‘The prince of Islay’ is doubly represented in this year’s Special releases, and rightly so. Lagavulin probably is one of the most popular of all […]
Lagavulin 12 yo , Special Release 2021 (The Lion’s fire)
Category: Special Release
Talisker 8 yo – Diageo Special release 2021
It’s that time of year again and the Diageo Special Release whiskies are on sale again, this year we have 8 malts coming from 7 […]
Cragganmore 20 yo 1999, Special Release 2020 (OB)
“The Owls are not what they seem to be” — Twin peaks Last year’s 12-year-old peaty Cragganmore was a hit, and I loved that one […]
Mortlach 26 Year Old (Special Release 2019)
We’ve had some sherry matured or finished or Ace’ed {whatever you want to call it} whiskies in this year’s Special Releases but this one’s different, […]
Glenkinchie 24 Year Old 1991 (Special Release 2016)
Glenkinchie is quite common as a 10 year old / 12 year old in recent years, and there’s even a distiller’s edition finished in Amontillado, […]
Auchroisk 25 Year Old 1990 (Special Release 2016)
Not all Special Release expressions are created equal, ans while some are outstanding, some are less intriguing at least for me, which is exactly the […]
Linkwood 37 Year Old 1978 (Special Release 2016)
A Linkwood on the Special Release range is not a common sight, and the last time a Linkwood features on the SR was eight years […]
Lagavulin 12 , Diageo 2016 Special Rel.
Time for a fairly well priced whisky from this year’s Special Releases: after the Brora, and Cambus which are hardly affordable drams. The Lagavulin 12 […]
Brora 38 yo vintage 1977 (Special Release 2016)
Brora. The 2nd most sought after whisky (or 2nd most pricy whisky) in the Diageo Special release line of whiskies. For me, Brora (I’ve tried […]
Dalwhinnie 25 year old Special Release 2015
Dalwhinnie is one of those Diageo distilleries that you do not see much of, certainly not a lot of new releases. There’s the 15 year […]