Black Bull 40 YO Batch no 2, 41,9 % I visited Dr. Jekylls Pub in Oslo with my husband a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to taste something different from single malts, which I (too) often choose. I took a look on the shelf and spotted a Black Bull 40 YO. Black Bull is […]...

Ardbeg Perpetuum – Ardbeg Day, NAS, 47,4 % It does seem a bit unneccessary to create this much confusion over a whisky (or two whiskies, as it turned out). Ardbeg really did confuse matters a bit around the Ardbeg Perpetuum. At first there was just the Ardbeg Perpetuum released in the distillery shop when we […]...

BenRiach 1978 36 YO Cask #5469, 41,7 % The Speyside distillery BenRiach are spoiling us with batches of single cask releases every year. The overall quality of these expressions is very good. These single casks will have a wide range of cask types, and finishes. They will also be a mix of unpeated, peated and […]...

Glenfarclas 1989 25 YO for Villa Konthor, 56,6 % In Limburg my husband and I spent quite a few hours at Villa Konthor. The very first evening we got the chance to taste a 25 YO Glenfarclas bottled especially for Villa Konthor. This was part of a split cask, and only 30 bottles were released for […]...

Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 YO, 40% Glenfiddich is a big name, a big brand, and atypically a family own business. William Grant & Sons Ltd own Glenfiddich. On their website they claim, with big letters, that they are the world’s most awarded single malt scotch whisky. I like this, for two reasons. The first reason […]...

Spirit of Hven Seven Stars No. 3 Phecda, NAS, 45 % Here it is then, the third star in the Seven Stars project from Swedish distillery Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn AB. The first two of these annual releases have been reviewed previously in our Nordic Whisky series; Dubhe and Merak. The Spirit of Hven Seven Stars […]...

Ledaig 2004 ‘Pink Salmon’ Liquid Art, 10 YO, 51,6 % The independent bottler Liquid Art released a Ledaig as their third whisky. We have already reviewed their other whiskies released so far: Glen Elgin 1995 19 YO ‘Stag beetle’ Liquid Art Bunnahabhain 1987  27 YO ‘The Osprey’ Liquid Art Clynelish 1997 17 YO Ledaig is […]...

Auchnagie Classic Selection, NAS, 43 % This is another of the re-constructed lost distillery whiskies from The Lost Distillery Company. Auchnagie is a Highland whisky, and we have previously reviewed the slightly older Auchnagie Deluxe. The Auchnagie Classic Selection is a new whisky in the entry level series ‘Classic Selection’ from The Lost Distillery Company. […]...

Monkey Shoulder, NAS, 40 % Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt (previously known as a vatted malt). It is a mix of three different single malts all owned by William Grant & Sons; Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie. Here’s the explanation for the rather unusual name gracing this whisky: The term ‘whisky shoulder’ harks back to […]...

Vintage Rye 23 YO, 47 % Here’s an odd one. The company Kentucky Bourbon Distillers rarely releases any product with their own name on the label. They usually release their whiskeys under labels such as Willett, Rowan’s Creek, Corner Creek, Noah’s Mill, Old Bardstown, and Johnny Drum. The Vintage Rye 23 YO has a retail […]...

Clynelish 1997 17 YO, 53,3 % There seems to be something slightly magical about Clynelish from the mid 1990s. Or majbe it’s just that Clynelish at cask strength and an age in the mid to late teens hits a sweet spot? It could also be that there seems to have been a lot of casks […]...

Bowmore Enigma 12 YO, 40 % Bowmore is the only distillery on Islay that has given me very mixed experiences. A couple of weeks ago I shared my tasting notes on Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof which I really like. Todays whisky is a limited release from Bowmore exclusively for Travel Retail. My husband and I have […]...

Aultmore 1991 “Sweet Mint Infusion”, 21 YO, 46 % It is not very often we get to try a whisky from the Speyside distillery Aultmore. This Aultmore 1991 “Sweet Mint Infusion” was distilled in 1991, matured in a hogshead, and bottled in 2013. The total outturn was 354 bottles. Independent bottler Wemyss Malts launched this whisky in […]...

Mackmyra Moment Medvind, NAS, 48,6 % Mackmyra Moment Medvind (Tailwind) was the first release in the Moment whisky series from Mackmyra. It was bottled and released in december 2010 and was a limited release of 967 bottles. This is a medium peated release from Mackmyra, which means we should detect the very characteristic juniper smoke. […]...

Arette Gran Clase Extra Añejo, age, 50 % My interest for whisky has made me curious about other spirits as well. Tequila is one of the spirits that can be enjoyed the same way as whisky; room temperature and in a Glencairn glass. I do not know a lot about tequila, but I do know […]...

Highland Park 1966 12 YO, 43,4 % This whisky was bottled by independent bottler Averys of Bristol Ltd., for the US market. As far as I have been able to determine this independent bottler is no longer active. The latest bottling I have found from them is from 1983. The Highland Park 1966 12 YO […]...

Port Ellen 1982 26 YO OMC, 50 % Port Ellen is a closed Islay distillery. I have been lucky enough to taste quite a few of them and usually find them to be very good. Todays whisky was a part of the peaty lineup The Ladies’ Share had earlier this year. We tasted the Port Ellen […]...

Girvan Patent Still No. 4 Apps, NAS, 42 % Last year William Grant & Sons launched a brand new line of single grain whisky from their Girvan Distillery. This distillery is becoming quite a hub for the company: The Girvan Distillery on the Ayrshire coast produces one of the industry’s finest and most sought after […]...

Bruichladdich Octomore 07.1 Scottish Barley, 5 YO, 59,5 % Call the fire brigade! We have another Octomore on our hands! Finally the Bruichladdich Octomore 07.1 Scottish Barley is here. Strangely enough the distillery released the 07.2 months before the 07.1 hit the shelves. Probably some strange logistics snag somewhere in the intricate release process. If […]...

Miltonduff 1981 32 YO Cask #5066, 53,1 % A fairly old Speysider is on the stage today. It is my pleasure to present the Miltonduff 1981 32 YO Cask #5066 from independent bottler Adelphi. This single cask whisky was distilled back in 1981, the year we were graced with Celebration by Kool and The Gang, 9 To […]...