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The Bonnington Distillery in Edinburgh and a Tipsy Midgie Today, I have the great honour of writing a tasting note for you from yet another distillery I had never tried any output from. That is not weird, of course, because if we take a quick look at Whiskybase, which is usually trustworthy with these things,…
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Brechin: once a true whisky city with two distilleries When you think of authentic whisky cities, one might quickly mention Campbeltown, Dufftown, Rothes or Elgin. Today however, we focus on the east coast Royal Burgh of Brechin for our Something Special Saturday. Home to the almost 200 years old Glencadam Distillery, and also the place…
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Single cask young Bowmore: fruity delight Everyone and their grandmother posted notes on this one – if active in The Netherlands that is. That put it a bit on my backburner, I have to say, but when I tasted it I realized a blog is well deserved for this Bowmore. We had quite the Islay…
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False start on my first meeting with Ballindalloch Hi there, and welcome back to the Whisky Odyssey blog. We took a week off to recover from the Islay violence on the senses. How about that last salvo eh? An Ardbeg 1974 is not something you drink every day, let alone an Inaugural Release of a brand…
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Tasting notes for Bruichladdich at entry level Imagine if someone twisted your arm and made you, forced you to say what your favourite Islay distillery is. What would you answer? On any given day this can vary for me between Lagavulin, Bowmore and Ardbeg. Caol Ila always the outsider. And of course good old Port…
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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…