Day #10 is upon us, and after 20 points scored yesterday for the region (Blair Athol), arrived this dram which was an enigma. Sniffing revealed […]
BTC2014–Day #10–The Balmenach fiasco
Month: December 2014
Benromach 100 proof – Review
Time for a short break from the Blind tasting competition, where yours truly makes an ass of himself by guessing the wrong distilleries, regions and […]
Blind Tasting Competition -BTC 2014 days 6,7,8
I was too lazy to write a post for each day, so here you go 3 days together. The competition is major fun, but it […]
Blind Tasting Competition Day 4 : Ledaig 8 yo [Whisky-Fässle]
After a shitty nose day (could barely smell that Balvenie), yesterday was much better, with me able to tell the whisky at hand was peated […]
Mackmyra Moment Vinterträdgård (Conservatory) – Review
Today I am taking a day off from the the Blind tasting competition, as my nose was not very usable yesterday, and I did not […]
Blind Tasting Competition Day 2–Glen Garioch 1990 [Kintra]–or RTFM!
Always trust your gut feeling. I usually follow that rule, but yesterday I did not, and scored badly because of that. I have no idea […]
Blind Tasting Competition (BTC) 2014- Day 1–Longmorn 17 yo , 1996 [Van Wees]
Day one of the competition and I was sure I was going to embarrass myself by making foolish guesses, but as it happens, I was […]
Usquebaugh Society – Blind Tasting Competition 2014
The Usquebaugh Society is a Dutch whisky society, I was introduced to by Sjoerd (and other good whisky friends). Sjoerd is a good friend (and […]
Whisky News & PR–December 5th, 2014
The BenRiach 10th Anniversary bottling The BenRiach 10th Anniversary bottling is a strictly limited one-off bottling to commemorate a very special occasion. Back in 2004, […]
More Mackmyra for the Holidays: Moment Malström
Another rich and interesting dram today, for the holiday season by the name of Malstrom. Malstrom means whirlpool in swedish , and this expression also […]