Last week was a good whisky week. David from Australia came over for whisky talk and a few drams, and brought this sample for me […]
Kavalan Solist Fino Cask
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Two very different Compass Box whiskies
Today I’m tasting two very different whiskies from Compass Box. The only similarities is that both are Blended whiskies (containing Grain & Malt whiskies). The […]
Quick Dram: Balblair 1990 2nd edition
This Beauty spent time in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry (Oloroso) casks, and is replacing the 1989 vintage (which was a cracker) It’s the 3rd “newish” […]
Whisky PR Corner Feb. 21st 2014
GlenDronach launches a new GRANDEUR 24 year old The start of a new year brings a new limited edition GlenDronach single malt designed for the […]
Quick Dram: Balblair 1983
It’s really about time I posted my notes and actually taste this one. 1983, seems it was just a few years ago, but It’s some […]
NAS & Travel Retail – The Truth–Guest post
The NAS issue is still causing a stir. I was contacted last week by an industry insider who read the posts (mine,Lukasz’s, Billy’s) and wanted […]
Single Cask Nation Laphroaig 6 yo
Time for a short interlude from the GlenDronach single casks (will continue tomorrow GD fans, so now worries , eh?) with a very different and […]
GlenDronach 1991 cask #5405 [Batch #9]
I planned to taste this one later this week, but following Ruben’s review I was rather intrigued to taste it earlier and see if it’s […]
Glendronach 1985 Cask # 1035 PX Puncheon 27 yo
This is the first cask I am tasting from Batch #9 of single casks released last December (full story here). No reason why I started […]
Compass Box Peat monster 10th Anniversary release
Peat monster was first released 10 years ago and turned out to be Compass Box’s biggest seller, and I know many people who love that […]