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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Springbank Society European Tour stopped in the little town of Zaltbommel on Saturday 3 Augustus 2024. The organization behind this tour could not have chosen a better location. Not only is Zaltbommel an ancient town with lots of architectural marvel, it has hosted a lot of famous visitors too. A sickly Karl Marx spent weeks…
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Our name may have changed from Whisky Odyssey to Long Pour Amour, but the Campbeltown Wednesday will remain a regular (monthly) feature on this blog. Today we put two samples from Springbank in the glass. The first one is the yearly release of the cask strength 12 years old. I know it has fans, I…