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We need Laphroaig!

Laphroaig 19 yo 1996/2016 (53.3%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, Taiwan, refill hogshead, cask #DL10720) - Laphroaig 25 yo (54.2%, OB, selected by Allen Chen, cask #5124, 2017) - Laphroaig 17 yo 1987/2005 (51.9%, Monnier Trading, Switzerland, sherry, 271 bottles) - Laphroaig 12 yo 1996/2009 (58.1%, The Whisky Agency, Liquid Library, bourbon)...

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Five more rums for a Sunday

Ron Esclavo ?XO? (42%, OB, Dominican Republic, +/-2017) - Guadeloupe 14 yo (47.1%, Single Cask Collection, Solera System, 566 bottles, 2017) - Don Pancho 21 yo (50%, Sansibar, Panama, 279 bottles, 2017) - Rum 970 2007/2016 (40%, OB, Portugal, Madeira, agricole) - Bellevue 19 yo 1998/2017 (54.9%, The Duchess, Guadeloupe, cask #22, 303 bottles)...

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Mannochmore

Mannochmore 1996/2017 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, refill sherry) - Mannochmore 20 yo 1997/2017 (52.7%, Cadenhead, Single Cask, hogshead, 276 bottles) - Mannochmore 2006/2017 (59.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, Taiwan Exclusive, refill sherry, cask #12934)...

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Yet More Assorted Duos

Blended Malt XO (45.8%, The Whisky Agency for Three Rivers Tokyo, Sherry Wood Matured) - Blended Malt 40 yo 1977/2018 (42,9%, Thompson Brothers, Sherry Butt, 150 bottles) - Glenallachie 23 yo 1992/2016 (47.2%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 126 bottles) - Glenallachie 23 yo 1992/2016 (48.6%, Cadenhead Small Batch, Bourbon Hogshead) - Aberfeldy 24 yo 1975/1999 (55.4%, The Bottlers, cask #3947) - Aberfeldy 24 yo 1975/2000 (57.2%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Sherry, 234 bottles) - Ben Nevis 11 yo 1998/2009 (46%, OB for TKS, sherry butt, cask #358, 766 bottles) - Ben Nevis 31 yo 1968/2000 (43%, MacKillop?s Choice, cask #457)...

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American madness part three and last

Booker?s 6 yo (62.7%, OB, Kentucky straight bourbon, batch #2017-01E, 2017) - Reservoir Bourbon (50%, OB, bourbon, +/-2017) - Very Old Fitzgerald 8 yo 1958/1966 (43%, OB, for Germany, Kentucky Straight Bourbon) - Belmont (no ABV statement, Kentucky bourbon, sour mash, +/-1910) - Old Overholt 1909 (no ABV statement, Mellon private bottling, American rye, +/-1927)...

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Discovering New Whisky Worlds at the End of Every Dram

Many whisky lovers feel a sense of sadness at the end of a good dram. But for Ernie Button, a drained glass is an opportunity to dive even deeper. When he’s done with a drink, rather than just putting the dirty glass into the dishwasher, Button uses it to create otherworldly pieces of art.

Button’s collection of photographs, called “ Vanishing Spirits: The Dried Remains of Single Malt Scotch ,” shows how every glass of whisky can yield unique patterns, “like snowflakes,” he says. Here’s how it works: whisky that dries in the bottom of a glass does so irregularly,...

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6 Great Bourbon and Rye Picks for WhiskyFest D.C. 2018

WhiskyFest returns to the Capital City on april 17th, and—with hundreds of whiskies to choose from—it’s going to be an unforgettable night for whisky lovers. Whether you want to go deep on scotch , Irish, craft whiskey, or other styles, there will be plenty of delicious drams to tempt your palate. For lovers of American whiskey, use this guide to get started, and consult the full list of pours to determine your can’t-miss whiskeys.

As you’re planning your evening, check out our guide to making the most of the event. And if you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, get them...

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Macallan 50, Dalmore 45, Glenlivet Code More New Whisky

It’s a big week for well-aged scotch. Macallan is releasing a 50 year old single malt that aged in a single Spanish oak sherry butt, while Dalmore has unveiled a 45 year old which includes whiskies finished in two vintage tawny port pipes. The Macallan 50 year old costs $35,000, and only 200 bottles are available (35 for the U.S.), while The Dalmore 45 year old rings up at $12,500 with 500 bottles for sale.

