Rampur Indian Single Malt, NAS, 43 %

Radico Khaitan was founded in 1943. This company owns five distilleries in India, and produce a host of products. One product is this, the Rampur Indian Single Malt. This whisky is produced in Uttar Pradesh near the Himalayas.

This is the first single malt released by the distillery, although they have produced whisky for about 25 years. I assume this means they have produced for various blended whiskies previously.

The Rampur Indian Single Malt has been made from local, Indian barley and matured in bourbon casks.

You can buy this product in Sweden...

Well, it is 2019, and time for more whisky! Here are the 53 new releases hitting the shelves of our trusty monopoly stores in Norway on Friday januari 11.

I have not tried many of these yet, but you will find links to a few reviews.

Aberlour Casg Annamh (48 %) (10572001), SCO, 765

Adelphi's Breath of Speyside (58.2 %) (10659401), SCO, 1265

Adelphi's Breath of the Isles (58.5 %) (10659801), SCO, 1265

Adelphi's The Winter Queen II (54 %) (10659301), SCO, 2200

Aultmore 18 yo #571/573 (Adelphi Limited) (55 %) (10659701), SCO, 1740

Balvenie Peat Week 14 YO (48.3...

Johnny Drum Private Stock, NAS, 50.5 %

The Johnny Drum Private Stock is a Kentucky bourbon, produced by KBD (Kentucky Bourbon Distillers) at their Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky.

A bottle will set you back around GBP 48 .

Nose : Corn sweetness with a green tint. I'm thinking tomato plant or perhaps cucumber. White pepper, vanilla and light notes of caramel. Fresh oak.

Taste : Very rich and full-bodied. Full-on pepper attack, followed by a sweet wave of fruity and sweet marshmallows. Demerara sugar and hints of maple syrup and cinnamon.

Finish : Medium long finish. Not a whole...

Bunnahabhain Moine Brandy Finish, 12 YO, 55.3 %

Here is a cask strength release from Islay distillery Bunnahabhain. The Bunnahabhain Moine Brandy Finish was distilled on 2004-12-10, and bottled on 2017-06-22. All in all a total of 4152 bottles were released.

Here is part of the official blurb from the distillery :

"After spending years in our coastal warehouse, maturing in sherry casks, we have, for the first time in the distillery’s history, transferred our Mòine to brandy casks, for another 3 years of maturation."

- Bunnahabhain Distillery

You can buy the Bunnahabhain Moine Brandy Finish in Norway at NOK 1100...

Sonoma County West of Kentucky Bourbon No. 1, 1 YO, 47.8 %

Sonoma County West of Kentucky Bourbon No. 1

OK, so here is a bourbon, with Kentucky and Sonoma County, California listed in the product name. Made from unmalted yellow corn, unmalted Canadian rye and cherry wood-smoked malted barley from Wyoming. I'll just classify it as bourbon from California to keep it simple.

The producer is Sonoma Distilling Company , also known as the Sonoma Distilling Company.

Nose : Mild smoke, charred oak, vanilla, and assorted spices. It has medium sweetness. Hints of something green; cucumber water is as close as I...

Yamazaki 18 YO, 43 %

Yamazaki 18 YO

I just could not help myself. Although I reviewed it back in 2014 (see old review ), I had to do another review of the now very rare Yamazaki 18 YO. If only I had known in 2014 how rare it would become, I would have hoarded a few cases. The Yamazaki 18 YO is still a part of the Yamazaki core range though, as witnessed here , and I do hope we will see it more readily available over the coming years as Suntory rebuild warehouse stock.

The Yamazaki 18 YO...

Bunnahabhain An Cladach, NAS, 50 %

Here is a relatively new addition from Islay distillery Bunnahabhain. The Bunnahabhain An Cladach is the third World Traveller Exclusive from the distillery; following Eirigh Na Greine (see review ) and Cruach Mhona.

An Cladach means ‘The Shore’ in Scots Gaelic. It is an unpeated expression; other than that I have no further facts about this bottling.

You can also pick up a bottle online at around GBP 56 .

Nose : Rain soaked oak planks, almond milk, mild caramel, and mustard seeds. Some spiciness.

Taste : Medium body. Spicy up front - schezuan pepper...

Bunnahabhain American Craft Ale, NAS, 50.5 %

Bunnahabhain American Craft Ale

The  Bunnahabhain American Craft Ale is a distillery exclusive that you could hand-fill at Bunnahabhain earlier this year. It was possibly a one off experiment, or majbe not.. It sold out fairly quickly though.

Nose : Hmm..this is different. Different good.. but most certainly different. Vanilla, soft fruitiness and some oakiness. Fair enough, that's to be expected. But there's more here. Green notes of grass and herbs, mixed with notes of petroleum, honey and wax.

Taste : Downright fat-bodied. Very rich, with lots of sweet fruits; apples and pears in simple...

Jameson 18 YO Master Selection, 40 %

Jameson 18 YO Master Selection

This is one of the oldest whiskies from Jameson. The Jameson 18 YO Master Selection is a limited release. There are two 18 YOs in the core range as well; the Jameson 18 YO and the Jameson Bow Street 18 YO (cask strength).

The Jameson 18 YO Master Selection has been matured in Oloroso sherry casks. The regular version is matured in a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks.

You can buy this whiskey in Norway at NOK 1005 ( 4611501 ). It did sell at around GBP 100 in the...

anCnoc Peatheart Batch 1, NAS, 46 %

anCnoc Peatheart Batch 1

Here is a peaty treat from the Knockdhu Distillery. The anCnoc Peatheart Batch 1 clocks in at a peat level of 40 ppm phenols. Please note that this is measured in the malt. Nothing unusual about that, it's just that Knockdhu have previously made a habit (and a very positive one at that) of measuring the peat level in the final liquid. I do hope they will continue doing that.

You can buy the anCnoc Peatheart Batch 1 in Norway at NOK 730 ( 10329501 ), in Sweden at SEK...

Kura The Whisky Rum Cask Finish, NAS, 40 %

Kura The Whisky Rum Cask Finish

This is the “First and Only Whisky Brand with Japanese Rum cask finish”. The Kura The Whisky Rum Cask Finish is a blended malt from Helios Distillery, Japan. I have previously reviewed one other product from Helios (see review ).

I haven't found a whole lot of information on this product. But it appears it is made from whisky imported from Scotland, and then finished in Helios' own ex-rum casks ( source ).

The name "Kura" is taken from the barrel-aged awamori produced at Helios Distillery....

Chivas Regal Mizunara, NAS, 40 %

Chivas Regal Mizunara

This was originally a special release for the Japanese market. A few bottles have found their way to the European market, and thus the Chivas Regal Mizunara is available to buy in our corner of the world.

What makes this such a special release is that part of the blend was matured in Mizunara oak casks.

You can buy the Chivas Regal Mizunara in the UK at around GBP 46 .

Nose : Fresh and fruity. This is a nose that is alive and vibrant. Ripe apples and soft maltiness. Hints of...

We were treated to great news at the Oslo whiskyfestival 2018 a couple of weeks back. That Boutique-y Whisky Company now has a Norwegian importer! That Boutique-y Whisky Company is a trading name of Atom Supplies Limited. Atom Supplies also own  That Boutique-y Gin Company and That Boutique-y Rum Company , and the online whisky shop Master of Malt. Other trading names under Atom Supplies include Atom Brands  and  Maverick Drinks . Just recently Maverick Drinks together with Asian spirits distributor Proof & Company launched Jerry , an online e-learning resource for bartenders.

The team behind it all include Nick Ravenhall,...