Wardhead 19 yo 1997 Pisces Stellar Selections Japan #186 50.7% vs The Huntly Burnside 18 yo 1997 Dimensions Duncan Taylor #6481 52.5% vs Westport 18 yo 1997 The Oceans Duncan Taylor for Whisk-e Japan #1500071 58.4%
Wardhead 19 yo 1997 Pisces Stellar Selections #186 50.7% (teaspooned Glenfiddich) Very natural with nothing to hide behind. Here all clarity and sharpness, barley sugar and tons of fresh malt. … Continue reading
Bruichladdich 25 yo 1958 Cadenhead, Macallan 15 yo 1946 Securo, Macallan 1962, Springbank 1965 Moon Import The Birds #367, Glenfiddich 29 yo 1956 Intertrade, Clynelish 1974 Modern Masters, Caol Ila 21 yo 1968 for Intertrade, Glen moray 25 yo 1959 Samaroli, Glen Grant 21 yo 1972 Whyte & Whyte, Talisker 1979 Whyte & Whyte
Sample night! So short notes only. Bruichladdich 25 yo 1958 / 1984 Cadenhead Peated yes, but not hugely so. The sort of phenols that’s been transmuted to a secondary level. … Continue reading
Glenfiddich 18 yo 40% vs Glenfiddich 37 yo 1964 / 2001 Ian Macleod #10791 58.7%
Yes, it’s a blatantly uneven match: Glenfiddich 18 yo 40% ~ 2016 bottling Light, supple and clearly well put together. It’s sherry garb colours it fruity with fresh plums, baked … Continue reading
Wardhead 19 yo 1997 Impressive Cask Whisky-e Ltd 51.1% vs Wardhead 19 yo 1997 Big Fish Whisk-e Ltd 51.3%
Wardhead is of course teaspooned Glenfiddich. Wardhead 19 yo 1997 Impressive Cask Whisky-e Ltd 51.1% What’s impressive is the freshness and crisp malty nose, with entirely natural ‘naked’ scents of … Continue reading
Been off travelling, some good drinks too. 50s and 60s Bowmore, 60s Laphroaig, 60s Ardbeg, 60s Highland Park, 1972 Brora
Visiting some friends, and drinking some great old bottles. A pictorial record: Bowmore 1957 / 1990 Moon Import 40% Such elegance and nervous poise. I think of another … Continue reading
Glenfiddich-Glenlivet 30 yo 1963 / 1993 Cadenhead 51.7% vs Glenfiddich 1974 / 2002 50th Anniversary Of The Coronation Of HM Queen Elizabeth II #2336 48.9%
Can it be that I have reviewed almost no Glenfiddich all this while? Glenfiddich-Glenlivet 30 yo 1963 / 1993 Cadenhead 51.7% ~green glass white label A moment of truth as … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and Cobra Whisky / Glenfiddich 30 yo
Having a flu at Christmastime is no fun – every drink smells of acetone. Still, festive cheer is always a reason to celebrate and if the Christmas spirit doesn’t warm … Continue reading
Glenfiddich 19 yo ‘Age of Discovery’
Gosh where has the year gone? With Thanksgiving attended to, we find ourselves staring down Christmas and his best friend Overeating. Just behind him, Boxing day is lining up nicely … Continue reading
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