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Clynelish Bonanza with 1989, 1997, 2011 and 2014 There are times you find yourself looking at a sample drawer that contains no Clynelish at all, and the next moment you find a bonanza of them. I contemplated what to do; split up all these samples in separate blogs, or try to plow through all of…
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Caol Ila 1974 versus Caol Ila 1975 for Feis Ile 2026 Do you know that evergreen song by The Connells? It is called ‘74-’75 and we use it as a theme for today’s special Feis Ile tasting. We have on the table a Caol Ila distilled in 1974, and pit it against a Caol Ila…
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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…