Meanwhile, Glenlivet is reprising the same elements of mystery that surrounded its Alpha release a few years ago. The Glenlivet Code is a Speyside single...

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Wemyss Malts Nectar Grove

A quick dram for you all this Easter Monday. Wemyss Malts, those single cask extraordinaires from Fife, have released a blended malt with a difference. Purportedly bursting with notes reminiscent of a ripe fruit grove, the whisky is aptly called Nectar Grove and is comprised exclusively of Highland malt whiskies which have been blended together [...]...

Läs mer http://www.edinburghwhiskyblog.com/2018/04/02/wemyss-malts-nectar-grove/

Benriach Triple Cask Matured Cask Strength Batch 2

It’s quite a mouthful isn’t it? *That’s what she said* Yeah, yeah, very funny. In all seriousness though, what is this second batch of triple cask matured whisky from Benriach which has been bottled at cask strength? Let’s break it down. Triple cask matured: matured in three types of cask. D’uh. These are bourbon barrels, [...]...

Läs mer http://www.edinburghwhiskyblog.com/2018/03/31/benriach-triple-cask-matured-cask-strength-batch-2/

The Whisky Exchange presents: Park Royal Gin

Gin has an illustrious history in the UK and is enjoying a well-earned resurgence. And now, The Whisky Exchange is proud to announce its first-ever gin bottling – Park Royal Gin – made in the heart of its London home.

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Park Royal Gin is a gin like no other – this is why:

  • we make the new-make spirit ourselves from special summer wheat on the site of the former Guinness factory, distilled in a 30-metre column still
  • we source all the botanicals from Park Royal in north-west London
  • the gin itself is distilled in a bespoke pot still and made...

Läs mer http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2018/04/whisky-exchange-park-royal-gin/

Foursquare 2004 / Caroni 1997 (Rasta Morris)

I had to look it up: the last time I reviewed an Asta Morris release was three years ago. Time flies. Belgian bottler Bert Bruyneel now has an impressive line-up of over 100 bottlings, although he is so active in the Far East that a lot of these releases were never sold in Europe.

 

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Now there’s a sidekick label called Rasta Morris : rum indeed. We’re trying the first two bottlings, a Foursquare 2004 (Barbados) and Caroni 1997 (Trinidad).

If you get your hands on a bottle, be sure to check the back of the label as well (through...

Läs mer https://www.whiskynotes.be/2018/other-spirits/foursquare-2004-caroni-1997-rasta-morris/

Glenallachie Distillery Edition

Even though Glenallachie was an established high-capacity distillery, part of the Pernod Ricard group and supplying blends like Passport and 100 Pipers, they didn’t have an official bottling in recent years until this Glenallachie Distillery Edition came by. It’s a lower-end no age statement bottling that is found in many supermarkets around the UK.

It then came as a bit of a surprise (or perhaps not) that a few months after this first bottling the distillery was sold to Billy Walker and friends (ex-BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh). The distillery is now named The GlenAllachie (ha) and we’re keen to find...

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New: Aberlour Casg Annamh / Highland Park Valknut / GlenAllachie single casks

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Aberlour Casg Annamh

majbe old news, but I hadn’t heard of it until it popped up at Master of Malt a few days ago. Apparently this is a new Aberlour series, a possible attempt to replicate the success of A’Bunadh.

Casg Annamh means ‘rare cask’ and the whisky comes from three types of casks: European oak (Oloroso sherry) and two sorts of American oak. This is Batch #0001 (mind the three zeros) so I’m sure many batches will follow. Around € 60.

 

 

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Highland Park Valknut

A new Viking Legend release, the second in a series of three in...

Läs mer https://www.whiskynotes.be/2018/whisky-news/aberlour-casg-annamh-highland-park-valknut-glenallachie-50th-anniversary/

Old Pulteney 25 Year Old

Old Pulteney 25 Year Old replaces the highly regarded  Old Pulteney 21 Years which was phased out recently. It was never my personal favourite though, I always thought the Old Pulteney 17 Years was better and less expensive. Mind that the 17 Year Old will also be phased out, to make place for a new 15 Years and 18 Years later this year.

The first 22 years were spent in American oak ex-bourbon barrels. The single malt then was transferred into Spanish oak ex-oloroso sherry butts for another three years. They stick to the standard 46% ABV.

 

 

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