Glencraig 1976 36 yo Signatory Vintage cask 4258
So Glencraig is the name of the whisky distilled from Lomond stills from Glenburgie – they replaced the ‘burgie’ with ‘craig’ as the production manager at that time was Willie Craig. … Continue reading
Craigellachie 5yo, 2006 / 2011, Signatory Vintage for LMdW
Google Craigellachie and you will find many matches for the famous hotel and the village. Scroll some way down and finally you’ll see a match for the whisky. Not a … Continue reading
Ballantine’s 17 yo ~ 80s ceramic
Hmm old jug of Ballantine’s 17, frrm the 80s meaning that the spirit within was distilled in the 60s, which means i) old school style and ii) good chance that … Continue reading
Rosebank 1989 Signatory Vintage cask 723 + 724
Apparently there have been a few other Rosebank distilleries one time or other – one opened in the late 18th century by a pair of Stark brothers, another popped up … Continue reading
Yeast – from East to West
Every whisk(e)y distiller relies on yeast to convert the sugar in the wash/mash to ethanol, which is then distilled in the stills. Granted yeast is but 1 factor, however fundamental, … Continue reading
White Horse 1946
White Horse is an old blend, the name was officially registered in 1891, but the brand was founded back in 1861 by James Logan Mackie. However it is his nephew Peter … Continue reading
Wild Turkey, Kentucky Spirit
Time for another bourbon – this one is close to my heart as one of my first whisk(e)y experiences. Wild Turkey is an iconic american bourbon, also available in most … Continue reading
Millburn 1966 16 yo G&M
Millburn, Glen Albyn and Glen Mhor are usually referred to as the Inverness distilleries, though none are open today. Millburn was founded as ‘Inverness’ distillery around 1807, the first of … Continue reading
Aberlour A’bunadh, Batch 34
Aberlour claims a shared parentage with Dailuaine – being founded by James Fleming. Both are east of the River Spey in whisky country. Some sourced give the date of Aberlour’s founding … Continue reading
Tomatin 34 yo 1976 / 2010, The Nectar of the Daily Drams
Distilling allegedly took place on the site of the modern Tomatin distillery long before the official founding, with just 2 stills, in 1897. We know it went bankrupt in 1906 … Continue reading
Madeira basics for the Whisky drinker
Part 3 in this little fortified wine series. Madeira is a fortified wine that occupies a range of flavours from sweet toffee to dry almonds. It has a distinctive oxidised … Continue reading
Longmorn 37 yo 1972 / 2010, The Perfect Dram & Three Rivers Tokyo
A third Longmorn for Whiskyrific – must be something good going on with these old casks. Longmorn 37 yo 1972 / 2010, The Perfect Dram & Three Rivers Tokyo, Refill … Continue reading
Hakushu 12 yo
Hakushu is a Suntory distillery. An earlier post talked about how Japanese distillers being somewhat hampered by the lack of a practice of cask trading, have had to build their … Continue reading
Littlemill 22 yo 1990 / 2013, Whiskybase special bottling
Littlemill might have been one of the oldest documented distilleries with some record of it going back to 1750s, by 1772 offices for the excise officers had been built and … Continue reading
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