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A visit to Mull for wine influenced Tobermory It has been ages since I had something from Mull in my glass. As you know, the big island is home to only one distillery located in a town that gives it its name: Tobermory. Quite a big island, it is off the beaten track when you…
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New member for the Tomatin family: sherry cask My heart delighted in the news that one of my favourite distilleries out there, Tomatin, announced the release of a new core range addition. It is the 12 Years Old Sherry Cask. That leaves no guess work for us. A Tomatin aged for 12 years, exclusively in…
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Tullibardine: the modest and honest Perthshire malt Can we still say that Tullibardine is the Ugly Duckling among the Scotch single malts out there, or have times changed? I am inclined to join in the camp that says Tullibardine has carved out its own piece of the whisky pie, and proudly owns it. This is…
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We celebrate the start of Spirit of Speyside with Tamdhu Whisky regions are – to me at least – still very much alive as a relevant method to divide certain distilleries and styles into categories. Today is the First of May and marks the start of the Spirit of Speyside Festival 2024. Forgive us for…
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Torabhaig Cnoc na Moine: a sweet lining Torabhaig is one of those new kids on the block who shake up the foundations of Scotch whisky. Creating quality output at a very young age, having an own sense of mind about doing things, which results in characterful and authentic single malt whisky. From the Isle of…
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The Rise of a Giant: Tomatin 18 years old Around the turn of the century, Tomatin was mostly known for being at one time the biggest distillery in Scotland for producing malt whisky. Those days of bulking up the warehouses are long gone, even though the capacity to make 5 million liters is still there.…
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Talisker 1993 single casks head to head While rummaging through my sample drawer for the next instalment of the Something Special Saturday, I thought it would be nice to do something from the Scottish Islands. It was only then that I discovered I actually have two Talisker single malt whisky’s in possession that were both…
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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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A young trio of Tomatin to kick off 2025 Welcome to 2025. I hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s celebration. I spent a few nice days in Scotland, mainly in Edinburgh, where I blew out 44 candles. Making blogs about whisky in a time you are celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve with…
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The day when blogger Thijs choose Thy whisky There is a Dutch guy called Thijs that likes whisky that is made at the Danish Thy. That seems like a match made in heaven! Thijs is, of course, the blogger we all know and love for his insights on Words of Whisky. And Thy Distillery we…