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Tasting Brora 40 years old and friend

Skriven den 28 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Brora 26 yo 1981/2007 (57.1%, Signatory, sherry butt, cask #1520, 391 bottles) - Brora 40 yo 1972 (59.1%, OB, decanter, single cask, 2014)...

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Skriven den 27 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Ardmore vs. Ardless

A very rare Ardmore and other ones
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Ardmore’s always been peated, but they do sometimes make an unpeated version only for blending, called Ardlair (and sometimes Ardless, it seems, but that’s for fun). The lovely distillery has bottled a few sample bottles but those remain off-commerce. Luckily, I visited the distillery with some good...

A very rare Ardmore and other ones

Skriven den 27 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Ardlair (46%, OB, unpeated Ardmore, official miniature, off-commerce, +/-2013) - Ardmore 'Traditional Cask' (46%, OB, peated, finished in quarter casks, +/-2013) - Ardmore 13 yo (57%, Jack Wiebers, World of Orchids, 2013)...

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Skriven den 26 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

So the buggers on Brora 40

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Skriven den 26 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Currently in the pipeline, a bag of strange blended malts, yet another bag of rums, six great bunnies, some Ardmores including a rare 'Ardless', two Auchroisk, a little bag of high-flying Glentauchers, three very old White Horses plus a new one (surprise), and the new Brora 40yo 1972 + sparring partner…

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Skriven den 26 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

The Holy Hand-Grenade of Antioch? ;-)

The new Glenrothes 1969 and compadres
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There’s a new official 1969 that looks like a (holy?) hand grenade. We’ll try it today but first, a light aperitif and one or two indies to prepare nose and palate…

The new Glenrothes 1969 and compadres

Skriven den 26 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Glenrothes-Glenlivet 8 yo (70 Proof, Gordon MacPhail, 75.7cl, 1970s) - Glenrothes 18 yo 1994/2013 (50.7%, The Maltman, bourbon, cask #7608, 336 bottles) - Glenrothes 21 yo 1990/2011 (60.1%, Wilson Morgan, for Taiwan, sherry butt, cask #12899) - Glenrothes 1969/2013 'Extraordinary Cask' (42.9%, OB, hogshead, cask #11485, 133 bottles)...

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Skriven den 25 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Iodized tasting

A few interesting Laphroaigs
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Tja, Laphroaig… It’s not the first little verticale of Laphroaig we’ll do, but it’s always a thrill. And I just noticed that we’re approaching WF’s 300th tasting note for that illustrious distillery, please be sure that I’ll make that one a very special one! But in the meantime, let’s have these bab...

A few interesting Laphroaigs

Skriven den 25 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Lp4 (54.8%, Speciality Drinks Ltd, Elements of Islay, 2013) - Laphroaig 14 yo 1998/2013 (56.6%, A.D. Rattray for Brachadair, cask #10481, 212 bottles) - Laphroaig 15 yo 1998/2013 (60.8%, Signatory for The Whisky Exchange, refill sherry, cask #700393, 551 bottles) - Laphroaig 21 yo 1990/2011 (46%, High Spirits, Colour Collection) - Laphroaig 23 yo 1989/2013 (48.9%, OB, for The Nordics, 1800 bottles)...

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Skriven den 24 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Sherry si or sherry no?

Tah-dah, more classic sherried Macallan
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After the stunning 1940 that we had in Scotland one or two weeks ago, let’s have more epitomical Macallan today. In truth, I only wanted to try the newish Easter Elchies but couldn’t resist the urge to add one or two other sherried babies, especially this first well-known ‘apéritif’ that seems to be...

Tah-dah, more classic sherried Macallan

Skriven den 24 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Macallan 18 yo 1995 'Sherry Oak' (43%, OB, +/-2013) - Macallan 17 yo 1996/2013 'Easter Elchies' (55.3%, OB, sherry butt, cask #26) - Macallan-Glenlivet 21 yo 1974/1996 (46%, Murray McDavid, fresh sherry, cask #MM6024) - Macallan 1980/2010 (49.6%, Jack Wiebers, Prenzlow Portfolio Colection, sherry butt, cask #16447, 120 bottles) - Macallan-Glenlivet 12 yo 1980/1992 (60.4%, Cadenhead's, 150th Anniversary, Black Label) - Macallan 20 yo 1984/2005 (55.9%, Signatory, sherry butt, cask #7099, 515 bottles) -...

