Blair Athol 3-some, and I realise I might not appreciate the beauty of Blair Athol
1)Blair Athol 2011/2013 12YO Refill HHD 52%, Whisky Broker UK. Nose : Lemon skin, nuts, little dusty oak, and apparently I got some...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
Craigellachie and Staoisha (Whisky Broker UK), an afternoon talking to the teens.
1)Craigellachie 2013/2023 10YO 52.1% Distilled at Craigellachie distillery in 2013 and aged in a single bourbon barrel for 10 years...
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- Apr 23
- 1 min
Auchentoshan 2007/2003 15YO 54.7% (IB, LOTG)
TLDR; Sour plum juice, prune, sweet & sour dry figs Nice scale: 84/100 Distilled in Auchentoshan Distillery in 2007, aged for 14 years in...
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- Feb 28
- 2 min
Archives#2 Bunnahabhain 1980/2015 35YO & Caol Ila 1996/2008 11YO (IB, Spirit Shop Selection x Sansibar & G&M)
Another Achrive series - that I have had owe for too long. I think the latest theme for this blog revolves around clearing my debts....
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- Feb 22
- 2 min
Linkwood 2013/2023 10YO 51.1% (IB, Dalgety)
Alright, first, let me apologize for the delay in updating the blog! Too many things on my plate previously (and still do), and I am...
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- Jan 1
- 1 min
Benrinnes 2013/2023 10YO 57.8% (IB, Lady of the Glen)
TLDR; Salted caramel, vanilla and dried fruits. Distilled at Benrinnes distillery in 2013 and aged in a hogshead before being transferred...
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- Dec 28, 2023
- 2 min
Macallan Distil Your World- London 57.5% (OB)
TLDR; High-age sherried whisky & Earl Grey. Boxing day, 26th Dec 23, drove down to The Macallan House and ordered a dram of Macallan...
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- Dec 26, 2023
- 1 min
Royal Brackla 2011/2023 11YO 56.9% (IB, Lady of The Glen)
TLDR; Candied cherry, Cream and sweet. Distilled in Royal Brackla on 22nd Nov 2011, aged in a refill barrel with a finish in ex-Ruby Port...
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- Dec 14, 2023
- 2 min
Kavalan 2016 Whisky Live 2023 57.1% & Ballechin 2007 12YO Whisky Live 2019 60.2%
TLDR; 1)Kavalan 2016 Whisky Live 2023 57.1% Rich, sweet and wood trunk. Nice scale: 85/100 2)Ballechin 2007 12YO Whisky Live 2019 60.2%...
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- Dec 7, 2023
- 1 min
Laphroaig 10YO Cask Strength Batch 15 56.5% (OB)
TLDR; Salty, leathery, peat and lemon Nice scale: 84/100 Laphroaig Cask Strength Batch 15, aged for at least 10 years in Ex-bourbon...
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- Nov 27, 2023
- 1 min
GlenAllachie 2014 7YO 52.8% (IB, Jack Wiebers)
TLDR; Sweet, milky chocolate and dry creamy oak. Nice scale: 83/100 It was bottled by a German independent bottler, Jack Wiebers Whisky...
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- Nov 24, 2023
- 1 min
Glenglassaugh Sandend 50.5% (OB)
TLDR; Sweet, spice and strong presence of alcohol. Nice scale: 82/100 The first one I have tried after the significant rebranding of...
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- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
Drams with K; 14th November 2023 (IB, Balblair & Orkney)
K, another friend of mine, has brought some bottles from China, bottled by two Chinese Independent bottlers, for me to try. Table of...
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- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
Event; The Macallan Harmony Experience 12nd Nov 2023 & other drams.
Content: Macallan Green Meadow 40.2% Macallan Amber Meadow 44.2% Ki One Batch 1 40% GlenDronach 8YO Octarine 46% I went to the Macallan...
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- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
Meikle Toir 5YO The Turbo 50% (OB, GlenAllachie)
A small batch release of 2,500 bottles from the Meikle Toir series and the last sample I going to try for the series. Doubled in PPM, at...
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- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Meikle Toir 05 The Original 50% (OB, GlenAllachie)
TLDR; Ashy peat, oak spice and salty smoke. Nice scale: 81/100 Back with another Meikle Toir, this time is The Original, at 35ppm as...
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- Oct 25, 2023
- 1 min
Meikle Toir 05 YO The Sherry One 48% (OB, GlenAllachie)
TLDR; Candy sweetness, watery ashy veggie peat and salty. Nice scale; 82/100 Similar to the previous one, peated GlenAllachie but aged in...
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- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Meikle Toir 5 YO The Chinquapin One 48% (OB, GlenAllachie)
TLDR; Sweet peat, simple and easy. Nice scale: 82/100 What do you call a peated GlenAllchie? It's not GlenAllachie 50th Anniversary...
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- Sep 19, 2023
- 1 min
Teaninich 2009 13YO 46% (IB, Signatory Vintage)
TLDR; Sweet, jasmine green tea and malts. Nice scale: 82/100 It's been a while since I wrote another not-so-sophisticated review; I was...
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- Aug 31, 2023
- 1 min
Big Peat Christmas 2022 (IB, Douglas Laing)
TLDR; Lemon, herb, smoky and peat. Nice scale: 83/100 A blended Islay malt by Douglas Laing, liquids are drawn from Caol Ila, Bowmore,...
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