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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…
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Knockdhu & AnCnoc: birds of the same feather The Knockdhu Distillery is quite popular amongst whisky aficionados because it is a quaint setup, hinting towards old days of distilling. I still have to manage to visit it, because as I understand from everyone who did, it is worth the trip. I only once drove passed…
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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…
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Aultmore proving strength on sherry maturation In the Blind Tasting Bottle Club that I am partaking in for many years, was a devastating surprise in our most recent edition. At the reveal moment, it turned out that a strong, sherried whisky, identified by most of us as ‘perhaps a 1993 GlenDronach’ or the likes of…
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Aberlour A’Bunadh – then (1998) and now (2024) The last time I had a modern Aberlour A’Bunadh in my glass was around Christmas 2017. Long live Instagram, on which I keep a personal diary and every now and then post a pic of bottles. Aberlour keeps on numbering the batches. That one was #56. After…
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A deep dive in all the Signatory 100 proof bottlings We continue our travel down the lane of the new series by Signatory Vintage, the 100 proof expressions. When visiting my local retailer last week, he told me that the few bottles that he managed to get sold as if they were free giveaways. This…
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Ardnamurchan has reason to celebrate 10 years One of my favourite “new” distilleries is Ardnamurchan, far away in the Lochaber district in the west of Scotland. I remember travelling through these parts for a Summer holiday in 2007, taking the old-fashioned route to the Isle of Skye (by ferry from Malaig). In the distance the…
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Ardbeg 8 and 10 years old: no discussion needed As a newcomer in the world of whisky blogging, I thought it would be nice to taste some benchmark and close-to-benchmark Islay whisky. So, the next few weeks I will fly past the regulars to see what they are up to. Let’s start on the Kildalton…
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A couple of rare Isle of Arran variations (peat included) Did we all survive the days of Christmas? As the year comes to a close, we have a few blogs left to publish. That will be today and upcoming Monday, which is my birthday, and Tuesday. Let’s start with a nice late December weekend Long…
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A Merry Christmas with four Islay Giants Let me start this special blog with wishing all my readers a Merry Christmas! Today, we slow down and take a moment to reflect on the year that lies behind us. Happy times and sadness have close ties to each other. Today, I attended a funeral for my…