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Skriven den 23 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Varying styles

Tasting young Springbank helter-skelter
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So, our dear Springbank once again. We’ll first have a newish official 12 years old, and we’ll go on with various older young bottlings that we’ll pick more or less at random from WF’s ever-growing sample library, one after the other and just for fun. How does that sound? So first, the (kind of) new...

Tasting young Springbank helter-skelter

Skriven den 23 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Springbank 12 yo 'Cask Strength' (50.3%, OB, +/-2013) - Springbank 13 yo 1991/2004 (50%, Lombard, Jewels of Scotland, sherrywood) - Springbank 1991/2004 (54.2%, Murray McDavid, for Taiwan, bourbon, cask #MM430, 300 bottles) - Springbank 1992/2005 (46%, Whisky Shop Tara, cask #327, 100cl) - Springbank 12 yo 1996 (59.1%, OB, Private for J. Brass, cask #196, 287 bottles) - Springbank 10yo 1991/2002 (57.4%, Blackadder, cask #4, 285 bottles) - Springbank 17 yo 1992/2009 (46%, Silver Seal) - Springbank 1975 (46%, OB for Tesco, early to mid-1990s) - Springbank 10 yo (59%, OB, sherry, +/-1978)...

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Skriven den 21 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Where are the 20yo Rosebanks?

A trio of old bottlings of Rosebank
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Rosebank is another mystery, it only stopped distilling in 1993, so only twenty years ago, and yet there's not been any new bottlings since quite some months or even years, unless I haven't seen them of course. So let's try to keep the flame alive by tasting a small bunch of older versions today, an...

A trio of old bottlings of Rosebank

Skriven den 21 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Rosebank 7 yo 1989/1997 (43%, Signatory, cask #1739, 660 bottles) - Rosebank 1978/1991 (58.9%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #25.4, screw cap, 75cl) - Rosebank 34 yo (88proof, George Strachan, 26 2/3 fl. Ozs, 1970s)...

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Skriven den 20 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Have we seen the last drops?

A trio of Lochside for the glory of it
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majbe you've noticed that in the olden days, I used to taste many more old bottlings, whilst there's so many new whiskies these days that I sometimes have much less time for the oldies. I try to use them as 'apéritifs' or 'digestifs' from time to time, but that only works when there are new bottling...

A trio of Lochside for the glory of it

Skriven den 20 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Lochside 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-1995) - Lochside 14 yo 1989/2004 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, ref #915, 331 bottles) - Lochside 1981/2001 (59%, Blackadder, cask #614, 314 bottles)...

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Skriven den 19 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Aberfeldy again

Some Aberfeldy today
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The Midlander Aberfeldy is usually a rather light malt but the owners seem to be willing to launch punchier – and more limited – versions these days. We’ll have one today but first, a recent bottling of the regular 12…

Some Aberfeldy today

Skriven den 19 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Aberfeldy 12 yo (40%, OB, +/- 2013) - Aberfeldy 16 yo 'Ramble' (56%, OB, 643 bottles, 2013) - Aberfeldy 17 yo 1978/1995 (57.9%, Cadenhead's Authentic Collection)...

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Skriven den 17 februari 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Old fruits

A few Tomintoul 1967
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Yes, let’s have some 1967 Tomintoul today, while hoping they won’t be too oaky and dry, as Tomintoul’s not a big distillate in the first place in my opinion.

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Tasting Brora 40 years old and friend

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A very rare Ardmore and other ones

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The new Glenrothes 1969 and compadres

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A few interesting Laphroaigs

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Tah-dah, more classic sherried Macallan

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Tasting young Springbank helter-skelter

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A trio of old bottlings of Rosebank

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A trio of Lochside for the glory of it

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Some Aberfeldy today

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