Aberlour-Glenlivet 1989 23 YO Cadenhead Small Batch, 54,9 % Today I present my review of a new small batch release from Cadenhead. It is the Aberlour-Glenlivet 1989 23 YO. This is another of Mark Watt’s new expressions. He has had a very good hand with the new releases from Cadenhead over the past couple of […]...

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Spirit of Hven Seven Stars No. 1 Dubhe, NAS, 45 % On the small island Hven, in the middle of Øresund, between Sweden and Denmark, there is a distillery called Backafallsbyn AB. They make whisky under the brand Spirit of Hven. This is the second release from them (see also my review of the first […]...

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Hanyu Joker Ichiro’s Malt, 57,7 % At the recent whisky festival in Gothenburg (En Öl & Whiskymässa 2014) I was lucky enough to meet Ichiro Akuto, and to taste the final release in his famous “Card Series”. The whisky is called Hanyu Joker Ichiro’s Malt. This is a vatting of casks from many of the […]...

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Stauning Young Rye, NAS, 49,3 % Today I present to you a rare gem. A Danish rye whisky! Stauning Young Rye is a product from Stauning Whisky Distillery in Skjern, Denmark (see our Nordic Distillery Map). This is a realtively young distillery, having had products for sale for about three years in Denmark. In 2013 […]...

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Banff 1980 26 YO Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare, 56,1 % On Wednesday I wrote about the first Banff I ever tasted. Today you can read my tasting notes from the second (and so far the last) Banff I have tasted. Today’s whisky is a 26 YO Banff from Duncan Taylor Rarest of the […]...

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Bunnahabhain 1973 40 YO The Fishes of Samoa (Whiskytaste Sweden), 50,6 % Whiskybase.com is a fantastic online whisky database. You can find thousands and thousands of whiskies there, with facts, images and reviews. They also have an online shop, and a series of single cask whiskies. The whiskies are bottled under the label Archives. The […]...

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SMWS 121.61 Pulled pork with chocolate mousse, 10 YO, 61,1 % The Scotch Maltwhisky Society (SMWS) frequently release single cask, cask strength whiskies to it’s members. If you want to get your hands on one of these bottles you have to sign up for membership, or visit one of their venues. They do show […]...

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Ben Nevis 1992 20 YO Authentic Collection, 56,2 % Here is another quick review. I have a lot of tasting notes laying about, and I should just get a few more of them out on the blog. This is a review of a Ben Nevis 1992 20 YO from Cadenheads’ Authentic Collection series. It has […]...

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Banff 1975 36 YO Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum Selection, 41,8 % We have never reviewed anything from Banff Distillery on Whisky Saga. I have only ever tasted two Banff. You can read about my first meeting with Banff in this review, and the other one will be published in a few days. My […]...

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Caledonian 1964 46 YO Scott’s Selection, 41,7 % Time for a visit to the candy store. Old single grain whiskies, especially those matured in ex-bourbon barrels, can be fantastic candy surprises. Any barrel will do though, as long as it is of very good quality. Single grains need a lot of years to really come […]...

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Glenburgie 1964 G&M, 46 år, 43 % A golden oldie now. Glenburgie 1964 from Gordon & MacPhail. It was bottled in 2010, so the age is about 46 years! Smell (23/25): Dry hay, dust, fruit juice, some oakiness. It tickles the nose in a good way. Some spices come through as well, after it has […]...

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Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC11, 11 YO, 59,5 % Here’s another relatively new release from Bruichladdich. The Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC11 is 11 years old, and made exclusively with Scottish barley. It is a limited release of 12 000 bottles. Unfortunately it is Travel Retail only, which makes it a little bit harder to obtain, but […]...

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Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC9, 9 år, 59,2 % PC10 is already reviewed by my husband and now Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC9 is next in line. And: You can read about PC11 tomorrow! There were made 6000 bottles of PC9. The whisky is distilled in 2002 and bottled in 2011. The subtitle for the PC9 is An Ataireachd […]...

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Bruichladdich Octomore 06.2 Scottish Barley, 5 YO, A few months back, Bruichladdich released yet another Octomore; their über-peated, young monsters. The whiskies in this series are usually a lot of fun, in my mind. The new expression is called Bruichladdich Octomore 06.2 Scottish barley. It is again peated at the insane level of 167 ppm […]...

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Glenlochy 1980 27 YO Part des Anges, 27 år, 58,3 % A huge thanks to all of you who suggested whisky pubs The Ladies’ Share could visit in Brussels! I found a real gem at Delirium Cafe; Glenlochy 1980 27 YO. Glenlochy is a closed distilleri, and I have never tasted any whisky from Glenlochy […]...

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Mackmyra Ægirs Bior, NAS, 46,1 % Time for another installment in my reviews of Nordic Whisky. The whisky I will be reviewing today is Mackmyra Ægirs Bior. Mackmyra is the oldest whisky distillery in Sweden, and they have put a lot of different expressions on the market over the years. This one is rather special […]...

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Hanyu 1985 Ichiro’s Malt Ace of Spades, 55,7 % I recently had the opportunity to try a very rare Japanese whisky. At the restaurant Akkurat in Stockholm I came across Hanyu 1985 Ichiro’s Malt Ace of Spades. This whisky was distilled in 1985, and bottled back in 2006. It was matured in a hogshead (cask […]...

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Balvenie 17 YO New Wood, 17 år, 40 % I had tasted four Balvenies before Balvenie 17 YO New Wood. My first four Balvenies have a score between 87 and 95. Quite impressive, I think. No doubt, I was ready to taste som more Balvenie! This is what Balvenie says about how Balvenie New Wood […]...

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Port Ellen 1982 31 YO Old Particular, 51,5 % Here’s another new bottling from Douglas Laing. The whisky tested this time is a rare Port Ellen 1982 31 YO Old Particular. It was distilled in maj 1982, and bottled in augusti 2013. It has been slightly reduced in strength to 51,5 %, which is the […]...

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Caol Ila 1996 17 YO Old Particular, 48,4 % Old Particular is a relatively new series from Independent Bottler Douglas Laing. Whiskies younger than 18 years are bottled at 48,4 % in this series, and older whiskies are bottled at 51,5 %. A few older rarities will have natural cask strength. Caol Ila 1996 17 […]...

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