Velvet Fig Blended Malt, NAS, 46 % Here is a brand new blended malt from Wemyss Malts, just in time for the coming Yuletide. This expression is non chill-filtered, and bottled at 46 % ABV. It is a limited release of 6000 bottles. The whisky has been matured in sherry casks, which is very apparent on […]...

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Yoichi Distillery is the oldest of the two Nikka distilleries. Masataka Taketsuru founded Yoichi Distillery in 1934. The distillery is located in the small town of Yoici, about 30 minutes by train outside Sapporo, on the island Hokkaido. This is almost as far north as you can get in Japan, and it is said that […]...

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Macduff 1967 35 YO Old & Rare Platinum Selection, 53,8 % Please indulge me today. I do try to not focus too much on old and obscure bottlings on the blog, but from time to time it is fun to just nerd out completely. The whisky I am presenting today is one of the very […]...

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Ardbeg 10 YO, 46 % I dag kommer enda en anmeldelse av et sikkerstikk Onsdag skrev jeg om Talisker 10 YO som alltid er god, og i dag handler det altså om Ardbeg 10 YO. Dagens whisky var en del av den siste smakingen til The Ladies’ Share. Det er ikke til å komme i […]...

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Myken Distillery is the youngest Norwegian Distillery, they are in fact very young. They are also very remote, arctic and exotic, but more on that later. I first wrote about Myken back in april (see article in Norwegian). It is about time we caught up with Roar Larsen, Manager at Myken Distillery. Let’s see what the […]...

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BenRiach 1995 19 YO Cask #3616 for The Tasting Room, 53,7 % It’s been a while since I last wrote something for Whisky Saga, but when I heard that The Tasting Room here in Bergen had got their first official single cask bottling of The BenRiach I decided to pay them a visit and make some […]...

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Glengoyne 1995 18 YO Cask #1470 Distillery Exclusive, 54,4 % A good sherry matured whisky can be something really special indeed. Some distilleries do excel in consistently bringing out great sherry matured whiskies; including Glenfarclas, Glen Grant, GlenDronach and Glengoyne. Lots of glens! I visited Glengoyne Distillery recently, and got the chance to try the […]...

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Famous Grouse 16 YO Special Edition, 40 % The Famous Grouse 16 Year Old Double Matured blended Scotch whisky is a limited edition release, which has been finished in a combination of 1st fill Spanish Sherry casks and 1st fill American bourbon casks. The label is designed by the illustrator Vic Lee. The Famous Grouse 16 YO […]...

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This is quite unique, Japanese whisky made in Scotland and Canada. I better explain, I think. Back in 1918 the company Chugoku Jozo was established near the city of Hiroshima, Japan. They are mainly a producer of sake and shochu. In 1990 they decided to add whisky to their range of products. However, they were not […]...

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Campbeltown Loch 21 YO, 46 % Åpningswhiskyen på det siste møtet i The Ladies’ Share var en blend, nærmere bestemt en Campbeltown Loch 21 YO. Dette var nye saker for alle Ladiene. Blenden består av 60 % maltwhisky fra Springbank og 40 % grain fra Girvan. Den er blended og utgitt av Springbank destillery som ligger […]...

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Nytt whiskyslipp på polet, fredag 7.november 2014. Det er 78 whiskyer på denne listen fra Vinmonopolet som dekker bestillingsutvalget. Både jeg og Vinmonopolet tar forbehold om at det kan bli små endringer. Ikke alt på listen er nye whiskyer, noe er også relanseringer. En del spennende er det selvsagt. Jeg vil spesielt trekke frem følgende: Big […]...

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BenRiach 12 YO Sherry Wood, 46 % We spent our summer holiday in Japan. At our hotel in Kyoto there was a nice selection of whiskies in the bar. We managed to taste a few of them during our stay. One evening we tasted a couple of BenRiachs. One of them was BenRiach 12 YO […]...

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Glenglassaugh Torfa, NAS, 50 % En ny, ung Glenglassaugh! Den skal være en skikkelig røykwhisky, så dette skal bli interessant å smake. Jeg synes det har vært spennende å følge med på de nye Glenglassaughene som har blitt utgitt etter at destilleriet startet produksjonen på nytt i desember 2008 etter å ha vært stengt siden 1986. […]...

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Kilchoman 100 % Islay 4th Edition, 4 YO, 50 % On maj 12 2014, Kilchoman released the Kilchoman 100 % Islay 4th Edition. The contents of these bottles is a combination of 32 five year old and 8 four year old first fill bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace. The name 100 % Islay comes from […]...

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Glen Keith 1991 21 YO Jack Wiebers Whisky World, 49,6 % As part of a blind tasting lined up from a friend, I tasted my very first Glen Keith. Blind tasting is a lot of fun! I love to not know what is in my glass. Well, this particular Glen Keith is 21 YO, distilled […]...

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The background Here at Whisky Saga we have long been fans of the (still young) whisky being distilled at Chichibu Distillery. The heart and soul of Chichibu is Ichiro Akuto. He is the owner, Distillery Manager and Master Distiller. He is also well-known for having acquired the Kawasaki and Hanyu stock, and releasing the lovely […]...

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Glenlossie-Glenlivet 1993 18 YO Sherry Wood, 55,1 % Time now for a sherry matured whisky. This is a whisky distilled in 1993, and bottled in 2011 by independent bottler Cadenhead. The Glenlossie-Glenlivet 1993 18 YO has been matured in a sherry cask, and the total outturn was 258 bottles. Glenlossie is a Speyside distillery, owned […]...

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Benrinnes 15 YO Flora & Fauna, 43 % Today I am back with yet another whisky from a distillery I do not know much about. So far I have only tasted three Benrinnes. This Benrinnes 15 YO is released as a part of the Flora & Fauna series from Diageo. Most of the whiskies in […]...

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Hanyu 1991 Ichiro’s Malt Two of Diamonds, 17 YO, 58,1 % I continue with my review of whisky in Ichiro Akuto’s Card Series. Today I am diving into (Oh, I wish!) Hanyu 1991 Ichiro’s Malt Two of Diamonds. This whisky was distilled in 1991, and ended up in 259 bottles in 2008. It was initially […]...

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Hanyu 2000 Ichiro’s Malt Three of Spades, 7 YO, 57 % I continue my quest to experience as many whiskies as possible in Ichiro Akuto’s Card Series. About a month ago I got to try two more, and here is the review of the first of these two. This is a 7 year old whisky, distilled […]...

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