Categorie: K
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Kilchoman from Islay and with something exotic Happy Kilchoman Day 2026! We have two samples on the table for this celebratory event, one that is a 100 % Islay Kilchoman, while the other is influenced by something more exotic: Mezcal! We have seen this cask variant come up more and more throughout the releases. My…
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Contradictions between two Knockando malts Don’t mind me, but when I think about the Knockando Speyside single malt whisky, my heart gets a bit heavy. The distillery was closed for quite some time between 2017 and 2023 and from the core range only the 12 years old remains. The charming vintage statements have all but…
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AnCnoc / Knockdhu malts on the tasting table The Knockdhu Distillery is one of those hidden gems among whisky aficionados. The spirit produced there seems to have just that much more backbone compared to other Speyside whiskies, like the almost namesake Knockando. Actually, I had to check if Knockdhu is indeed a Speyside whisky, as…
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Meaty Kilchoman dominated by the casks Kilchoman is going as strong as ever, and few people out there consider this Islay Farm Distillery as a new cat in the crowd, even though the stills were only fired up in 2005. But then again, that is 21 years ago today. The brand is going strong, and…
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Secret Ardbeg on red wine: Kilnaughton Islay malt Bear with me, I found a sample in my stash of which I have no idea what it is. It says Kilnaughton and that is a Secret Islay. The bottler is known to not shy away from cask variations for maturing their whisky, with most of the…
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The Springbank Stallions play around with Kilkerran The Springbank Stallions convened again, as they do every year in January, in Campbeltown. With the big bicentennial year for Springbank approaching in 2028, we are quietly anticipating the festivities. Until that time, there was and is still 2026 and 2027 to deal with for the Stallions gathering.…
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Tasting the core range of Finnish rye whisky Kyrö As a true and self-declared whisky nerd, I can do without the gimmicks you sometimes run into on whisky festivals. And sometimes you just cannot avoid it. Especially not when you bring along a female companion that is enticed by the inevitable chocolate stand. It was…
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The talk of the (Campbel)town: Kilkerran 16 years old Talk about the whisky of 2025 that creates a lot of chatter, and this Kilkerran 16 years old that we taste today must be on the list. Is it only because of the deep, dark colour of the liquid, certainly compared to earlier releases? Or is…
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Korukabegura new make: Precision, Purity, Provenance You Only Live Twice is my favourite James Bond novel, penned by spiritual father Ian Fleming. In one of the early chapters, Tiger Tanaka talks to 007 about Japanese whisky. He drinks Suntory. “Went up to the distillery some while ago and met one of the family. Told me…
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Kilkerran Campbeltown malt showing its fruity side The Glengyle Distillery celebrated the 20th birthday of their Kilkerran Campbeltown single malt with lots of fanfare last year, with a concert by Travis even. One could wonder why they did not want to wait another five years for the quarter century, but that might have something to…