Older blends can be wonderful at times, and having said that, and tasted the Black Bull 12, I was very keen on trying the Black […]
Taking the bull by both horns – Tasting Black Bull 40 year old
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SMWS Ardbeg , 33.70 , “Keith Richards Meets Socrates Classics”
The Second tasting notes of SMWS bottling, as promised. This time an Ardbeg, aged in Sherry casks (Sherry Gorda) for 10 years. A sherry Ardbeg […]
Mackmyra Twasting – May, 2nd 2011
Twasting season has begun, and this time with a very interesting twasting of a whisky distillery outside Scotland – Sweden! Mackmyra distillery has been producing […]
The Macallan SMWS Cask 24.104 – “Chocolate box at Christmas”
After last month’s Whisky round table which dealt with Single Casks, I decided to taste some SMWS bottlings. I’m sure you all heard and know […]
Tasting Glengoyne 9 yo, from the Creative Whisky Company “Exclusive” range
The Creative Whisky Co Ltd specialises in Exclusive, single cask, single malt whiskies. Managed by David Strik, who has a has a passion for whisky, […]
Tasting Mackinlay’s Shackleton Rare Old Highland Malt (the replica)
Topic at hand, Shackelton’s Replica, also known as Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland malt. I bet you’ve heard the name Shackelton quite a few times these […]
Happy Passover / Easter
It’s that time of the year, when we Celebrate Passover / Easter. I will be taking some time with the family, doing the real fun […]
Quick Dram: Ardmore Traditional Cask
I’ve been hearing good things about the Ardmore traditional for some time, and been meaning to give it a try. A peated whisky, out of […]
Tasting the Master of Malt 50 year old Speyside
I’ve had some older malts in the last few months, but this 50 year old is by far the oldest I’ve ever had. After liking […]
Tasting The Cask of Yamazaki 1993/2008 Single Cask
It’s very sad watching the state of affairs in Japan post the big earthquake. Being a fan of Yamazaki (and having tasted and reviewed at […]