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Skriven den 31 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

And a '54 that's not a fake!

Tasting Springbank from 2004 to 1954
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It’s a constant thrill to follow Springbank throughout the decades, and to try to check what’s changed and what has not. Let’s do that again today, over exactly 50 years.

The quest for malternatives, today aged grappa

Skriven den 30 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Torquadra 'Gran Riserva' (40%, OB, aged grappa, Italy, +/-2013) - Bepi Tosolini 'Grappa di Tocai' (40%, OB, aged grappa, Italy, castagno barrique, +/-2013) - De Negri 'Barrique' (42%, OB, aged grappa, Italy, +/-2013) - Bosso 'Grappa di Moscato' 10 yo 1969 (45%, OB, aged grappa, +/-1980) - Bosso 'Riserva Speciale' 1967 (45%, OB, aged grappa, +/-1980?)...

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Skriven den 30 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Interesting, but not sure I'll ever taste many more.

The quest for malternatives, today aged grappa
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I do enjoy good grappa, but I believe grappa doesn’t quite fit Whiskyfun, unless it was aged in wood. Let’s try a small bunch today, we won’t do that often. By the way, grappa is distilled from spent grapes, just like marc in France. When it’s aged, it’s called ‘invecchiate’.

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Skriven den 28 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Speyside Distillery, you don't see them often

Another little bag of honest Speysiders
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This and that, in no particular order. In other words, three singletons that I didn’t want to pair with some of their siblings, sometimes simply because I did not have any at hand at time of writing.

Another little bag of honest Speysiders

Skriven den 28 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Strathmill 17 yo 1995/2012 (43%, Signatory Vintage, casks# 2663+2664, 831 bottles) - Speyside 19 yo 1994/2013 (55.7%, Spirit of Caledonia, refill sherry hogshead, cask #478, 265 bottles) - Glen Keith 21 yo 1992/2013 (49.5%, Tasting Fellows, barrel, cask #120610, 180 bottles)...

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Skriven den 27 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Triple Macallan for International Whisky Day and Michael Jackson!

Today is International Whisky Day three Old Macallan
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Far from any recent commercial plagiarism, however enthusiastic it is or was, the actual aim of the International Whisky Day is mainly to try to raise money for – or rather against – Parkinson’s, the terrible illness MJ used to suffer from. Also to drink a toast to the great man, of course, and as f...

Today is International Whisky Day, let's taste three Old Macallan

Skriven den 27 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Cheers to Michael Jackson! - Macallan 1962 (80proof, OB, Campbell, Hope King, Rinaldi Italy, mid 1970?s) - Macallan 1952 (80proof, OB, Campbell, Hope King, Rinaldi Italy, late 1960?s) - Macallan 1951 (80proof, OB, Campbell, Hope King, Rinaldi Italy, mid 1960?s)...

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Skriven den 26 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Shall we see more Balmenach?

Tasting three Balmenach
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I haven’t got much to say about Balmenach, except that they can be quite orchardy and even display some zesty tropical fruits. Let’s see…

Tasting three Balmenach

Skriven den 26 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Balmenach 24 yo 1988/2013 (54.4%, Signatory, hogshead, cask #2794, 238 bottles) - Balmenach 25 yo 1988/2013 (55.6%, Signatory for The Whisky Exchange, cask #1132, 187 bottles) - Balmenach 35 yo 1979/2014 (53.4%, Sansibar, 127 bottles)...

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Skriven den 25 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

So few Dalwhinnies around!

A trio of Dalwhinnie
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Dalwhinnie is a lovely distillery. Last time I was there with the MMs they were doing pairings with whiskies and chocolates and that’s been quite grand. Having said that, it’s not a malt I’m very familiar with, probably because there are very little expressions around. Let’s have two new official on...

A trio of Dalwhinnie

Skriven den 25 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - Dalwhinnie 1997/2013 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, D. SU. 312) - Dalwhinnie 1970/1993 (40%, Gordon MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, Old Map Label)...

