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Bunnahabhain: solidly doing what everybody else does Are there any Mad Men fans among my readers? Then you might remember that scene about how to promote cigarettes from a certain brand. The advertising masters interview the ciggie makers about their product. And they answer, with all the things that theirs but also competitors’ products have…
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Fruity character: the proud signature of Bowmore On our tasting round along all the Islay classics, we have arrived at the oldest and dare I say most spectacular distillery on the island. This one has it all, the story, the famous warehouses, and bottlings that are the obsession of many. Who has not heard of…
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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…