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Glenfiddich 18 Year Old

This Glenfiddich 18 year old is a mix of Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon casks. It says Small Batch Reserve : after 18 years selected casks are matured in “small batches” for a further three months.

All large-scale whisky is a vatting of many casks, and these are always married or settled right before bottling, often in neutral casks. I’m sure small batch  is still pretty large-scale in the case of Glenfiddich, so it sounds like they are trying to convert something very common into something special. The essence of marketing.

 

 

imageGlenfiddich 18 yo (40%, OB +/- 2017)...

Läs mer https://www.whiskynotes.be/2018/glenfiddich/glenfiddich-18-year-old/

Auchentoshan 1965

Remember the Highland Park 1967 John Scott’s ? Here’s another excellent  40 year-old that was opened by our friend Karel during his birthday tasting the other day: Auchentoshan 1965 bottled back in 2006.

 

 

imageAuchentoshan 40 yo 1965 (41,6%, OB 2006, bourbon cask, 200 btl.)

Nose: very waxy, up to the point when you double-check whether you’re having Clynelish. Hints of juicy pear, lime and lemon scented candles. Leathery notes. A little vanilla as well. Soft herbs, blending with a slightly sour touch of oak. Mouth: pleasantly fresh, with similar citrus notes (including zests), pear peelings, leather and soft...

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BenRiach 25 Year Old

BenRiach 25 year old , the oldest expression in the flagship range, is aged in a combination of spirit from bourbon casks, virgin oak casks and spirit finished in Oloroso casks.

I’m not quite sure but I believe this version at 46,8% ABV was first introduced in 2014 (coming from 50%). Mind that there’s also a peated 25 but this is the classic unpeated style.

 

 

imageBenRiach 25 yo (46,8%, OB +/- 2017)

Nose: starts on light, almost ethereal fruity notes (peaches, yellow apples) with honey, all covered in a fragrant oakiness, including light glue, menthol and hints of...

Läs mer https://www.whiskynotes.be/2018/benriach/benriach-25-year-old/

Balblair today and yesterday

Balblair 2004/2014 (46%, OB, travel retail, 1st release) - Balblair 1999/2017 (46%, OB, 3rd release) - Balblair 1990/2017 (46%, OB) - Balblair 10 yo (100proof, Gordon & MacPhail, licensed bottling, 75cl, +/-1970) - Balblair 1986/2017 (49.5%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, for Whisky Show Old & Rare 2017, refill sherry hogshead, cask #12649)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/Balblair-today-and-yesterday.html

A rather long Longmorn session

Longmorn 16 yo 1999/2015 (59.6%, OB, The Distillery Reserve Collection, butt, cask #10449, 816 bottles) - Longmorn 2003/2017 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, licensed bottling) - Longmorn 28 yo 1989/2017 (45.4%, Valinch & Mallet, bourbon hogshead, cask #17-128, 201 bottles) - Longmorn 22 yo 1988/2011 (54.4%, Silver Seal, 138 bottles) - Longmorn-Glenlivet 26 yo 1990/2016 (55.3%, Cadenhead, bourbon barrel, 162 bottles) - Longmorn 1972/1985 (62%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #7.2) - Longmorn 43 yo 1968/2011 (55.4%, Gordon & MacPhail Reserve for Van Wees, first fill sherry butt, cask #909, 523 bottles)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/A-rather-long-Longmorn-session.html

Extremes of Japan

Golden Horse ?Musashi? (43%, OB, pure malt, +/-2017) - mars Komagatake ?Shinanotanpopo? (52%, OB, Nature of Shinshu, single malt, +/-2017) - Akashi 6 yo 2011/2017 (50%, OB, Eigashima, single malt, selected by Hideo Yamaoka, cask #61191) - Chichibu 2010/2018 (61.3%, OB, single malt, selected by Hideo Yamaoka, 188 bottles) - Yoichi 11 yo 1990/2002 (61.0%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #116.2, ?Spice box and orange oil?)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/Extremes-of-Japan.html

A bunch of indie Glenrothes

Glenrothes 11 yo 2006/2017 (58.9%, Sansibar, sherry, 305 bottles) - Glenrothes 20 yo 1997/2017 (53.6%, Sansibar, for Sweden, sherry hogshead, 300 bottles) - Glenrothes 1997/2017 (57%, Antique Lions of Spirits, 288 bottles) - Glenrothes 20 yo 1997/2017 (47.9%, Whisky-Fassle, sherry butt) - Glenrothes 2005/2017 (58.1%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, first fill sherry butt, cask #4789) - Glenrothes 27 yo (51.1%, Elixir Distillers, Art of Whisky Ageing, 2017) - Glenrothes 12 yo 2005/2017 (59.4%, Hunter Laing, The First Editions, for Switzerland, sherry butt, cask #13569, 204 bottles) - Glenrothes 1988/2012 (53.4%, Archives, refill sherry hogshead, cask #7318)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/A-bunch-of-indie-Glenrothes.html

Caol Ila testing the limits

Caol Ila 25 yo (43%, OB, +/-2010) - Caol Ila 25 yo (43%, OB, +/-2012) - Caol Ila 25 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - Caol Ila 25 yo (43%, OB, +/-2016) - Caol Ila 25 yo (43%, OB, +/-2017) - Caol Ila 31yo 1983/2015 (49.4%, Signatory Vintage, hogshead, cask #5291, 144 bottles) - Caol Ila 1977/1996 (60%, Blackadder, Limited Editions, cask #4, 360 bottles) - Caol Ila 1977/1993 (65%, Scotch Maltwhisky Society, #53.6)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/Caol-Ila-testing-the-limits.html

