Lagavulin 8 YO Limited Edition – 200th Anniversary, 48 % The Islay distillery Lagavulin celebrates its 200th Anniversary this year. This does of course call for some special bottlings. Usually such bottlings are both very limited in numbers and quite expensive. Not so with this one. The Lagavulin 8 YO Limited Edition – 200th Anniversary is […]...

Box Whisky The 2nd Step Collection 02, 4 YO, 51,2 % Here’s the brand new release from Box Whisky, Sweden. The Box Whisky The 2nd Step Collection 02 was released for sale on september There are big differences between the 01 and 02 in this series. Where the 01 was massively peated (42,5 ppm), the Box […]...

Speyside Finest 1975, 40 YO, 46,9 % Today I will review another very recent release from the new Belgian independent bottler Beacon Spirits. The Speyside Finest 1975 has been matured in an undisclosed cask, and this is a partial cask release at 54 bottles.  From time to time you will find independent bottlings of Glenfarclas under […]...

The Glover 14 YO, 44,3 % The Glover is a fun new project from independent bottler Adelphi. You can Läs mer about it here. The basic premise is to take fine Scotch single Maltwhisky and marry it with equally fine Japanese single Maltwhisky, to create something that is hopefully greater than the sum […]...

Invergordon 1973 Distilling is an Art, 42 YO, 52,4 % This rare, old Invergordon grain whisky is a joint release from two independent bottlers in Belgium; Liquid Art and Beacon Spirits. The Invergordon 1973 Distilling is an Art was distilled in 1973 and bottled in 2016. The type of cask used is not specified, but it is […]...

Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #55, NAS, 60,9 % Time to review another release in the long running A’bunadh series from Aberlour. The Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #55 is currently on sale, although not in Norway as the ABV is above 60 % (Yeah, I know, stupid old rules). The A’bunadh series has been running since 1997. The […]...

A couple of months back a few good friends of mine and I got the brilliant idea to try and set a new ‘world record’ in tasting the most Springbank whiskies in one day. We wanted to have a Springbank Extravaganza! We pooled our resources (ie. our respective Springbank collections), and decided on a date. Why Springbank, […]...

Stauning Peated 4th Edition, NAS, 53,1 % Time for another Danish dram, I think. Here is the Stauning Peated 4th Edition. It was distilled in 2011, matured in a 1st fill bourbon barrel, and bottled in oktober 2014. Stauning do all their maltings themselves, and the peated malt is made with Danish peat. The is sold out […]...

It’s that time again. On Friday september 2 you will again see a lot of new whisky releases in the monopoly stores in Norway. Here’s the list, with no further ado: Ardbeg 22YO Single Cask Cadenhead (no 5458901), Skottland, NOK 3600 Balvenie Single Barrel 12 YO (no 5496001), Skottland, NOK 849,90 Balvenie 15 YO Single […]...

GlenDronach 2003 12 YO (cask #934) – Batch 12, 53,7 % The Highland distillery GlenDronach have been very good at releasing single cask whiskies over the past few years. There is a wide range of vintages, ages and casks available. This GlenDronach 2003 12 YO (cask #934) – Batch 12 is one of the newer releases. It […]...

Mackmyra Preludium:06 – Frisk svensk rök, NAS, 50,5 % This is the sixth and final release in the Preludium series from Swedish distillery Mackmyra. The Mackmyra Preludium:06 – Frisk svensk rök (Fresh Swedish smoke) was bottled on 2007-11-06, in a limited run of 30 000 bottles (500 ml). This is, as the name suggests, a peated […]...

Glenfarclas 2004 11 YO The Family Casks – Special Release, 60,4 % Today I am reviewing a relatively young whisky in the great bottling series The Family Casks from Speyside distillery Glenfarclas. The Glenfarclas 2004 11 YO The Family Casks – Special Release was distilled in 2004, and matured in a 1st fill Oloroso sherry butt […]...

Arran 100 Proof, 8 YO, 57 % I found this whisky in the back of my whisky cupboard the other day. The Arran 100 Proof was bottled back in september 2006, and is about 8 years old. I highly doubt you will find any bottles left for sale out there, but you never know. You should […]...

Dallas Dhu 1980 26 YO Part des Anges, 57,6 % Dallas Dhu was founded in 1898, located in the Speyside region, and closed (like many other distilleries) in 1983. The Dallas Dhu 1980 26 YO Part des Anges was distilled in 1980, matured in an unspecified cask (cask #PDA 2107) and bottled in 2007 with a total […]...

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask, NAS, 51,6 % This is the 2016 Friends of Laphroaig release. As always the last digit in the ABV reveals the release year (6 -> 2016). The Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask has been matured for about 8 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being married together in Madeira seasoned traditional hogsheads […]...

Garnheath 1967 43 YO Clan Denny, 44,4 % Today I present a first for Whisky Saga. I have never before reviewed a grain whisky from the now closed lowland distillery Garnheath. I could also say it was from Moffat, a rebuilt paper mill that was turned into a distillery in 1964/1965. At Moffat they produced […]...

Mackmyra Preludium:05 – Smakrika Småfat, NAS, 48,4 % Time to pick up again where I left off, working my wau through the early releases from Swedish distillery Mackmyra. I have now reached the Mackmyra Preludium:05 – Smakrika Småfat (Flavoursome Small Casks). This is the first release in the Preludium series where all the spirit was distilled […]...