Archive For November 30, 2014

Bloggers, Distillers, Marketers and Readers – On the Integrity of Whisky Blogging

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Bloggers, Distillers, Marketers and Readers – On the Integrity of Whisky Blogging

Blogging about whisky is fun. Besides the personal interest and satisfaction it gives and the strong integration into the whiskysphere, it creates contacts and opportunities, not the least of which is receiving samples to review from distilleries. The collective of blogs furthers the education and the body of knowledge about whisky and helps whisky lovers…

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Highest Rung in the Core Range – Glengoyne 25 – What a Dram!!

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Highest Rung in the Core Range – Glengoyne 25 – What a Dram!!

The 25 is the last stop in our vertical tour of the Glengoyne core offering. Besides these six drams, I also had the Glengoyne Teapot Dram (heaven if you like sherry bombs), the Cask Strength 12 year old and the first batch of the NAS Cask Strength (which will be reviewed in a future series…

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And Now it Can Drink (in the US) – Glengoyne 21 – Welcome to Sherry Bomb Territory

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And Now it Can Drink (in the US) – Glengoyne 21 – Welcome to Sherry Bomb Territory

OK, the lines were crossed. We’re now squarely in sherry bomb territory. The Glengoyne 21 is the fifth expression in our Glengoyne vertical, and is a solid sherry bomb. A classic Olorso sherry nose palate. There’s a large proportion of first fill European oak sherry casks, but the whole expression was fully matured in sherry casks….

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It Can Vote!! Day 4 Gets Us to the Glengoyne 18

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It Can Vote!! Day 4 Gets Us to the Glengoyne 18

The 18 year old is the beginning of the “upper class” for Glengoyne. Gone is the perfumy Lowlands and the sherry and spice combine in the 18 to create a real spice banger. It’s different than all the other expressions in this massive spiciness, and makes for a great drink. This is the most “Highland”…

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Glengoyne Week – Day 3 – Whisky Tasting Notes on the Glengoyne 15

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Glengoyne Week – Day 3 – Whisky Tasting Notes on the Glengoyne 15

The Glengoyne 15 is the third rung up in the core range, unless you count the now NAS Cask Strength (which you would if it were still age stated at 12 – an expression reviewed by me here – but that’s no longer the case). The 15 has many of the same characteristics of the 10,…

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