Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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The Macallan Classic Cut: another disappointment The Macallan was at one time an untouchable whisky distillery and brand, with an almost sole claim on what a sherry matured whisky should be. These days are long gone, and what emerged from the ruins of that once mighty reputation, is something else entirely. A new distillery that…
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Royal Lochnagar: great introduction to Highland malt Royal Lochnagar is a romantic whisky. In my early days of exploring what single malts were out there, the name struck me, and seeing the bottle for the first time in the livery of the day, it stood out. Different from other Diageo single malts, it was not…
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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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Spotlight on Cadenhead on Campbeltown Wednesday Cadenhead’s as an independent bottler originates from Aberdeen, but for decades and decades it has been associated with Campbeltown, its current day base of operations. Indeed, a visit to the capital of Kintyre is not complete with just going to the Glen Scotia or Springbank distilleries, if you do…
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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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Cley Whisky: a duel between smoke and sweetness Shame on me, but as an old-school single malt Scotch whisky lover, I have long neglected all else there is in the world. Even though my focus and pleasure remains primarily focused on the products coming from Scotland, I do try and slip in something worldly every…
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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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High entertainment value with Glen Spey single malt Glen Spey is a beautiful distillery to behold, if you are quick enough to spot it while driving on the A941 through the little village of Rothes. The distillery was founded in 1878 but despite its long history, never really caught the eye of the single malt…
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Ardbeg fun and Ardbeg brilliance in one blog As whisky blogger, you need to pay attention to what you have already tasted. For today’s final Feis Ile blog, I put ready a sample of an Ardbeg that I actually tasted last year already. I found a closed up sample of it in my drawer, so…
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Peated Bunnahabhain Staoisha and Jura 1983 Today, we celebrate two neighbouring island single malts. We kick off with Bunnahabhain, that is of course located on Islay. Across the sea strait right in front of the distillery, where views are truly breathtaking, we see the rugged Isle of Jura, famed for its deer population, the fact…