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One Quick Dram: Double Barrel Caol Ila & Tamdhu Whisky Tasting Notes

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One Quick Dram: Double Barrel Caol Ila & Tamdhu Whisky Tasting Notes

Continuing my quest for an in depth study on vatted malts (officially dubbed “malt blends”), I had the Douglas Laing Double Barrel Caol Ila and Tamdhu vatting. As noted previously in my review of the Ardbeg & Altmore vatting, these are two single barrels of very different whiskys, vatted together to highlight the unique attributes of…

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One Quick Dram: AnCnoc Flaughter Whisky Tasting Notes

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One Quick Dram: AnCnoc Flaughter Whisky Tasting Notes

This post is the second installment in the review post series for the three new peated whiskys from AnCnoc. In the first review, we looked at the Rutter, more lightly peated at only 11 ppm. It’s worth noting that parting from industry standard, AnCnoc measures the peat level in the whisky itself as bottled. This…

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Berlin as a Whisky Destination – Part Two

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Berlin as a Whisky Destination – Part Two

In part one, I recapped my my visit to Berlin in terms of the best places for tasting whisky in the city. In this part, I’ll share my impressions from some of the stores specializing whiskey in Berlin. During my extended weekend in Berlin I visited four whisky shops which can be classified as the…

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Berlin as a Whisky Destination – Part One

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Berlin as a Whisky Destination – Part One

You’ve heard a lot about Berlin as Europe’s culture capital, the city revived by the wall coming down. Berlin also happens to be one of the most popular vacation destinations for Israelis, and I figured I’d jump on the bandwagon and come to Berlin for an extended weekend. Not being the clubbing type, my days…

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