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New (local barley) high quality releases from Springbank Springbank spoils us with two Local Barley releases in one calendar year. Well, technically, the previous expression was bottled in December 2024, but that hit the shelves after new year. Anyway, the previous release was an 8 years old made from bere barley, and the follow up…
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A single grain(storm) blog with (almost) all distilleries How often do we get the chance to taste almost all single grain whiskies from the different distilleries in one blog? Well, never, unless you are lucky like me. This blog was conceived around one sample (the North British) but through shares and gifts I suddenly found…
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Three Springbank powerhouses at 12 years old Not one, not two, but three of Springbank Distillery official releases at 12 years old for you on this monthly Campbeltown Wednesday. We include the very latest Cask Strength release, and compare to one older version, and to top it off a cage bottling at 12 years old.…
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Nostalgic Macallan bottled in batch by Signatory The releasing of single malt whisky without disclosing the provenance of the stills, yeah, it has become standard practice by now. It annoys me to no end, but when bottlers start giving hints about what you are actually buying, my heart is softened. Like today’s specimen. Signatory has…
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Strathmill by Signatory makes the sherry wood sing Just like the Glen Spey we tasted a few months ago, Strathmill is not really a household name for the average whisky enthusiast. You can notice it straight away when you post something about such an unknown distillery: the likes are absent and the hits on the…
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SPEY Tenné: extremities with the port cask The Speyside Distillery is probably one of the more beautiful locations to visit, even though I understand they have to pack in their business soon and relocate to a nearby spot to continue distilling. Moving boxes ready? In my sample drawer, I found a cask strength bottling by…
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Springbank 100 proof 5 years old: Adorably Victorian The twenty-first century so far has been an amazing time for the Scottish whisky industry. At the forefront of many distilleries opening their doors and firing up the stills, were Glengyle Distillery in Campbeltown and Kilchoman on Islay. But after that, keeping count was almost impossible. This…
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Springbank 10, Springbank 20, Springbank 1998 As we heard through the grapevine already, the Springbank 25 years old has been discontinued and replaced by a vintage release. The first one of this new series has been released this year and comes from 1998 stock. We are going to taste that one today. We found a…
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Soapy whisky – tasting the phenomenon Every whisky enthusiast probably knows the story which I am about to introduce: that moment when you’re savouring what should be a beautiful whisky, only to be hit with notes that remind you of your grandmother’s lavender soap. My dear granny had these big blocks of soap in every…
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Young Campbeltowners including Longrow 100 proof, Hazelburn 8 and Springbank Local Barley There have been some spectacular releases by Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries in 2025, so we have to see where we all put them in the next few weeks or months. Might this be the reason that King Charles III dropped by in our…