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Tasting notes for two 1990s Speysiders Continuing our path through the decades this week with two Speyside whiskies distilled in the 1990s. At one point, both were to be closed distilleries, but Glen Keith is nowadays back as a workhorse distillery for the Chivas blends. The distillery seems to have heritage, it was built in Speyside and…
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Tasting notes for a sherried Craigellachie by Signatory Signatory is an independent bottler that has been around for ages, but I have a feeling that this year has really put them back firmly in the middle of independent bottling universe. The 100 proof series that we have tasted extensively on this blog are generally very…
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Superb waxy Clynelish from the 1996 vintage It has become a bit confrontational to realize that vintages that used to be “back-up brilliance” for the really good stuff, is now coming of age too. In today’s example, I am talking about Clynelish. In my early days of drinking whisky, whenever I got the chance, I…
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Caol Ila Unpeated: like fish without chips? Diageo surprised the enthusiastic lovers of whisky in general and Islay in particular, by releasing an unpeated Caol Ila in 2006 as part of their annual Special Releases series. It was something to take in. Caol Ila without peat, is that not the same as fish without chips?…
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Tasting notes for three 1980s Speysiders For those of us who have been around a little longer than yesterday in this beautiful world of drinking, tasting and collecting whisky, it is fun to sometimes look over your shoulder. “What was I drinking when I first got into whisky?” If you had to point at golden…
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Single grain whisky bonanza with three distilleries Sometimes your desk starts getting filled with samples from several distilleries that slowly form a theme when combined. In the case of today’s blog, I am talking about single grain whisky. We got samples from Port Dundas, North British and a quite old Cambus. Here they are together…
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An introduction to Fragrant Drops (with wine casks) Today’s Long Pour Session is dedicated to my handyman. This incredibly enthusiastic guy is a heaven-send for me, since I truly have two left hands. So, even for hanging up a painting, I am only good enough to keep the vacuum cleaner up to where he is…
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Campbeltown Loch: the unicorn of the town Should we long for the good old days, in which Campbeltown Loch was actually a blended Scotch whisky, now that the brand has changed to being a blended malt whisky? So, no more grain component in there, all malts, in fact, all the five different malts being made…
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Tasting note of the 200th anniversary bottle of Cardhu The year 1824 was pretty important in the history of Scotch whisky. Distilling was taken away from under the shroud of illegality and many famous names saw the light of day. Among them not only The Glenlivet Distillery, but also Cardhu Distillery or Cardow as it…
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Caol Ila 12 years old: protector of true Islay character Is it just me or has that old and beloved Islay character of having this feeling you are drinking liquified bandages all but disappeared? I still like a good glass of Laphroaig 10 years old, but it can hardly stand up to expressions that were…