June 2015 – Whisky Israel

Bowmore Feis Ile 2015–Virgin Oak , NAS – Review

June 30, 2015July 6, 2015Gal Granov 0

It’s time to start sampling some of the bottling from this year’s Feis Ile (Islay Festival), beginning with this lovely Bowmore. Bowmore did two different […]

A Couple of Peated Glen Moray

June 29, 2015June 30, 2015Gal Granov 1

When life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade. Right? I was supposed to participate in a Glenmoray tasting but due to some issues with delivery and […]

Glendronach Cask Strength Batch #4 – Review

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015Gal Granov 4

After the disappointing (for me, at least) new edition of the ‘Hielan’ 8 year old that lacks enough sherry effect, I decided to try another […]

The New Glendronach The ‘Hielan’ (Or Where is my Sherry?)

June 23, 2015June 24, 2015Gal Granov 1

The great Glendronach core lineup has been expanded recently to include a young sibling by the name if ‘Hielan’. It is only 8 years of […]

The new Scallywag Cask Strength [D.Laing] – Review

June 22, 2015March 21, 2018Gal Granov 0

Douglas Laing’s original Scallywag was launched in November 2013 and was quite successful (reviewed here) I liked it quite a bit . However D.Laing were […]

Ardbeg & Craigellachie – Double Barrel (Douglas Laing)

June 17, 2015June 18, 2015Gal Granov 0

What do you get when you mix a bit of peated Ardbeg from Islay, and some Speyside Craigellachie? You get a very nice blended malt […]

More Mezcal – Mezcal Tlucuache, 100% wild agave Angustifolia

June 17, 2015June 17, 2015Gal Granov 0

The next Mezcal I tasted after the Nauyaca was this, which is made from wile Agave Angustifolia, in case your’e wondering how this Agave looks, […]

Orphan Barrel – ‘Rhetoric’ bourbon whiskey 20yo

June 15, 2015June 17, 2015Gal Granov 0

You might have heard about the Orphan Barrel series of whiskeys released in recent months by Diageo, as they were quite the discussion topic among […]