Reviewing Compass Box on Whisky*Israel August 31, 2010January 27, 2011Gal Granov 1 Compass box is a leading ‘Artisanal’ whisky company, or ‘Independent bottler’ as we call them. It is in existence only 10 years, but it is […]
Tasting the Glenfarclas 40 years old August 30, 2010January 29, 2011Gal Granov 5 Many distilleries pack their older 40 year old whiskies in Grand wooden boxes that cost a fortune, price their older whiskies so high that only […]
Quick Dram : Lagavulin ‘Distillery Only’ 2010 CS August 25, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 8 Lagavulin. One of my favourite Islay distilleries, has only a few expressions available (12CS , 16 , 16 DE to name the most common), and […]
Quick Dram : Laphroaig Triple Wood August 23, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 9 The Laphraoig Triple Wood was the whisky equivalent of the Moby Dick for me and a good whisky friend of mine (Igal). A few months […]
Tasting the Dalmore Mackenzie August 18, 2010January 24, 2011Gal Granov 7 The Mackenzie is a special release by the Dalmore, Limited to 3,000 bottles, available mostly in Europe and other markets (Not available in the US […]
Tasting American Whiskies – Tuthilltown distillery August 11, 2010March 15, 2011Gal Granov 2 A bit of a change. Most of the year we’re speaking scotch whiskies, single malts etc. Today i would like to focus on a very […]
Tasting Ardbeg Young Uigeadail (Oogling) & Uigeadail Standard August 8, 2010January 16, 2011Gal Granov 7 The Ardbeg Uigeadail is on of my top 5 drams period. The excellent combination of peat and sherry is wonderfully implemented in this one giving […]
Quick Dram : Isle Of Jura Boutique barrel 1999 XU heavy peat August 1, 2010Gal Granov 10 Last week’s Peat Summit #1 which was a huge success , but as you know it’s hard to taste so many malts at one session, […]
Quick Dram : Glenugie 31 yo 1977 Signatory July 27, 2010December 26, 2010Gal Granov 9 Glenugie malt is not very common nowadays, and this is not surprising due to the fact that the Distillery has not been operational since 1983. […]
Tasting Port Askaig CS (and Caol Ila CS too) July 21, 2010January 4, 2011Gal Granov 0 Port Askaig is a town (and a port) on the island of Islay (on the north-west), and is also the name of yet another ‘Mystery […]