Talisker 26 yo 1990 (53,3%, OB ‘Casks of Distinction’ for Boyao Zhao, ex-bourbon cask #5407, 222 btl.)

The Chinese investor Boyao Zhao has a second bottling in Diageo’s super-premium Casks of Distinction programme. As a Talisker fan he picked a Talisker 1990 to follow up his excellent Lagavulin 1992 . The bottles should arrive in China by augusti, but like last time, they will not be publically sold.

Karuizawa Golden Geisha

Elixir Distillers (the Whisky Exchange sister formerly known as Speciality Drinks) announced two new Karuizawa bottlings: Karuizawa Golden Geisha 33 yo 1981 (63,4%, 129 btl., around €...