Categorie: K
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Kingsbarns Balcomie: classic sherry nuttiness Kingsbarns Distillery always made an impression of a very solid, well thought out operation. Quietly releasing a variation of core range bottlings, packaged in authentic glassware and with focus on a true Lowland malt whisky character. Of course, the strong ties to St. Andrews, with all its famous assets, makes…
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Ultimate mellow allrounder: Knockando 18 years old Knockando is one of my favourite easy-drinking-every-day-drams. I often have a bottle of this Speyside whisky open. The distillery, sadly not open for visitors, is one of the north bank distilleries in Speyside, along with Tamdhu (500 metres upstream the Spey River) and Dalmunach (also nearby, but downstream). …
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Tasting Kilchoman Loch Gorm at 10 years of age How Kilchoman Distillery has changed since the early beginnings, some 20 yeas ago. A modest farm distillery indeed, the still room was quaint and small and the two stills gently purring away. Floor malting was done on the site itself. Since the first spirit releases and…
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A successful Kilkerran 8 years old bourbon matured The Campbeltown Malts Festival is well underway, but this is also our monthly regular Campbeltown Wednesday and we taste a new expression. The Kilkerran 8 years old bottlings are making quite some waves among enthusiasts. I have started buying the yearly expressions myself too, as they are…
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Hand Filled Distillery Exclusives from Campbeltown The distillery exclusive bottlings at Springbank Distillery are something really special, if you compare to offers from other distilleries. In the visitor shop, you cannot miss a few big glass demijohns with a tap and a sign on it. Here you can taste and draw your own stuff, and…
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The Whisky Odyssey Fèis Ìle 2024 Special: Seeking sanctuary on Kilchoman Day In the Islay Festival schedule I did not discover (yet) an own day for the brand new Ardnahoe Distillery, but I can imagine that the newest distillery will in the future share a day with … Kilchoman perhaps? This charming farm distillery used…
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Twenty years of distilling at Kilkerran celebrated The headline above this article is not entirely correct of course, since Kilkerran is made at the Glengyle Distillery in Campbeltown. Some copyright issue prevents owners J. & A. Mitchell from actually using the name “Glengyle” on their bottles of single malt from the distillery. This is why…
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European tasting notes for a Korean Knockdhu 2013 The resources of Whisky Odyssey sometimes makes me stumble upon peculiar whisky, like today’s Knockdhu. It was bottled for the Bar BAM in Seoul, Korea, but still landed on my table too. I had to make the Whiskybase entry myself even! We love doing that, of course,…
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Tasting notes for two Knockando 1980s vintages Exactly three years ago I woke up on castle grounds, in a beautiful suite with a big bed, an empty Champagne bottle on the floor, clothes everywhere, and my wife in my arms. It was the day after our wedding. Our limited amount of guests were scattered all…
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Knockdhu & AnCnoc: birds of the same feather The Knockdhu Distillery is quite popular amongst whisky aficionados because it is a quaint setup, hinting towards old days of distilling. I still have to manage to visit it, because as I understand from everyone who did, it is worth the trip. I only once drove passed…