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On the fence for the quality of Speyburn single malt With one of the most famous brands in Speyside at a 16 minute walking distance, Speyburn was probably always destined to stand in the shadow of Glen Grant. Slowly but surely however, Speyburn Disitllery started releasing quality whisky – flying well under the radar, making…
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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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Springbank 15 years old: multicomplex single malt Springbank 15 years old is a highly sought after single malt, from a distillery that already sees its bottles fly off the shelves in whatever form or expression it is released. When you visit the distillery in Campbeltown, there is only a limited amount of this “15” that…
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Secret Highlands: Clynelish hide and seek … or not? Even though in more recent times we have seen names of undisclosed distilleries being subtly or not so subtly hinted, there is still a great deal of “secret Highland” around. Not so long ago, this would most often be a Clynelish, but this is not always…
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Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A Red Day at Springbank Distillery This article contains news about: The year 2025 is promising to be quite a unique year in the long and eventful history of the Springbank Distillery. As the dedicated group of loyal fans known as the Springbank Stallions gathered in Campbeltown in…
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The 17 years back in time session part 1: 2008 While I was preparing some samples to taste for you this week, I came across a few distilleries of which I had not produced tasting notes. Turned out they both come from the year 2008, which is – now the calendar turned to 2025 –…
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Springbank Saturday with a 1974 and the new Society Yes, yes, I know, this is not a Wednesday and that is the day we use to visit Campbeltown every month on Whisky Odyssey’s Campbeltown Wednesday. But we got our hands on the very latest release of the Springbank Society bottling, which prompted us not to…
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Speyside Distillery: still waiting to conquer the heart The Speyside Distillery near Kingussie in Cairngorms National Park is arguably the most scenic and beautiful operation in the whole of Scotland. A very small business hidden away amongst mountains and streams, it is a delight to visit. My only opportunity was during the Spirit of Speyside…
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Tasting notes for two 1990s Speysiders Continuing our path through the decades this week with two Speyside whiskies distilled in the 1990s. At one point, both were to be closed distilleries, but Glen Keith is nowadays back as a workhorse distillery for the Chivas blends. The distillery seems to have heritage, it was built in Speyside and…
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Tasting a Springbank from a pear shaped bottle Over more than a month ago, we participated in a magnificent tasting hosted by Andrew Wallace of Springbank. It was one of the stops on the Springbank Society European Tour, and the participants got to taste some stunning samples from the Springbank and Glengyle distilleries. While following Andrew on…