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The Whisky Odyssey Fèis Ìle 2024 SpecialBowmore Day with a few 1990s drams Bowmore is the oldest distillery on Islay and probably one of the most famous. Located in the little village of the same name, it has made some legendary whisky, especially expressions from the 1960s have the capability to make grown men cry.…

The Whisky Odyssey Fèis Ìle 2024 SpecialBruichladdich Day: the day of the Ileach The Bruichladdich Distillery is said to be the distillery that is closest to the heart of the Ileach, the native inhabitants of Islay. During Fèis Ìle this used to be illustrated with great vigour, judging by the music, the food and an…

Bushmills 1608: celebrating 400 years of distilling A long time ago, I thought it wise to not only love, drink and savour whisky, but also set some bottles aside for collecting, selling, getting rich from. I ran into a lot of problems on the way. First of all, I like to drink whisky, so bottles…

Unpeated Malt Week on Whisky Odyssey:Tasting notes for the Benromach Contrasts: Unpeated Benromach has consistently been raising the bar on experimental whisky, before and since the inception of the Contrasts series. We have already seen the regular peated expressions, as well as triple distilled and barley varieties. All the while the legacy of Benromach is…

Benrinnes: from 1975 to modern-day sherrywhisky Benrinnes is such a name that shows up regularly at independent bottlers. For some reason, enough of it is available on the market for independents to buy. The quality is generally very good, underlining that Benrinnes is also a popular blending malt. Owner Diageo does not put much attention…

The forgotten child of Speyside: Balmenach Balmenach Distillery could well be one of the lesser known operations in Speyside and the whole of Scotland. When it comes to whisky anyway, because Balmenach is making name for itself with their successful Caorunn gin products. You can now even visit the distillery! Strangely enough, not a word is spoken…

Bimber (or Timber?) for the Belgian market Bimber is one of those “whisky du jour” that creates a lot of chatter among enthusiasts. First of all, it is not a Scottish distillery but located in London, somewhat northeast from Notting Hill and south of Wembley. Secondly, The whisky is supposed to be ‘fruit forward’. We will…

Belgian Owl Passion – haunted by Caperdonich Look guys, if you are a regular reader here, you probably already noticed I am an incredible snob. My passion for whisky is almost solely limited to Scotch. I can appreciate an occasional Irish, and dibbing my nose in something American is also not too bad. The Japanese…

A much better Bunnahabhain at cask strength We were not entirely over the moon when we tasted the standard 12 years old bottling of the Bunnahabhain Distillery. At that time, I sadly had no cask strength edition at hand to do a head-to-head tasting of two standard bottlings (instead we compared with an independent Bunna). And then…

A celebration of Whiskybase with Benromach As a whisky enthusiast that started with this hobby before Whiskybase existed, it is sometimes fun to rummage through old Word documents stashed on my computer, just to see what my collection of bottles looked like in, say, 2008. But however charming that might be, I still would not like…