Categorie: G
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Tasting the 200th anniversary bottle of Glenlivet Scottish whisky distilleries can be so old, that I always check who was the president of the United States of America when some distillery was founded. Two hundred years ago it was James Monroe who came to the end of the Era of Good Feelings, an important political…
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A Saturday threesome with Glen Grant Glen Grant is a very interesting whisky because it is one of those malts which you can easily follow throughout (modern) whisky history. Of course, there are some incredibly old whisky’s released for the happy few by themselves and also independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail, but I am not talking about…
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Red fruit (or is it?) all over Glencadam Reserva PX Glencadam might well be one of the last sleeping giants in the Scotch whisky industry. Established already in 1825 it never really gained a reputation as a go-to malt for really classy output. Around 2000 the distillery was even mothballed for a few years, until…
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Glenfarclas for the Dark Days of December Glenfarclas is the ultimate December month whisky, is it not? They have been releasing an incredible amount of fantastic sherried single malt over the decades. Sherry casks do create a flavour that is associated with all the savoury things we devour during the holidays. Famous are the Glenfarclas…
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Glenury Royal 23 years old vintage 1971 RMS In cooperation with expert whisky retailer Best of Wines, in the next months I will publish blogs about 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 interest in single malt…
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The Long Pour: A most legendary Glendronach 1970 by Signatory Yes! Today, we are exactly 10 days away from Christmas Eve, the moment when the world slows down, pours a good whisky in the glass, and drinks on better times. An idyllic setting, I know, since the world knows more war than ever. I wish…