Categorie: M
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Decadent Drinks turns Millstone to the dark side Zuidam Distillers is one of the frontrunners in Dutch whisky production, and known for releasing very high quality products. Not only single malts but other variants as well, with a special mention for their “100 Rye” releases. We do not often see independently bottled Millstone single malt,…
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The Macallan in the hands of independent bottlers The Macallan single malt whisky as a brand is doing very well, truly being one part of the big three, together with Glenfiddich and The Glenlivet. All three brands now sell more than one million cases per year. In the meantime, we have seen a regular flow…
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Mortlach Extravaganza with three classic bottles To some blogs I look more forward to writing than others, simply because some whiskies unearth a deep feeling of nostalgia. Today, after a very long time, I have a Mortlach 16 years old Flora & Fauna expression in the glass. I think I last tasted it in the…
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Tasting three Mystery Malts at 11, 12 and 13 years We are rapidly working our way through the Thompson Brothers Mystery Malts, and not quick enough, it seems. New batches have already launched. Anyway! The idea is simple. You get a black bottle with a big white question mark on it, and then you just…
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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,…