June 2014 – Page 2 – Whisky Israel

Let There be Darkness! – Benrinnes 15 PX [Master of Malt]

June 18, 2014June 18, 2014Gal Granov 0

After trying the Excellent Ardbeg 21, and lovely 15 year old Macallan Darkness! comes this Benrinnes. Actually there are two different 15 yo Benrinnes in […]

Two very different Indie Macallans (G&M and Blackadder)

June 17, 2014June 18, 2014Gal Granov 1

Macallan. That Iconic distillery, which by now I suspect is more of a monetary instrument in the whisky investment portfolio than actually a drinking whisky […]

Wemyss Clynelish 1997–“Apple Basket”

June 16, 2014June 17, 2014Gal Granov 0

Let’s kick start this week with a single cask distilled at Clynelish (although not an average Clynelish), and bottled by Wemyss. I do love apple […]

Lead On MacDuff! [Wemyss Malts]

June 15, 2014June 16, 2014Gal Granov 0

Lead on Macduff! (for those who are not well acquainted with the works of one, W.Shakespeare) is a famous quote from Macbeth,but actually It’s rather […]

Whisky PR Corner and NewsFlash June 13th, 2014

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014Gal Granov 1

Quite a lot of news this week, so let’s get started. Ardbeg announces ‘The Kildalton Project’ – a long-term partnership with The North Highland Initiative […]

Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Barrel #89

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014Gal Granov 0

Buffalo trace has been conducting extreme whiskey geekery experiments, on a massive scale, where they take different kind of trees, different location in the tree […]

Widow Jane 7 yo Kentucky Bourbon

June 11, 2014June 11, 2014Gal Granov 1

This bourbon sold by the Widow Jane distillery is actually not distilled there but in Kentucky, so essentially what they do is buy the liquid […]

The Bowmore Travel Retail Range : Part III – Gold Reef

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014Gal Granov 1

We’ve reached the third and final tasting note for the latest Bowmore Travel Retail range. After the lovely Black Rock and great White Sands 17 […]

The Bowmore Travel Retail Range : Part II –‘White Sands’ 17 yo

June 9, 2014June 10, 2014Gal Granov 2

After the lovely NAS Black sands with all that sherry influence, comes an age statement expression intended for travel retail, not something you see every […]