Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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Brand new Ardnamurchan Mezcal and a single cask Two new Ardnamurchan landed on the doorstep, so I have to make a special blog about that. There is no denying I am a big fan of this peninsula Highland distillery, that almost features as a missing link between Ben Nevis and Springbank. I have yet to…
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On the fence for the quality of Speyburn single malt With one of the most famous brands in Speyside at a 16 minute walking distance, Speyburn was probably always destined to stand in the shadow of Glen Grant. Slowly but surely however, Speyburn Disitllery started releasing quality whisky – flying well under the radar, making…
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Bridging the gap between Genever and Whisky Hooghoudt is a very well known name in the Dutch distilled spirits landscape. Over here, they are most famous for their Genever. The family owned business is in production since 1888 and are awarded the royal status, which is common for companies that are over 100 years of…
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Dornoch 2017: Scotch whisky with a French twist Dornoch Distillery has been producing around 12.000 litres of spirit per annum since they started in 2016/2017. This number will increase significantly when Phil and Simon Thompson open the successor to this site, which has been given a name not so long ago: the Struie Distillery. On…
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Amrut Triparva: triple distilled Indian single malt Ashok Chokalingam, Amrut’s Head Distiller, is one of the nicest guys you will come across in the world of whisky. I had the great pleasure of meeting him on several occasions, festivals and the like, most notably Maltstock in the Netherlands. Having a chat with this modest and…
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Hand Filled Distillery Exclusives from Campbeltown The distillery exclusive bottlings at Springbank Distillery are something really special, if you compare to offers from other distilleries. In the visitor shop, you cannot miss a few big glass demijohns with a tap and a sign on it. Here you can taste and draw your own stuff, and…
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Sherried Benrinnes versus meaty (or not) Mortlach There are distilleries in Scotland that are known for some qualities that few others have. In the case of Benrinnes and Mortlach that we will be tasting today, it is a rather meaty character. This works particularly well with sherry cask maturation. The story about Mortlach is well-known,…
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Tasting notes for Holyrood single malt: Embra & Ambir Upon visiting the Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh in late December 2024, we were quite taken by all the quality spirit we got to taste. While taking back whisky on a plane is quite a challenge these days, Holyrood offered a nice solution. A lot of their…
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Fruity Glenlossie with a dash of sherry Glenlossie is a name you barely see, and if you do, it will probably be because an independent bottler decided to put a cask into glass. Owner Diageo uses the distillery in tandem with Mannochmore and most of its production goes to blends. Signatory Vintage in the meantime…
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Tasting notes for two Glenmorangie expressions Glenmorangie is one of the truly big names in Scotch single malt whisky, but to me it always brings me back to the fact that it almost killed my interest in whisky early on. After learning to appreciate the difference between blended Scotch and single malt whisky, I bought…