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Thy Danish Whisky offering amazing diversity Dutch bottler and importer Hogshead provided me a bunch of samples after I contacted them for just one that I wanted to use for my infamous Soap Blog. That was a nice surprise. Included in the package were no less than four samples of the new darling of craft…
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Experience the sea with Torabhaig Sound of Sleat We do some island and peninsula hopping this week on LPA, and today we set foot on the Isle of Skye. A question that might infuriate people is: does an island stopping being an island when a bridge connects it to the mainland? I think not, but…
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Tamnavulin: the ultimate bang-for-your-buck malt? With a production capacity of well over 4 million litres per annum, the Tamnavulin Distillery had enough whisky available to start growing drastically. And so it did. It has become THE fastest growing single malt in the world, creeping up to the top 10 of them. Who would have thought…
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Table Whisky – a pleasing single grain concept What do we put on the table when we are gathered round with some friends, enjoying perhaps the end of the week and ready to start the weekend with a nice dinner? Probably something that will tickle your fancy, but not overpower too much. Leave the artisan…
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Talisker strengthens the Atlantic ties with Wild Blue If we are not careful with the blue marble called earth that we live on, there might be no future for the generations after us. The blue of our world comes from the oceans and must be a sight to see if you are in space. Talisker…
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Tomintoul 18 years old: daily dram from the Livet valley In this Spirit of Speyside Festival week I go back to my own visit to that festival, in 2019, where we also called on the Tomintoul Distillery. Founded in 1965, this was one of the newer distilleries in Scotland before the whisky boom of this…
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Thy Danish single malt whisky bringing tears to your eyes Let me warn you beforehand, this tasting note might make your children cry. I am writing my introduction two days after tasting the sample, and still I have not fully recovered. Read on with caution, while I bring in remembrance the first time I sipped…
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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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Tasting notes for the Teeling Renaissance collection Whisky is made by people, for the enjoyment of people. We are so happy with our little hobby, that we sometimes forget there can be unhappy days too. When one of our friends passes away. I had such a dear whisky friend, who passed away and had a…
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The future of Talisker? Special Release 2024 The Special Releases offers us a few regular faces almost every year, and the very popular Talisker single malt is one of them. The distillery used to be the only operation on the famous Isle of Skye, but with the arrival of Torabaigh that unique selling point has…