Last week Balblair distillery has released a 2nd batch of their 1975 vintage. The new expression has been matured in American Ex-Sherry casks (rather than […]
Tasting the new Balblair 1975 vintage (batch 2)
Tag: Tasting Notes
Tasting The Benriach “Horizons” 12 yo triple distilled
Today’s dram is the Benriach Horizons 12. What’s so unique about it is that it’s distilled three times as opposed to most single malts which […]
Tasting Laphraoig PX Cask
After the success of the Triple wood , and it’s migration to the general retail sector from travel retail, Laphraoig introduces another retail exclusive this […]
SMWS 93.50–Glen Scotia 20yo–“Hot embers at the gate of hell”
Another SMWS bottling this time from the Region of Campbletown which once was one of the biggest whisky regions and is now reduced to only […]
Tasting Talisker 25 yo OB, vintage 2007 release
Talisker 10 is a cornerstone of my whisky bar, and I know only a few whisky drinkers who do not consider it to be one […]
Quick Dram : Cragganmore 19 yo (Bladnoch Forum bottling)
Continuing my Bladnoch tastings notes (from a very old bottle share, I don’t even remember when it took place). This Cragganmore was distilled on the […]
Springbank Sherry cask 1997 / Potstill Austria
Always interesting to taste Springbanks, especially cask strength and single sherry casks ones. This was bottled for Potstill Austria from cask #296 yielding 216 bottles […]
The Benriach ‘Generations’ 1988 Gaja barolo Cask #4423 (Singapore)
Earlier this year I posted my notes for a younger single cask expressions bottled for the Singapore market. Unlike the other cask, this one is […]
More Men o’Quaich–Glen Grant 1974 36 yo
After a lovely Mortlach, a great Caperdonich comes the best of the three (so i think) – this Glen Grant. Again, a distillery that is […]
Tasting ‘Men o’Quiach’ – 1972 Caperdonich 38yo
Men o’Quaich is an IB label created by a group of Russian single malt whisky aficionados (Timothy, Paul, Vladislav, Alexis and Mikhail). It consists of […]