Longmorn-Glenlivet 1987 26 YO Cadenhead Small Batch, 49,5 % In my glass this time is the product of two great institutions of scotch whisky. The whisky is distilled at Longmorn distillery, and the product is sold by Independent Bottler Cadenhead. The Longmorn-Glenlivet 1987 26 YO is a recent addition to their small batch series. The total […]...

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Suntory Royal 86 Proof, NAS, 43 % What is a perfect Ladies night? You don’t know yet? The answer is Wolford (clothing) and whisky! A couple of weeks ago there was a preview in Oslo of the autumn/winter collection from Wolford. A girlfriend offered a ride from Sandefjord to Oslo so I got the chance […]...

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Dufftown 1997 The Managers’ Choice, 12 YO, 59,5 % Dufftown Distillery is located in the Speyside region. The distillery has was initially known as the Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery. Today they sell their single malt under the brand The Singleton of Dufftown. Dufftown is owned by Diageo. I have tested the Dufftown 1997 The Manager’s Choice. This expression […]...

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Bladnoch 1990 21 YO The First Editions, 58,3 % Today I am tasting the Bladnoch 1990 21 YO The First Editions, from Edition Spirits, now a part of Independent Bottler Hunter Laing. This whisky was matured in cask #ES005/01, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2011. Bladnoch is a small Lowland distillery, one of very few operational […]...

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Writers Tears Pot Still Irish Whiskey, NAS, 40 % I have already written about the two other Irish whiskeys I tasted at the Cinderella Whisky Fair 2014; The Irishman Cask Strength and The Irishman Founder’s Reserve. Today it is time for Writers Tears Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Writers Tears is a vatting of Single Malt […]...

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Mackmyra Moment Drivved (Driftwood), NAS, 51,2 % The whisky I am presenting today is from Mackmyras series Moment. These are special, limited edition cask releases. They are released at cask strength. The Mackmyra Moment Drivved was released in 2011. “Drivved” is Swedish for Driftwood. The whisky has been matured in an underground warehouse the old […]...

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SMWS 129.2 Humbugs in a horse’s nose-bag, 4 YO, 61,6 % Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS) recently released the 129.2 Humbugs in a horse’s nose-bag. This is their second barrel from the Islay distillery Kilchoman. This is a very young whisky, just four years old. The whisky was distilled 2007-12-13 and bottled in 2012. It […]...

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The Irishman Founder’s Reserve, NAS, 40 % On Wednesday I wrote about The Irishman Cask Strength, which was a very nice whiskey. I also tasted The Irishman Founder’s Reserve at the Cinderella Whisky Fair 2014. The Irishman Founder’s Reserve was previously sold under the name The Irishman 70, and maj still be found under this […]...

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Paul John Classic Select Cask, NAS, 55,2 % We have been fans of Amrut whisky from India for a few years already. Now we have also tried a whisky from John Distilleries. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, same as Amrut, but the John single malt distillery is located in Goa. The Paul John Classic Select […]...

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Fary Lochan Efterår, 3 YO, 48 % Today I am presenting the first release from a small Danish distiller by the name Fary Lochan. It is located in the middle of Denmark, and they have been producing whisky since december 2009. The first cask was put in the basement for maturation on New Years Eve […]...

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The Irishman Cask Strength, NAS, 54 % I have tasted some twenty whiskeys from Ireland over the last couple of years. Some of them have been really nice. And others have not been to my taste. At the Cinderella Whisky Fair 2014 I got the chance to taste three whiskeys from Ireland. The first one was […]...

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Old Pulteney 21 YO, 46 % I have not tasted many whiskies from Old Pulteney, and I have no excuse for it. I guess it is time to address this matter. Today I am therefore tasting the Old Pulteney 21 YO. Old Pulteney is a Highland distillery, located on the north coast of Scotland, in […]...

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Glenburgie 1992 21 YO Old Particular, 51,5 % Today I present to you a rather new expression from Douglas Laing. The Glenburgie 1992 21 YO Old Particular. This is a single cask release, with a total outturn of 221 bottles. The whisky has been matured on a refill barrel, cask #DL10036. It was distilled in […]...

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Svenska Eldvatten West Islay 2003 Heavily Peated, 10 YO, 60,8 % The wonderful guys at Svenska Eldvatten (Peter and Tommy) are at it again. In maj they will release the West Islay 2003 Heavily Peated in Sweden. This whisky was distilled in oktober 2003, and bottled in oktober 2013. Matured in a rum cask (cask #882), […]...

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Spirit of Hven Seven Stars No. 2 Merak, NAS, 45 % There is a steady stream of new Nordic whiskies coming to market these days. Just a few weeks ago Spirit of Hven released their whisky number 2 in the Seven Stars series; Merak. I have previously reviewed the first star (Dubhe). This whisky takes […]...

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St. Magdalene 1982 26 YO Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, 50 % Well, as I wrote last Saturday I have tasted three St. Magdalenes, and this is my review of the last one. All of them are from 1982, and all of them are from Independent Bottlers. Todays St. Magdalene is from the Old Malt […]...

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Caledonian 1965 45 YO Clan Denny, 47,3 % Readers of this blog will have noticed that I have grown fond of old, single grain whiskies. It is therefore great to have the opportunity to taste a Caledonian 1965 45 YO Clan Denny from Hunter Hamilton (Douglas Laing). This single grain whisky has been matured in […]...

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Braunstein 13:2, 8 YO, 46 % Another Nordic whisky on the block today, a Danish whisky this time. This is Braunstein 13:2, an 8 year old whisky released in the Autumn of 2013 (2013-09-19). I have previously reviewed another whisky from Braunstein in the Nordic Whisky review series. Braunstein 13:2 is a peated whisky. It was […]...

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Svenska Eldvatten Vintage 1994 Sherry Matured, 19 YO, 54,5 % Here is a follow-up to my review of the Vintage 1979 from Svenska Eldvatten. This time I am testing their Svenska Eldvatten Vintage 1994 Sherry Matured. Again we are talking about a blended whisky that was “vatted at birth”, back in augusti 1994. Then this blend […]...

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St. Magdalene 1982 25 YO Blackadder, 61,8 % I have not been interested in whisky for a very long time (only three years), but I have noticed that St. Magdalene is popular amongst the whisky loving people. Well, so far I have tasted three St. Magdalene, all of them from Independent Bottlers. I have already […]...

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