Categorie: Tasting Ledger
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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…
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Tasting Kilchoman Loch Gorm at 10 years of age How Kilchoman Distillery has changed since the early beginnings, some 20 yeas ago. A modest farm distillery indeed, the still room was quaint and small and the two stills gently purring away. Floor malting was done on the site itself. Since the first spirit releases and…
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A trio of Ardnahoe, Bowmore and Laphroaig We have three tasting notes for you today, while we continue to travel past the Islay distilleries that each have their own day during the Feis Ile festival, that is in full swung as we speak. New to the fold is of course Ardnahoe, that released a special…
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Back in time: Port Ellen 22 years old RMS Islay malt In our periodical series in which we highlight expressions in the Rare Malts Selection, we aimed at getting a Port Ellen story in place for the Port Ellen Day of Feis Ile. Call me an old man, but I still have to get used…
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A sunny day with Caol Ila 1972 and Bruichladdich 2004 We continue our (digital) celebration of the Feis Ile festival on Islay, that is going into its third day today. Bruichladdich Day has traditionally been one of the more popular festival days, while I have the best memories of celebrating at Caol Ila Distillery. In…
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While we wait for resurrection: a Waterford trio The news hit many of us hard at the end of 2024, when it was announced that Waterford Distillery in Ireland had gone belly-up. Perhaps the most Scottish of all Irish distilleries, I know Waterford had a lot of fans who normally not venture into what the…
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A successful Kilkerran 8 years old bourbon matured The Campbeltown Malts Festival is well underway, but this is also our monthly regular Campbeltown Wednesday and we taste a new expression. The Kilkerran 8 years old bottlings are making quite some waves among enthusiasts. I have started buying the yearly expressions myself too, as they are…