Categorie: M
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Single malt samples from China and Japan Is it just a matter of time before China becomes a player on the world stage of (single malt) whisky, or has that time already arrived? A few weeks ago, we read the news that Distillery Manager Iain McAllister has left Glen Scotia Distillery to aide in the…
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A return to form with The Macallan 110 proof Are we at the brink of a return to normalcy in the whisky landscape? More and more producers put the age statement back on their boxes and bottles, and I see prices return to a more normal level here and there too (but not everywhere, yet).…
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Mortlach 1978 20 years old Rare Malts Selection In our periodical series in which we highlight expressions in the Rare Malts Selection, we have now arrived at the “Beast of Dufftown”. This nickname for whisky from the Mortlach Distillery could not be closer to the truth. Big, bold malt whisky with a signature meaty style…
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The Macallan Classic Cut: another disappointment The Macallan was at one time an untouchable whisky distillery and brand, with an almost sole claim on what a sherry matured whisky should be. These days are long gone, and what emerged from the ruins of that once mighty reputation, is something else entirely. A new distillery that…
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An introduction to Milk & Honey Distillery Something more exotic today, as we travel via the glass to Tel Aviv where we find the Milk & Honey Distillery, shortened to M&H. The production site is one of the latest projects Dr. Jim Swan was involved in, before his passing in 2017. With such a big…
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Sherried Benrinnes versus meaty (or not) Mortlach There are distilleries in Scotland that are known for some qualities that few others have. In the case of Benrinnes and Mortlach that we will be tasting today, it is a rather meaty character. This works particularly well with sherry cask maturation. The story about Mortlach is well-known,…
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Two Macduff whisky by independent bottlers Macduff is a distillery that most times flies comfortably under the radar, because in general their output reaches the market in single malt form under the name Glen Deveron or The Deveron. Obviously, being alongside the river Deveron in the valley of the same name, is an easy way…
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Blended Scotch whisky galore with Tomatin, Cadenhead, Cluny and Scottish Leader For my two hundredth tasting note blog, I decided to go back to the mother of all creation in the world of whisky, which is of course the category Blended Scotch. You know all the big brands, like Johnnie Walker, Ballentine’s, Chivas Regal, Dewar’s…
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Two times Murray McDavid bottled expressions Murray McDavid was founded back in 1996 by, amongst others, Mark Reynier. The big man who also put quite a stamp on the resurrection of the Bruichladdich Distillery, went on to make a mark with Waterford Distillery in Ireland. Sadly, this adventure ended in financial hard times. We hope…
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Millstone Rye is not to be overlooked Millstone is Dutch whisky made at the Zuidam Distillery. By now, I think it is not only chauvinistic as a Dutchman to say it, but also an objective statement, that Millstone is one of the leading European whisky names. Not only is their single malt impressive in whatever…