Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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Longmorn consistency through the decades Longmorn, as the next door neighbour of Benriach Distillery, is gently puffing away, producing gallons and gallons of malt whisky for blends like Chivas and Ballentine’s. As a single malt, official releases have been very sparse over the last few decades. A trustworthy go-to expression was the old 15 years…
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Single malt whisky in its purest form: Abhainn Dearg If I ever tasted something from the Abhainn Dearg Distillery on the Isle of Lewis before, I am not entirely sure about. Perhaps a new make spirit. That is one of the benefits of having a blog, now I just write everything down. When you do…
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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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Bratty Highland Park sherry bomb by casQueteers This week, we will feature island and/or peninsula made whisky! Welcome aboard! We are kicking off on the Orkney Islands. While Highland Park returned to normalcy with their packaging, and the whisky has always been a great all-rounder, independent bottlers can surprise us with some nice variations. Today,…
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Glenkinchie: barley testament of a bygone era When I acquire bottles of whisky, and I also want to open them, it is my habit to post them in my regular network for shares. I rarely drink a whole bottle on my own, because that is just too much. The Glenkinchie I will be tasting today,…
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Springbank 10, Springbank 20, Springbank 1998 As we heard through the grapevine already, the Springbank 25 years old has been discontinued and replaced by a vintage release. The first one of this new series has been released this year and comes from 1998 stock. We are going to taste that one today. We found a…
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The Wolfburn 12 years old: austerity as art Welcome back at the regular programming of the Long Pour Amour Whisky Blog! With the exception of some entries in Tom’s Dram Diary, we took a four week summer break. Not that we did not have enough samples to keep on going, but sometimes I find it…
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Kingsbarns Balcomie: classic sherry nuttiness Kingsbarns Distillery always made an impression of a very solid, well thought out operation. Quietly releasing a variation of core range bottlings, packaged in authentic glassware and with focus on a true Lowland malt whisky character. Of course, the strong ties to St. Andrews, with all its famous assets, makes…
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Young Campbeltowners including Longrow 100 proof, Hazelburn 8 and Springbank Local Barley There have been some spectacular releases by Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries in 2025, so we have to see where we all put them in the next few weeks or months. Might this be the reason that King Charles III dropped by in our…
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Benriach at its absolute peak with Signatory We kick off the week with this first of two 100 proof bottlings we will review this week. Be sure to check back in on Wednesday when we taste the new Longrow 100 proof (among others). For today, we turn to a series released by Signatory Vintage that…