Archive For The “Core Range” Category
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….
I wrote a bit about Glengoyne in the popular post about still shapes, in which I compared three basic entry level expressions based upon the size and shape of the stills, and I included the Glengoyne 10 as the slowest distillation process. Additionally, I reviewed the Glengoyne 12 Cask Strength. Following my visit to the TWE…
Until last month, my oldest Highland Park was a 22 year old Society bottle (Cask 4.190) which I reviewed here. Then, in a span of a few short weeks, I tasted two 30 year old Highland Park whiskies, one is the official distillery bottling and the other is a Gordon and MacPhail 1985 bottling (dating…
Tonight will be a Mortlach night! Five whisky crazed friends are getting together at my house to share five premium bottles of Mortlach and in honor of this event, I’ll post my notes on the Mortlach Rare and Old I tasted at the Show in London. The show featured the Rare Old and the 25,…
The Port Ruighe is a NAS Talisker (like the Storm, the Dark Storm and the 57 North which I previously reviewed together with the Talisker 10) finished in Ruby Port pipes. Ruby port is the “plain” port, that isn’t allowed to oxidize while aging. Talisker Port Ruighe (45.8% ABV) Appearance: Light bronze, quick forming legs. Nose:…