Here we are at the beginning of the holiday shopping season again, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday so gift buying is about to kick into high gear! Should we perhaps institute Whisky Wednesday for crazy sales on amber joy? I’ll start with this post! I’ll give you my top 12 bottles that would make…
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Aberlour, Balblair, Balvenie, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Dailuaine, Dalwhinnie, Dufftown, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Lagavulin, Linkwood, Mortlach, Oban, Scotch Single Malt, Springbank, Talisker, TeaninichBirthday , Bourbon Barrel , Cask Strength , Christmas Gifts , Dewar's , Diageo , Douglas Laing , Gifts , Glengoyne , Gordon and MacPhail , Highlands , Holiday , Independent Bottlers , Islands , Islay , Laphroaig , Linger , Nose , Palate , Peat , Present , Scotch Whisky , Sherry , Shopping , Single Malt , Speyside , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Gifts , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
You’ll typically see refill barrels at the 18 year range, since wood influence tends to become an issue with longer maturation. So having a chance to enjoy this expression, comprised of four first fill bourbon barrels distilled in 1998, was enjoyable. The wood is definitely present, and it adds a lot of its American oak…
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Elixir Distillers/Specialty Drinks/The Whisky Exchange, Independent Bottling, Laphroaig, Scotch Single MaltBourbon Barrel , Islay , Laphroaig , Linger , Nose , Palate , Peat , Scotch Whisky , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
Milk and Honey Distillery in Tel-Aviv crosses a significant threshold with the release of one of its first experimental casks, aged 38 months (3 years and two months) in two casks: A virgin oak cask 2014-0001, filled on January 14th, 2014, and then into an ex bourbon cask last September. The cask was bottled on…
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Israeli Whisky, Limited Edition, Milk and Honey, Official Bottling, World WhiskyBourbon Barrel , Distillation , Israel , Linger , Milk and Honey , Nose , Palate , Single Malt , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Virgin Oak , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
Tomatin did a quick renewal of its 25 year old in a half bottle. It appeared in shops for a very short time, and offering an excellent value for money, disappeared off the shelves. I had a chance to taste it and was most pleasantly surprised by this dram. Tomatin 25 (43% ABV) Appearance: Gold…
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Limited Edition, Official Bottling, TomatinBourbon Barrel , Highlands , Linger , Nose , Palate , Scotch Whisky , Single Malt , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Tomatin , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
Rye is a fickle grain to work with, so much so that many distillers outside the United States and Canada just don’t even bother with it. Indeed, you can name the expressions of world rye whisky using just your hand. One hand, so you don’t even have to put your drink down. Enter Amrut, who since…
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Amrut, Indian Single Malt, Limited Edition, Official BottlingAmrut , Bourbon Barrel , Linger , Nose , Palate , Rye , Single Malt , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
