Categorie: B
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We catch another wave of Bowmore releases Bowmore is undoubtedly the most talked about single malt whisky coming from Scotland this year, and that is all thanks to the big wave of releases hitting the shores of the thirsty masses. And it is not like it is only one parcel of a certain vintage (even…
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Lochindaal and Old Skool Bruichladdich variants Ever since the Dutch whisky festival in Leiden, I have debates with whisky friends about all these variations that are made at the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. This is because Whiskysite, the organiser of the festival in his hometown, bottled a Bruichladdich Rhinns. What I hear about this variant,…
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New Make Spirit of Burnobennie judged in the New Make Index A few weeks ago I stood in front of a chalkboard in a business unit outside Banchory, watching a distiller map out flavour against alcohol strength, cut by cut, degree by degree. Sam Ritchie of the Burnobennie Distillery calls it fragmented distilling. I’ve been…
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The Burnobennie Distillery and the Case for Fragmented Distilling Whether you’ve been in the whisky game for decades or you’re just wandering in, chances are you have a favourite. This brand, that age statement, you name it. To legally call itself whisky, a spirit has to spend at least three years in an oak cask,…
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Balmaud Farms Its Way to the Future with Quiet Confidence Distilleries are thin on the ground in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. Glen Garioch and Fettercairn keep the flag flying, while Royal Lochnagar holds court in the heart of the Highlands. For a few years now, a newcomer has quietly entered the scene, describing itself…
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The WhiskyNerds return with a 2003 Ben Nevis The WhiskyNerds are back and have filled shelf space at Dutch retailers with a new Ben Nevis from a lesser seen vintage. As I travel yearly with these guys, I had the great pleasure of following the progression of this cask over a couple of years. This…
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Exploring bourbon with New Riff and Elijah Craig A little while ago, we visited the United States of America, but limited ourselves to Tennessee whiskey. Today, we have some samples on the table from neighbouring Kentucky! As it happens, we post this blog on the 4th of July, and it is a special one this…
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Tasting Ben Nevis single malt trio at middle age level Ben Nevis was always something of a secret, its quality only clear to those in the know, the connaisseur with a taste for the more complex spirit. That was, until a certain vintage became such an explosive success, everybody was talking about Ben Nevis. The…
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Beware of the Bowmore Bombastic! That the whisky market is changing at a speedy rate, no one will have missed. Of course, this threatens jobs in the industry and might lead to closures or mothballing of distilleries. These cycles seem to repeat themselves every so many years. Sad but inevitable. So for a whole generation,…
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Complexity aplenty in this Benromach 2008 We love a good Benromach from time to time on LPA! In fact, one of the very first blogs we did was tasting notes for a Benromach Vintage release. We tend to lean towards the very naked Benromach expression, meaning: matured on bourbon casks. Today, we must be in…