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I’m always happy when I get to try one of these dumpy bottles from Signatory Vintage. They have some ups and downs, but the ups can be truly heavenly. Fingers crossed.

This Deanston was distilled oktober 1967 and bottled oktober 1991.

Deanston 23 yo 1967 (55,4%, Signatory Vintage 1991, cask #1785, 300 btl.)

Nose: pretty great after some breathing. Lots of marzipan and oranges, coupled to pretty huge notes of warm, polished oak. Some waxed leather. Dried coconut. Apricots in the background and warmer fruity notes. A dusty element. Some eucalyptus as well. Really nice. Mouth: starts with...

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En ny tradisjon er skapt Lørdag 22. mars 2014 ble Trondheim Whiskyfestival arrangert for andre gang. Da er det vel blitt en tradisjon? På den første festivalen i 2013, var det totalt 257 besøkende. Ganske tidlig på årets festival annonserte Chris Maile, arrangøren for det hele, at han skulle dra frem sin sekkepipe og spille […]...

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Bowmore 1989 23 YO Port Cask, 23 år, 50,8 % I forrige uke skrev jeg om Bowmore 10 YO The Devils’ Cask som viste seg å bli et hyggelig møte! Den samme dagen smakte jeg i tillegg Bowmore 23 YO Port Cask på The Whisky Bar i Oslo. Whiskyen er altså lagret på portvinsfat. Den utgis […]...

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The Glenlivet 18 Years sits in the middle of the Glenlivet core range, in between the 12/15 and the 21/25 yo. It is a combination of first fill American and second fill European oak casks.

The Glenlivet 18 yo
(43%, OB +/- 2013)

Nose: quite a robust nose with fruits (yellow apples, oranges, golden raisins, plums) and a good dose of sherry. Also honey and a minty overtone. Some blossomy notes and subtle oak spices. Something vaguely tropical comes out after a while. Mouth: more punchy now, more oak-driven as well. Malty notes, honey and lots of sweet apples....

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North Highland 1995 18 YO Svenska Eldvatten, 18 år, 56,1 % En av mine klare favoritter på Cinderella Whisky Fair 2014 ble North Highland 1995 18 YO fra Svenska Eldvatten. Den ble presentert på masterclassen til Peter Sjögren fra Svenska Eldvatten. Dette er en single malt som har  vært lagret på first fill sherry butt […]...

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Dreadlocks: check, ganja: check, dub riddim playlist: check. Ya man, all set to crack this lil’ beauty. Rasta Morris is the rum division of Asta Morris. Bert Bruyneel selected a 15 years old single cask rum distilled in Barbados and finished in a sherry cask.

Barbados 15 yo rum
(42%, Plantation for Rasta Morris 2013, single cask #115, sherry finish, 450 btl.)

Nose: fairly dry and leathery. There’s a pleasant reminder of dusty books before it shows sweeter oranges and caramel. Baking spice. After a while some dried banana comes out. Mouth: very smooth and sweet – much sweeter than...

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Agder Audny Series 1 – Single Cask, 3 YO, 46 % Agder Brenneri released the first ever Norwegian single Maltwhisky just before Christmas of 2012. This is a historic moment, in my view. I think it is high time that Norway had a whisky distillery selling single malt. The Swedes and Danes have quite a […]...

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Longmorn 1992 is another one of these whiskies that we’ve seen very often lately. On Whiskybase there are +/- 30 expressions bottled in 2013 alone. I’m sorry but I won’t bother to try them all as there are very little deviations.

Longmorn 21 yo 1992
(51,1%, Whisky-Fässle ‘Ronny’s Choice’ 2013, bourbon hogshead)

Nose: rather typical Speyside / ex-bourbon combination. Garden fruits (apples, gooseberries, greengages) mixed with vanilla and touches of coconut. Hints of strawberry marshmallows after a while. A little mint as well. Mouth: full-bodied, fruity (oranges, apples, peaches) with the expected pepper / ginger combination of the...

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I have to admit I didn’t have William Grant’s blended whisky before. Their ambassador Ludo Ducrocq was kind enough to let me try the whole range but I didn’t go for the basic expressions right away – let’s start at a decent level with the Grant’s 18 Year Old . It used to be nicknamed ‘Classic Reserve’.

As a reminder, William Grant & Sons is a top-5 producer of Scotch whisky. They own Glenfiddich , Balvenie , Kininvie and Alisa Bay malt distilleries and the grain distillery Girvan . They also produce Hendrick’s Gin among other drinks.

After a separate...

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