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Skriven den 24 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Great work downunda

Tasting Sullivan’s Cove winner of the World Whisky Awards
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So Sullivan’s Cove’s French Oak won the World's Best Single Maltwhisky award at Whisky Magazine’s World Whisky Awards. I’m not quite sure about which cask won, as they’re all single casks. I was a judge again this year but as it’s all blind, I just couldn’t tell you just now. I’ll try to enquire, b...

Tasting Sullivan(null)

Skriven den 24 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Sullivan's Cove 2000/2013 'French Oak' (47.5%, OB, Tasmania, cask #HH0392, 510 bottles) - Sullivan's Cove 2000/2013 'American Oak' (47.5%, OB, Tasmania, cask #HH115, 240 bottles) - Sullivan's Cove 2000/2013 'Double Cask' (40%, OB, Tasmania, casks #HH0131-0137-0213-0523, 1398 bottles)...

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Skriven den 23 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Glenury and Glenugie

Glenury 1973 vs. Glenugie 1973
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We’ve built quite a few stupid line-ups for WF in the past, but I think this one will take the biscuit. Well, the vintages are the same indeed, but the only other things that Glenury and Glenugie do share are the same first four letters in their names. Oh, and a similar location on the east coast, n...

Glenury 1973 vs. Glenugie 1973

Skriven den 23 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Glenury Royal 24 yo 1973/1997 (53.7%, Signatory, Silent Stills, cask #6851, 364 bottles) - Glenugie 27 yo 1973/2000 (54.2%, Chieftain's Choice, bourbon barrel, casks #6543/6547, 317 bottles)...

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Skriven den 22 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Whiskyfun's demijohn of Laphroaig is seeing a new spring in the garden. Distilled juni 15 2005, in oak for 3 years, in glass in the garden since augusti 5, 2008.

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Skriven den 21 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

2005 to 1962

A wee verticale of Dailuaine
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We’ll try to glide from the 2000s back to much earlier vintages. Oh and a little anecdote, Dailuaine was the first Distillery to be fitted with a ‘Doig’ pagoda – but enough wikipediaing, let’s try a few.

A wee verticale of Dailuaine

Skriven den 21 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Dailuaine 7 yo 2005/2013 (41.5%, Douglas Laing, Single Minded, sherry butt) - Dailuaine 13 yo 2000/2013 (61.3%, James MacArthur, Old Masters, bourbon, cask #82) - Dailuaine 21 yo 1992/2013 (53.3%, The Whisky Mercenary) - Dailuaine 1974/2005 (46%, Berry Brothers Own Selection, cask #B111/2) - Dailuaine 1962/2000 (52.2%, James MacArthur, Millennium, sherry)...

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Skriven den 20 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Many are just great.

Glenturret around the late seventies
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Today we’ll have a few Glenturret from roughly the same vintages, but first a younger expression as the aperitif. In my exprience Glenturret can be very on/off.

Glenturret around the late seventies

Skriven den 20 mars 2014. Publicerad i Whisky Fun

Glenturret 15 yo 1990/2005 (51.7%, Blackadder, Raw Cask, hogshead, cask #1239, 308 bottles) - Glenturret 19 yo 1978/1997 (51.5%, Signatory, cask #344, 290 bottles) - Glenturret 33 yo 1980/2014 (42,8%, The Whisky Agency, refill hogshead, 253 bottles) - Glenturret 34 yo 1977/2012 (46%, Berry Bros Rudd, cask ref #1) - Glenturret 31 yo 1979/2011 (53.6%, Signatory, hogshead, cask #1441, 218 bottles)...

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The quest for malternatives, today aged grappa

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Another little bag of honest Speysiders

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Today is International Whisky Day, let's taste three Old Macallan

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Tasting three Balmenach

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A trio of Dalwhinnie

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Tasting Sullivan(null)

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Glenury 1973 vs. Glenugie 1973

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A wee verticale of Dailuaine

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Glenturret around the late seventies

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