Balblair 2003 10 YO, 46 % Som jeg har sagt ganske nylig, så er det fortsatt mange destillerier som jeg ikke har smakt noe fra, og mange der jeg kun har smakt én eller noen få whiskyer. I dag skal jeg skrive om en sånn whisky. Jeg har nemlig kun smakt to Balblairs, så jeg […]...

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Bunnahabhain 25 YO, 46,3 % I am very happy that Bunnahabhain now have re-introduced their whole core range without chill-filteration, without coloring and with a higher strength of 46.3%, up from the previous 43 %. The last expression to get this upgrade was the Bunnahabhain 25 YO. This whisky is available to buy in Norway […]...

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I guess the eBay period is almost over for these Feis Ile bottlings, so let’s publish my take on the Lagavulin Feis Ile 2014 . Like previous years, it’s taken from sherry casks.

Lagavulin 1995 ‘Feis Ile’ (54,7%, OB 2014, European sherry oak butts, 3500 btl.)

Nose: excellent, focused nose with a backbone of coastal notes: shells, oysters, waxed rain coats, flints and brine. Big medicinal notes, mainly iodine. Plasticine. Also sweeter notes like oranges and berries, as well as some honey, although the sherry doesn’t overpower in any way. Smoky lemon juice. Rose pepper. Tobacco. More on the...

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Bunnahabhain Darach Ùr, NAS, 46,3 % Darach Ùr (pronounced Dar-ach oor) means ‘New Oak’ in Scots Gaelic and is named after the new oak barrels used for its maturation. Bunnahabhain Darach Ùr is a limited edition available in Travel Retail only. I have here tried batch 10, which I believe is the last or one […]...

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While there are numerous books about whisky, there are surprisingly few about how to make it, and even fewer about how the whisky industry itself looks at whisky as a thing to be sold. There are books of tasting notes, history and even romantic looks at the world of whisky, some of which we’ve covered in the past in our Classic Book Reviews series ,  but there are only a handful of more academic looks into whisky production and marketing – the last major work was the expensive and now hard to find  Whisky: Technology, Production and Marketing from a decade ago....

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Here’s another Glenmorangie in disguise, or rather an almost pure Glenmorangie, with a few teaspoons of another malt being added (usually Glen Moray). Westport is a common name for this, remember independent bottlers (except for SMWS) can’t use the name Glenmorangie on their labels.

Westport 13 yo 1999 (52,1%, Liquid Library 2014, refill hogshead, 156 btl.)

Nose: aromatic nose. Vanilla and blood oranges. Fruity lokum (apricot / orange) and powder sugar. Hints of golden raisins and honey. A ginger / alcohol tingle, as well as some kiwi and fresh mint. Mouth: thick, oily and very sweet, with lots of...

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Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 2001 11 YO Malts of Scotland, 58,2 % Still some nice memories from Cinderella Whisky Fair 2014. I do love whiskies from Bruichladdich in general, and Port Charlotte has never ever disappointed me. So, when I was about to taste this 11 YO Port Charlotte from Malts of Scotland as the last whisky […]...

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Swedish bottler Svenska Eldvatten is not giving us a distillery name this time, only the indication North Highland . This 18 years old malt from a first fill sherry cask is said to come from a distillery rarely bottled by independents. Make a guess and read on.

North Highland 18 yo 1995 (56,1%, Svenska Eldvatten 2013, first fill sherry butt #233123, 428 btl.)

Nose: toffee apples and rhubarb compote. Sweet and sour. Berries, oranges and vanilla. Some hay and soft minerals. Dried apricots too. A profile that’s very open and inviting but complex at the same time. After a...

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Bowmore Black Rock, NAS, 40 % The Bowmore Black Rock is part of the new Travel Retail range from Bowmore. This new range also includes Gold Reef and White Sands. This is a no age statement whisky, predominantly matured in ex-sherry casks. The name Black Rock is explained as follows by the distillery: Looking out […]...

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Strangely, the UK has fewer whisky festivals than elsewhere in the world. While we have more than 100 of the most famous distilleries in the world sitting north of the Scots border, it’s on the continent that we see the most whisky-enthusiast gatherings.

While we have a range of whisky shows, from the beginner-friendly Whisky Lounge through to our own big-ticket Whisky Show , the enthusiast-run festival is something we see a lot less of. One of my favourites of the past few years has been Maltstock , which takes place in Nijmegen in the eastern Netherlands – it’s a...

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