Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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Rebelling against SWA with Rye: Teaninich 8 years old It is so weird to read the name Teaninich on a label, and then notice that it is a single grain Scotch whisky. That might well confuse consumers, but on the other hand, how well-known is Teaninich, even as a single malt? If you ask me,…
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A return to form with The Macallan 110 proof Are we at the brink of a return to normalcy in the whisky landscape? More and more producers put the age statement back on their boxes and bottles, and I see prices return to a more normal level here and there too (but not everywhere, yet).…
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Glendronach gives us the Master’s Anthology Master Blender Rachel Berrie is one of the big names in the whisky industry, so when she creates, we humble whisky lovers take note. The Master’s Anthology is quite a hefty name for a series of Glendronach bottlings that explores sherry maturation. According to an article I read in…
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Talisker 14 years old Special Releases 2025 Talisker again featured in the Special Releases done by Diageo in 2025, but where we got an 8 years old last year, the expression of this year is of quite a nice age. The treatment of the cask remained the same, and equally puzzling. I am quite curious…
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Brand new Ardnamurchan releases (with 10 years old) The Headland of the Great Seas is a perfect place to distil and mature whisky, according to the distillery that was named after exactly this place. The journey started in 2014. Ardnamurchan is now ending the year 2025 with a bang, releasing the first regular 10 years…
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Arran embraces the beauty of locally grown barley In my surroundings, there is a group of hardcore Arran fans, and I got tipped very early about a new release we have on the table today. It is the first batch of Arran Barley at 10 years old. The idea to source your most important core…
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Tasting the core range of Finnish rye whisky Kyrö As a true and self-declared whisky nerd, I can do without the gimmicks you sometimes run into on whisky festivals. And sometimes you just cannot avoid it. Especially not when you bring along a female companion that is enticed by the inevitable chocolate stand. It was…
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Laphroaig Càirdeas with white port and Maderia Laphroaig is an Islay single malt whisky but make no mistake, however quaint that might sound, this distillery is also about big business. As one of the biggest and most popular peated whiskies in the world, it has become difficult to compare Laphroaig to more artisanal producers like…
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A single grain(storm) blog with (almost) all distilleries How often do we get the chance to taste almost all single grain whiskies from the different distilleries in one blog? Well, never, unless you are lucky like me. This blog was conceived around one sample (the North British) but through shares and gifts I suddenly found…
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Three Springbank powerhouses at 12 years old Not one, not two, but three of Springbank Distillery official releases at 12 years old for you on this monthly Campbeltown Wednesday. We include the very latest Cask Strength release, and compare to one older version, and to top it off a cage bottling at 12 years old.…