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  • Scapa 14 Years

    A look back at the history of Scapa Scrolling along the many, many whisky influencers that populate Instagram, I stumbled upon some screenshots of new Scapa labels. One of a 16 years old, one of a 21 years old, both bottled at 48 % abv. I tried to find more information on the internet, but…

  • Springbank 20 Years

    A brand new Springbank Society & some Campbeltown news The Campbeltown Malts Festival has started and this is a big feast for the people of the Old Toon and whisky lovers from all over the world. Tomorrow we will do a special head-to-head from two old vintages from over 30 years ago. Today however, we…

  • Back to the Future: the Campbeltown 1992 edition Whisky Odyssey celebrates a weekly Campbeltown Wednesday and this edition is even more special, since the good folks in Campbeltown, and numerous whisky enthusiasts from all over the world, are now there to celebrate the Malts Festival. Since my employer has only a limited amount of days…

  • Springbank Palo Cortado

    Springbank’s Palo Cortado: a beastly creation Another Campbeltown Wednesday and today we taste a regular Springbank. A bold series by the distillery highlighting various sherry maturations. Last year there was the rather hefty PX matured 10 years old, followed this year by a Palo Cortado expression. The allocation of these bottles to The Netherlands is strict, so…

  • Springbank Local Barley

    Battle of the Springbank Local Barleys: 2023 vs 2024 It is Campbeltown Wednesday and today we bring you a heavy-weight battle between the Springbank Local Barley released in 2023 and the one released this year. How do they compare? And is comparison even fair? And lastly, do we care about fair if we can drink…

  • Strathearn: nostalgia whisky under Douglas Laing wings The hottest talked-about bottle in recent weeks is the relaunch of Strathearn Highland single malt whisky from Perthshire, by the owners since 2019: Douglas Laing. If the name is still a bit unfamiliar to you, I cannot say that I don’t understand. Under the owners who actually established…

  • Springbank 21 Years

    Springbank 21 and a musing on flipping the bottle The Springbank Stallions are a group of Campbeltown enthusiasts that gather a few times a year to celebrate whisky and friendship. Obviously they meet during the Campbeltown Malts Festival in May. But there is also something of an indulgence going on every January. Myself, I was…

  • Signatory 100 – part 2

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    A deep dive in all the Signatory 100 proof bottlings We continue our travel down the lane of the new series by Signatory Vintage, the 100 proof expressions. When visiting my local retailer last week, he told me that the few bottles that he managed to get sold as if they were free giveaways. This…

  • Signatory 100 – part 1

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    Tasting notes for the Signatory 100 proof bottlings   Signatory Vintage, one of the more stable and consistent independent bottlers out there, released a new series. Under the name “100 proof” they spoil the whisky enthusiast with affordable, relatively young single malt whisky, bottled at 57,1 % abv. Thanks to a generous share, I was able…

  • Scapa 10 Years

    Scapa 10 Years

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    Scapa on the rise with a new core range Scapa is the other distillery on Orkney and that can be a blessing and a curse. If you happen to be a whisky enthusiast, you know where the Orkney Islands are located, because of that other distillery. The famous one. It also means that Scapa will…