The Singleton of Glen Ord 12 yo
It’s really just surplus Glen Ord 12 yo bottled under the ‘Singleton’ label and sold at duty frees etc.. The original ‘Singleton’ label was created by United Distillers (one of … Continue reading
Ledaig 1997/2013 Gordon & Macphail, ‘La Maison Du Whisky’, cask 461
Ledaig, that’s really peated Tobermory of course. From the Isle of Mull. Though blind tasted, it may well be mistaken for a whisky on the south coast of an island … Continue reading
Japanese whisky – differences in production
Japanese Whisky Production There is no doubt that the Japanese produce good whisky, very much on par with the best Scotch Malt. I have always known this, but the breadth … Continue reading
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 yo ‘The Centenary Malt’
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 yo ‘The Centenary Malt’ 40% Another Johnnie. Note that this is NOT the same as the current (2013/4) NAS Gold label that seems to be … Continue reading
Longmorn 1975/2011 Malts of Scotland
Longmorn 1975/2011 Malts of Scotland, 46.4% Bourbon Hogshead 3977, 122 bottles Nose: Luxuriant but hot. Juicy syrupy red berries, fruits of the forest style, that reminds me a … Continue reading
Talisker DE 1991/205 TD-S: 5GS
Some whiskies are so so shy, one has to coax it out of the glass by artful manipulation (swirl swirl swirl), or else by plain duress (plain water treatment). In … Continue reading
Loch Lomond Distillery
Loch Lomond Distillery, or ‘Scotland in a teacup’, or maybe the sexier ‘Scottish Rebel, Ye Distillers By Name’. If you are reading this blog, (and I myself because I write … Continue reading
Whisky pairings
Whisky and food – strange bedfellows? Not so, says Martine Nouet, long a proponent of cooking with whisky, and that’s all 3 courses. Her website is illuminating, it even gives … Continue reading
LG1 (Lagavulin)
LG1 So this is the first Lagavulin in Specialty Drink’s Elements range. I bought 2 of these when it first came out and immensely regret not getting more. Its only … Continue reading
Mortlach 14 yo 1993/2008 Duncan Taylor NC2
Ok quick one, need to sleep earlier. Young Mortlach this time: Mortlach 14 yo 1993/2008 Duncan Taylor NC2 46% Nose: This bottle really nosed differently the first pour and … Continue reading
Glenfarclas 21 yo
Hooray for the independents! Glenfarclas is still family owned, and independently operated, by J. & G. Grant – not the William Grant & Sons of Glenfiddich fame, making it a … Continue reading
Glass hunt and 2 whiskies
Whiskyrific has been on a bit of a whisky glass hunt this weekend. You see I am hosting a whisky tasting for some friends next weekend, and I simply do … Continue reading
Macallan 1990/2011, Malts of Scotland, Fino Sherry Hogshead 1135
It’s a Macallan. THAT coveted distillery beloved of hungry collectors, capable of selling a NAS whisky for GBP380,000. They do make a fine whisky truth be told, with their famously … Continue reading
Clynelish 15 yo, Adelphi 1997, cask 6521
A bit of the history behind Clynelish and Brora has been mentioned in the Brora 1981 LMDW post, so the tale does not bear retelling here. Nonetheless, Clynelish does fill … Continue reading
Lagavulin 16
Happy Chinese New Year! As this is the year of the Horse What better way for Whiskyrific to welcome it with Lagavulin 16. Loch water rushing over rocksy falls, barley … Continue reading
Springbank 10yo ‘100 proof’
Campbeltown used to be a major whisky producing region, a centre of distilling the way Speyside is today but spotty quality control and massive over production (I’m sure there were … Continue reading
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