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- Braeval battle
Braeval battle between bourbon and sherry casks Sometimes you never drink Breaval, and for us this is already the second blog about this Speyside distillery in the first half of… Lees meer: Braeval battle - Spirit of Yorkshire
Spirit of Yorkshire English single malt whisky The English whisky landscape has truly boomed in the last two decades. I still remember (as I am by now a very old… Lees meer: Spirit of Yorkshire - J.J. Corry 23 years old
Bushmills at its best: fruity to the maximum! In Ireland it is much more accepted to put your name on a whiskey that you have not actually distilled yourself. These… Lees meer: J.J. Corry 23 years old - Millstone 2014
Decadent Drinks turns Millstone to the dark side Zuidam Distillers is one of the frontrunners in Dutch whisky production, and known for releasing very high quality products. Not only single… Lees meer: Millstone 2014 - Longrow Manzanilla
Longrow matured on Oloroso and Manzanilla On this Campbeltown Wednesday, we turn towards a Longrow again. It has been a while, almost a year or so, since we last featured… Lees meer: Longrow Manzanilla - Arran Sauternes
Discovering chemistry between Arran and Sauternes In my Malt Whisky Yearbook 2026 I looked near Ardbeg and Ardmore but did not find Arran. I guess I still have to get… Lees meer: Arran Sauternes - Knockando Duo
Contradictions between two Knockando malts Don’t mind me, but when I think about the Knockando Speyside single malt whisky, my heart gets a bit heavy. The distillery was closed for… Lees meer: Knockando Duo - Bowmore 2014
Scoring Bowmore Tequila with a grain of salt The Bowmore Distillery on Islay is quietly purring away making excellent malt whisky, with its beloved floor malting and subtle peated output.… Lees meer: Bowmore 2014 - Loch Lomond & Inchmurrin
Fruity and dangerous Loch Lomond variants Not so long ago, I gave into the feeling of nostalgia, and acquired two old Loch Lomond bottles just for aesthetic reasons. The blue… Lees meer: Loch Lomond & Inchmurrin - AnCnoc & Knockdhu
AnCnoc / Knockdhu malts on the tasting table The Knockdhu Distillery is one of those hidden gems among whisky aficionados. The spirit produced there seems to have just that much… Lees meer: AnCnoc & Knockdhu - GlenAllachie retro
Retrospective: GlenAllachie 10, 15 and 18 years old GlenAllachie might be somewhat of a darling of the whisky enthusiast, but I have to admit that the whisky never swept me… Lees meer: GlenAllachie retro - Blair Athol Trio
Three wildly differing Blair Athol with lots of impact We are going to sink our teeth into one of our favourite distilleries in Perthshire, which is Blair Athol. A silent… Lees meer: Blair Athol Trio
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