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Complex Cragganmore from Malts of Scotland For the debut of Cragganmore on this little blog we have found a nice sample of an about 20 years old expression. This well-known Speyside distillery if one of the original Classic Malts selected by Diageo to showcase regions in Scotland. Even though Cragganmore produces a not so standard…
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Cardhu Rare Malts Selection: a rare expression indeed! In our periodical series in which we highlight expressions in the Rare Malts Selection, we arrive at a Speyside we do not often see outside the trodden path. Indeed, Cardhu single malt is a very popular whisky and appears mostly in these lovely square dumpy bottles. In…
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Distillery Exclusives from the stills at Caol Ila The Islay Home of Jonnie Walker. That is how owner Diageo markets the Caol Ila Distillery and its products these days when you set foot on the island. It joins the ranks of Clynelish, Cardhu and Glenkinchie, and coming with it was a big overhaul of the…
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A Cigar Malt from Speyside that gets the job done Themed whisky was not such a big thing back when I started developing a taste for single malt. In fact, the only releases I can indeed remember, were the one we taste today. If I am not mistaken (and Whiskybase says I am not) there…
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Coming to America via Canada and Iowa Every so often we try to visit the vast land across the big pond to see what they are doing over there when it comes to whisk(e)y. After starting up with an American whiskey, we will move on to Canada. First stop is Iowa, where we encounter an…
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Spotlight on Cadenhead on Campbeltown Wednesday Cadenhead’s as an independent bottler originates from Aberdeen, but for decades and decades it has been associated with Campbeltown, its current day base of operations. Indeed, a visit to the capital of Kintyre is not complete with just going to the Glen Scotia or Springbank distilleries, if you do…
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Cley Whisky: a duel between smoke and sweetness Shame on me, but as an old-school single malt Scotch whisky lover, I have long neglected all else there is in the world. Even though my focus and pleasure remains primarily focused on the products coming from Scotland, I do try and slip in something worldly every…
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A sunny day with Caol Ila 1972 and Bruichladdich 2004 We continue our (digital) celebration of the Feis Ile festival on Islay, that is going into its third day today. Bruichladdich Day has traditionally been one of the more popular festival days, while I have the best memories of celebrating at Caol Ila Distillery. In…
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The Rare Malts Selection Caol Ila 1978 23 years old In cooperation with expert whisky retailer Best of Wines, in the next months I will publish blogs about a few expressions in Diageo’s legendary Rare Malts Selection. This was a series devised to highlight the more obscure malts in the company’s portfolio, long before the…
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Blended Scotch whisky galore with Tomatin, Cadenhead, Cluny and Scottish Leader For my two hundredth tasting note blog, I decided to go back to the mother of all creation in the world of whisky, which is of course the category Blended Scotch. You know all the big brands, like Johnnie Walker, Ballentine’s, Chivas Regal, Dewar’s…