French white rum

La Belle Cabresse (50%, OB, French Guyana, +/-2016) - Bologne ?Black Cane 2016? (50%, OB, Guadeloupe) - Clement ?Canne Bleue 2015? (50%, OB, Martinique, agricole) - Reimonenq ?Coeur de Chauffe? (40%, OB, Guadeloupe, +/-2005) - Bielle ?Canne Grise? (59%, OB, Marie-Galante, agricole, +/-2016) - Bielle 2016 ?100% Canne Grise? (72.8%, Old Brothers, Marie-Galante, 400 bottles, 2018) - Severin Blanc (55%, OB, Guadeloupe, +/-2016) - Port Mourant ?White? (59%, Habitation Velier, Guyana, 2015)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/French-white-rum.html

More assorted duos by Angus

Ardmore 7 yo 2010/2017 (61.2%, Copper Monument, cask #803521, refill barrel) - Ardmore 7 yo 2010/2017 (61.4%, Copper Monument, cask #803522, refill barrel) - Inchgower 14 yo 1999/2013 (56.1%, The Whisky Cask, Bourbon) - Inchgower 19 yo 1959/1978 (80 proof, Cadenhead Dumpy) - Blair Athol 30 yo 1973/2004 (43%, MacKillop?s Choice, cask #8569) - Blair Athol 28 yo 1975/2004 (53.9%, Signatory Vintage, sherry cask #6373, 161 bottles) - Dufftown-Glenlivet 31 yo 1978/2009 (48.6%, Cadenhead Chairman?s Stock, Bourbon Hogshead, 207 bottles) - Dufftown-Glenlivet 1966/1989 (52.5%, Cadenhead Dumpy, Gabri import)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/More-Assorted-Duos-by-Angus.html

A few Speyside from Speyside

Speyside 'Spey Chairman's Choice' (40%, OB, +/-2017) - Speyside 21 yo 1996/2017 (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, cask #12019, 362 bottles) - Speyside-Glenlivet 21 yo 1996/2017 (61.7%, Cadenhead, Sherry Cask, 354 bottles) - Speyside 15 yo 2000/2016 (60.7%, Master of Malt, cask #2381) - Speyside-Glenlivet 24 yo 1991/2016 (50.5%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, 630 bottles)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/A-few-Speyside-from-Speyside.html

Bowmore, more of them

Bowmore 15 yo 2002/2018 (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular) - Bowmore 15 yo 2001/2017 (56.7%, La Maison du Whisky, Artist #7, hogshead, cask #20115, 286 bottles) - Bowmore 15 yo 2002/2018 (54.3%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, 288 bottles) - Bowmore 25 yo 1991/2017 (48.7%, Antique Lions of Spirits, bourbon, 218 bottles) - Bw7 (53.2%, Speciality Drinks Ltd, Elements of Islay, 2017)...

Läs mer http://www.whiskyfun.com/2018/Bowmore-more-of-them.html

Cotswolds Single Maltwhisky (Plus 2 Young Spirits) Review

And from one Local Barley release to another Local Barley release but from a different region and heritage – Cotswolds first single malt. Cotswolds uses barley grown in the area, so the Local Barley moniker can be used here freely.

The Cotswolds region is a lovely one. I passed the area on my way from Birmingham to Stratford-Upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace), which in case you don’t know, means it’s English whisky and not Scottish whisky. But the region never had a whisky distillery, until the Cotswolds Distillery opened in 2014 that is.

 

Three years passed by with a few young single malts...

Läs mer https://whiskygospel.com/2018/02/21/cotswolds-single-malt-whisky-plus-2-young-spirits-review/

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Epic Tasting (Stripes, Batches 1 to 9) Review

Yesterday’s post on the 1815 got me in a Laphroaig mood, so here’s another Laphroaig review but this time it’s a special post recapping a special Laphroaig tasting that was held by my friend Yori, a certified Laphroaig geek.

Theme of the tasting: Vertical tasting of the official Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength releases. Over the last few years he collected samples and bottles of all Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength variants – from the Green Stripe to Batch 009 that was released in 2017 for a total of eleven variants of 10 Year Old Laphroaig Cask Strength....

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Läs mer https://whiskygospel.com/2018/02/11/laphroaig-10-year-old-cask-strength-epic-tasting-stripes-batches-1-to-9-review/

Kilchoman 2007 10 Year Old Single Sherry Cask TWE Exclusive Review

From a bunch of 10 year old whiskies from one Islay distillery to a single 10 Year Old whisky but from another Islay distillery – Kilchoman.

In the last year we’ve seen a couple of single casks from Kilchoman, all boasting the 10 Year Old statement, and as time keeps passing by it will be less and less of a special occurrence (and we’ll soon see 11 year old releases). This time I’m checking out a 2007 10 Year Old Sherry Cask bottled for The Whisky Exchange. Cask 401/2007 was distilled in 14.11.2007, almost two years after distillery was opened, and was...

Läs mer https://whiskygospel.com/2018/02/19/kilchoman-2007-10-year-old-single-sherry-cask-twe-exclusive-review/

Springbank 10 Year Old Local Barley (2007-2017) Review

It’s about time I’ll review the third (and latest) Springbank Local Barley release, the 10 Year Old distilled from Belgravia barley, following the 16 Year Old Prisma Barley and 11 Year Old Bere Barley releases of previous 2 years.

This time it’s a 10 year old, the youngster in the series so far, distilled in juni 2007 and bottled november 2017. Also of notice is that this time, there are 30% sherry casks in the mix (70% Bourbon) unlike the first two releases who were matured exclusively in Bourbon casks.

As in the previous Local Barley releases, 9000 bottles were...

Läs mer https://whiskygospel.com/2018/02/20/springbank-10-year-old-local-barley-2007-2017-review/

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