Posts Tagged “Port”

Springbank 13 Year Old – Starkicker – Fresh Port (44.5%)

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Springbank 13 Year Old – Starkicker – Fresh Port (44.5%)

Springbank whisky is good. That’s not news to anybody. What’s slightly more surprising is the plethora of “officially unofficial” bottlings Springbank puts out. This is one of the less known series put out by the distillery, and there have been three bottled so far: A 20 year old matured in a sherry pipe and finished…

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Start out with Sherry, Then Add Some Port, and Keep it Basically GlenDronach

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Start out with Sherry, Then Add Some Port, and Keep it Basically GlenDronach

This sweet, desert-y port gets its name from its tawny (reddish-brown) color, a hue you’re sure to recognize when you see a whisky aged in tawny port casks. I know there are many people who aren’t all that fond of port cask matured whisky, and it has definitely played second fiddle to sherry maturation over…

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