Balvenie 15 YO Single Barrel Sherry Cask #11285, 47,8 % The Speyside distillery Balvenie has a series of single cask releases going. One of these is the Balvenie 15 YO Single Barrel Sherry Cask. I have now tried the latest release that arrived in Norway, namely the Balvenie 15 YO Single Barrel Sherry Cask #11285. The total outturn […]...

Bowmore Vault Edit1°n – First Release, NAS, 51,5 % OK, what’s up with these silly names of whisky?! I mean Bowmore Vault Edit1°n – First Release? Edit1°n?! Really?! Trying desperately too hard, are we? Is the target audience young millennials, or aging 1337 (‘leet’) nerds? Hmpf! Anyways, the subtitle of this dram is Atlantic Sea Salt. […]...

Eiktyrne Sokin og Eikin Sauternes Finish, 4 YO, 48,3 % Eiktyrne is the whisky brand used by Det Norske Brenneri (“The Norwegian Distillery”) in Grimstad, Norway. Back in 2015 they released the previous version of the ‘regular’ Eiktyrne – the Eiktyrne Sid og Vid (see review). Here is the second ‘regular’ release then – the […]...

The Arran Smugglers’ Series Vol.2 – The High Seas, NAS, 55,4 % A year ago I reviewed the first release in this series from Arran; The Arran Smugglers’ Series Vol.1 – The Illicit Stills. Time now to have a closer look at volume 2 in the series. The first release had a component of port […]...

Wannborga 5 YO Ö Whisky Artisan Single Malt, 45,2 % Finally I get to taste my first whisky from Swedish distillery Wannborga. The Wannborga 5 YO Ö Whisky Artisan Single Malt was released in mars 2016. This was a small batch release, limited to just two casks (cask # 55 and cask #56). On the […]...

Glenlivet Coupar Angus, 15 YO, 57,9 % It is not very often we see exclusive bottlings for Norway, Scandinavia or the Nordics. majbe this is slowly starting to change? Recently we had the Highland Park Single Cask Chris Maile Edition exclusive to Norway, as well as Highland Park exclusives for Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Now […]...

GlenDronach Peated, NAS, 46 % In late 2015 GlenDronach introduced their very first peated core range whisky, the cleverly named GlenDronach Peated. This is a whisky with no age statement (NAS). The GlenDronach Peated is initially matured in bourbon casks, then it receives a finish in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks You can obtain […]...

Brora 1977 38 YO (Special Release 2016), 48,6 % This is the 15th release of Brora in the annual Special Release series from Diageo. Every year the Brora and the Port Ellen releases are the most expensive in this series. Brora distillery closed in 1983, which means we won’t be seeing releases of Brora whisky for […]...

Spice King Batch Strength 001 (Wemyss Malts), NAS, 56 % Independent bottler Wemyss Malts have recently released a series of ‘batch strength’ whiskies. These are higher ABV versions of some of their most well-known blended malts. First out is the Spice King Batch Strength 001, bottled at 56 % ABV. I have previously reviewed the Spice […]...

Mackmyra Moment Skog, NAS, 52,4 % My review today is of the seventh release in the Moment Series from Swedish distillery Mackmyra. The Mackmyra Moment Skog (“Wood”) was released in 2012, in a limited run of 3000 bottles. This particular Mackmyra whisky was matured in casks saturated with Swedish berry wine, made from lingonberry and blueberry. […]...

Lagavulin 12 YO (Special Release 2014), 54,4 % This is a classic element of the annual Diageo Special releases. The Lagavulin 12 YO (Special Release 2014) was the 14th release. Most years this release is the (only) affordable one out of all the Special releases, and it certainly is a contender for best value for money. The […]...

Lagavulin 12 YO (Special Release 2015), 56,8 % I follow-up from yesterday’s review. Here’s the 2015 release; the Lagavulin 12 YO (Special Release 2015). A classic 12 YO, cask strength Lagavulin. Rougher, younger and more character-full than the regular 16 YO, in my humble opinion. This was the 15th release of the 12 YO cask strength. This […]...

Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 12 YO, ABV The Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban was upgraded from a NAS (no age statement) whisky to a 12 YO in 2010. Here is the brief, official description of this whisky: “Quinta Ruban is Glenmorangie’s port finish. To craft this single malt they specially selected Port pipes from the Douro valley […]...

Highland Park Single Cask Chris Maile Edition, 13 YO, 57,5 % A single cask Highland Park, exclusive for Norway, cask strength official bottling. This is not something we experience very often. In fact it’s been quite a few years. Thus many whisky fans eagerly awaited Friday the 13th of januari, when these 306 bottles were released […]...

Mannochmore 1990 25 YO (Special Releases 2016), 53,4 % I continue my review of the Diageo Special releasesz 2016. Today I am looking at the Mannochmore 1990 25 YO. It is not very often I come across whisky from mannochmore, as they mainly produce for blends. I have reviewed just one Mannochmore before, a release from SMWS […]...

Gjoleid Praksis 1.2, 4 YO, 47,2 % Here is the third new release from Arcus, under the brand Gjoleid. I have already reviewed the Gjoleid Blindpassasjeren and Gjoleid Praksis 1.1. The Gjoleid Praksis 1.2 uses the same mash bill as the other two; light malted barley, malted wheat, and malt lightly smoked using logs of alder […]...

Michter’s 20 YO Single Barrel Bourbon, 57,1 % This is the jewel in the crown, as it were, for US distiller Michter’s. This particular release of the Michter’s 20 YO Single Barrel Bourbon was released in 2014, with a very limited run of 100 bottles. One more version has been released since this one, with an ABV […]...

I dag var det slipp av nye produkter på Vinmonopolet. Tradisjonen tro slippes nye produkter i hovedsak seks ganger i året; den første fredagen i annenhver måned. I januar er det dog den andre fredagen som gjelder. Det er på disse dagene hundrevis av nye produkter som legges ut for salg. Det aller, aller meste […]...

Cragganmore Limited Release (Special Releases 2016), NAS, ABV Here is my second review of Diageo Special Releases 2016 whisky. The Cragganmore Limited Release (Special Releases 2016) was released with a limited run of 4932 bottles. This is the sixth time Cragganmore is included in the annual Special Releases line-up. This is a whisky with no […]...

Gjoleid Blindpassasjeren, 4 YO, 47 % Here is the second new Norwegian whisky in two weeks. Not bad, not bad at all! Again I am looking at a release from Arcus, using the Gjoleid brand. The Gjoleid Blindpassasjeren again uses the slightly unusual mashbill of light malted barley, malted wheat, and malt lightly smoked using logs of […]...