cask of Ardnamurchan that sent quite some shockwaves through the little country at the North Sea. As whisky enthusiasts we were already acknowledging defeat at the cash register for single cask (sherried) Ardnamurchan. WhiskySponge (120 coins), Berry Bros. (160 coins), it seemed to become the…

Tasting notes for a virgin Aberfeldy The Aberfeldy Distillery was not into releasing single malt whisky just yet when I visited the location in 2006. It did have a nice visitor centre, however, with much focus on the adventures of the Dewar family that is so linked with the distillery. We bought a bottled of…

Arran: becoming more and more mature Arran single malt whisky is quite an established name among enthusiasts even though in my mind the distillery is still one of the new kids. But since distillation began in the 1990s we are closing in on 30 years of activity. Not that new anymore, I admit. On my…