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A repeat visit to the now active Ardgowan Distillery Ardgowan is such a distillery that will probably stay with me forever, since the connection was established before distilling had even started. In January 2025 we visited the distillery in the final stages of construction before production commenced in May. Unbelievable what we saw then, so…
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The tasting nobody ever cared to do: The Whisky & Coke Comparison Tasting Who needs Brora 1972 or a Bowmore 1966 when you can drink the ultimate in whisky experience? The good old Coca-Cola with Scotch is unbeatable, and we snobs should not stick our nose up in the air about it! So, we put…
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Caol Ila Feis Ile 2025 under Colombian oak influence Feis Ile bottlings used to be the Holy Grail for whisky enthusiasts and collectors alike. The former did suffer the influence of the latter, because we have steadily seen prices go up. I am sure that there is something to say for distilleries wanting to cash…
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One more red nightmare – Caol Ila on Australian wine Any lovers of the classic progressive rock band King Crimson here? When I poured the sample of today in my glass, I could not help but think about a song by them: “One More Red Nightmare”. Kind people keep on giving me samples of whisky…
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Cleaning out the Long Pour Amour sample cabinet! To make a fresh start in 2026, we use our 350th blog to clean out our cabinet and our digital shelf. Today we present at random the samples that just kept falling outside the schedule of release, because something more urgent or new came along. We certainly…
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Coastal malt whiskies from the west of Scotland The rugged west coast of Scotland is home to some amazing distilleries. We collected a few samples from Islay, Mull and Ardnamurchan, and we also put in the very new Oban 12 years old in the Special Releases 2025. Let’s dive straight in! Oban 12 years old,…
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Waxy overload with three Clynelish single malts We had a big lineup ready for this blog, and then the official new Clynelish 18 years old fell into our laps thanks to a generous gift. Thank you! This bottling was part of the Special Releases 2025 and since I had an older expression ready, I decided…
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Spotlight on once lost distillies Coleburn and Rosebank Any reason counts to put some rare whiskies into one session, right? Well, sit back, relax, and read about the two distilleries featured today. Both were in the news recently, hence my effort to taste samples of them. Also, I had the good fortune to taste examples…
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Chain Pier Distillery: an Uncharted whisky oddity Chain Pier Distillery is going to be a very rare specimen in the history of Scotch whisky. The small setup was active only for a few months in 2018 and 2019. No more and no less than 39 casks were filled and the sole purpose of the distillery…
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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…