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Glen Elgin 12, 1985-1997, 56.4% – SMWS (85.9)
I double checked the label to see whether or not I missed something. There’s no weird nonsensical name on it, which, I thought, was the SMWS’s schtick from the start. Apparently that’s something from...
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Benromach 19, 1978-1998, 63.8% – Rare Malts
This is one of these whiskies that I’ve seen on shelves at shops like The Old Pipe, ages ago. Back then Benromach wasn’t a popular distillery so I didn’t really have it on my radar, but either palates...
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Linkwood 28, 1989-2017, Sherry Cask, 43.7% – Cadenhead Singapore
A quite rare bottle today! It’s a bottling from six-ish years ago and according to Whiskybase its price is still € 225, so I don’t think it has shown up on Whiskybase’s radar since it’s release years...
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Glenfarclas 25, 2021 release, 43%
On the rare occasion that I host a whisky tasting for people that don’t already know a lot about whisky, I have my own way of approaching such an event. Whereas a lot of people do a ‘tour of Scotland’...
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Mannochmore 12, 2010-2022, Black Isle Imperial Stout Cask, 50% – Thompson...
When this was released last year, I felt I had to do a bottle-share with a couple of its compatriots. Especially since this has all the statistics of a very interesting whisky I tend to like the...
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Glen Moray 11, 2008-2020, Refill Oloroso Puncheon, 64.9% – SMWS (‘Stirs your...
Whether it stirs your soul or puts a blowtorch to it is to be seen. A whisky at 65% alcohol is not something to take lightly, and especially not as a first dram of the day. Of course, I didn’t,...
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Caperdonich 25, 1997-2022, Hogshead 30900, 56.2% – The Duchess
With a couple of rum releases that are coming up on this here blog soon, and now this Caperdonich, it seems that The Duchess is back at it in regard to bottling quality booze! I’m not sure if it was...
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Aberlour 12, 2006-2018, Barrel 102, 56.8% – Archives
An older review today. Lately I’ve been emptying some bottles and a LOT of samples, ever since the beginning of the year. A couple dozen that I’ve gone through since were not reviewed here yet, and I...
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Glentauchers 24, 1996-2021, Barrel 22060, 46.8% – Whiskybase
It’s been a while by now, but back in 2021 when there were ‘only’ 180,000 different whiskies on Whiskybase, they released this Glentauchers. Image from Whiskybase There must have been quite a parcel...
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Speyside Region 21, 1998-2020, Hogshead 18505, 54% – Archives
Yet another archives bottling! Not overly surprising with this being one of my favorite bottlers at the moment. They seem to be hitting the sweet spot between price and quality quite often!...
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Glenrothes 36, 1986-2022, Bourbon Hogshead 2125, 45.6% – Wu-Dram Clan
Our neighbours to the east keep at it with another rather spectacular release. This time it’s a Glenrothes from the mid-eighties. You don’t get to try whisky this old all that often anymore, so when a...
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Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke 2012-2021, First-Fill Sherry Hogsheads, 46%
Benromach Contrasts is a series of whiskies from the awesome Speyside distillery that showcases a specific element of whisky making, which they then have changed from their regular releases. To put...
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Benrinnes 12, 2007-2020, Cask 14358, 54.9% – WIN for Whisky Weekend Twente
Whisky Weekend Twente is one of the many whisky festivals in The Netherlands. It is also one that I’ve never been to, since it’s quite far away (to Dutch standards) and it’s one of those festivals...
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Glen Moray 10, 2007, Bourbon Barrel, 46% – Alba Import
Glen Moray is one of those distilleries that tends to have a style that is fairly generic. It makes a perfectly decent Speyside style whisky, but often it doesn’t really make memories. However, some...
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Longmorn 10, 2011-2022, 52.4% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired’
I guess by now not much of an introduction is needed for the ‘They Inspired’ series by Michiel Wigman. Single cask whisky, selected by the master himself, with a portrait of someone on the label that...
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Strathmill 31, 1975, Côtes du Rhône Wine Cask, 42.3% – Creative Whisky Company
This bottling from a decade and a half ago comes from the Creative Whisky Company, then run by David Stirk. Since it’s been sold there have been no bottlings as far as I know. Strathmill is one of...
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BenRiach ‘The Smoky Ten’, Bourbon & Rum & Virgin Oak Casks, 46%
Because it is not enough to have a regular bottling and a smoky version of that bottling. You also need to use every cask under the sun when doing so. Of course, there are far more types of casks...
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Glen Moray 14, 2007-2021, Hogshead 6305, 51.7% – Catawiki
Catawiki released this series of ‘Catawhisky’ last year for their avid auction bidders. I believe it was stated that the first 1000 people to spend € 1000 on their auction site would get a batch of...
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Benromach 21, Bottled in 2004, Tokaji Wood Finish, 45%
Tokaji finishes are always a huge risk, if I’m honest. The good ones are very hard to come by, and most of them are at best interesting. I seem to remember an interesting Longrow of which, more than a...
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Speyside 8, 2014-2023, First Fill Moscatel finish, 51.7% – Dràm Mòr
Image by Tyndrym Whisky Recently I was sent some samples from Dràm Mòr’s newest release by Viktorija Macdonald for reviewing. Of course, I am willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good, so...
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