Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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Millstone Rye is not to be overlooked Millstone is Dutch whisky made at the Zuidam Distillery. By now, I think it is not only chauvinistic as a Dutchman to say it, but also an objective statement, that Millstone is one of the leading European whisky names. Not only is their single malt impressive in whatever…
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Loch Lomond: Highland character, Scandinavian allure Loch Lomond is one of the more remarkable distilleries in Scotland, due to having quite a range of different stills to make whisky with. This means they can mix it up and create interesting combinations. The Remarkable Stills Collection wants to celebrate this “breadth of capability and spirit possibilities”,…
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A trip through the lowlands with Ailsa Bay The Lowlands as a whisky region are fully back in top form, not in the least with the return of its true king: the Rosebank Distillery. With new stills gently purring like the many new distilleries in Fife, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the south and the Borders region, there…
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Perfectly balanced Laphroaig Cask Strength batch 17 There are not a lot of age stated Laphroaig expressions left in the core range of the famous Islay distillery, but the yearly cask strength edition is still maintaining its 10 years old label. We try to monitor it every so many years, and it hardly ever disappoints.…
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Benriach Malting Season: all the best laid plans… When I first visited the Benriach Distillery way back in 2011, there were already rumours going round about reinstating the traditional malting floor. Even though lots of attention has been drawn towards the sale of the distillery by Billy Walker and his pals to Brown-Forman, the reintroduction…
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Edradour with an Italian Barbaresco twist One day I would like to do an in depth piece on Edradour, since a lot has happened at the distillery in the last 7 or so years. For starters, owner Andrew Symington of Signatory fame, actually built a practically whole new distillery next to the original one. We…
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Great Northern Irish single malt whiskey tasting note The Great Northern Distillery is a whiskey made in Dundalk, north or Dublin, in Ireland. To me, this production facility has quietly been flying under the radar, so I had to do some research to share with you here. The GND is actually an operation you could…
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The Glenturret Triple Wood tasting notes The Glenturret these days is owned by the Lalique Group since 2019 and it shows in the current presentation of the products. Beautiful bottles for Scotland’s official oldest distillery. Out from under the wings of names that used to be in one group together, like The Macallan, Highland Park…
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Milroy’s Heavily Peated delivers on its promise Milroy’s of Soho has been around since the 1960s and has steadily grown into an important player in bringing good drinks and spirits to the people. The London based merchant and retailer also has a steady reputation when it comes to whisky. It delighted us to acquire a…
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Springbank 10 years old with a hit of Amontillado The Springbank Sherry Wood series is by now a yearly release I look forward to very much. The 2024 expression arrived late in the year and thanks to my good whisky friend Erik, I was able to get a sample. That saved me from cracking open…