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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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Tasting notes for the Signatory 100 proof bottlings Signatory Vintage, one of the more stable and consistent independent bottlers out there, released a new series. Under the name “100 proof” they spoil the whisky enthusiast with affordable, relatively young single malt whisky, bottled at 57,1 % abv. Thanks to a generous share, I was able…
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New batch Benromach cask strength – vintage 2013 Heralded as a whisky distillery that honours the old way of making Speyside whisky (slightly smoky), the brand has a large following among whisky enthusiasts. Indeed the 10 Years Old is often mentioned as one of the best flagship malts out there, together with Springbank and Ben…
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Brora, Clynelish and Dornoch, easy as (A)BCD The announcement that Brora Distillery would reopen could have been the most spectacular news for any whisky nerd in this world. The fact that it happened in the tail end of the biggest whisky boom since the late 1960s/early 1970s, and possible even since the end of the…
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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…