With only a few exceptions, I like wine cask finishes and am usually intrigued by them. The evening I tasted this dram, I also tasted a Caol Ila matured in a Banyules wine cask, that I found not to my liking. Having mentioned that on social media, I seem to have somehow offended the wonderful people…
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Bruichladdich, Limited Edition, Official Bottling, Scotch Single MaltBruichladdich , Islay , Linger , Nose , Palate , Peat , Port Charlotte , Scotch Whisky , Single Malt , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes , Wine Cask
With Ardbeg, one end of the scale is the new 21 Year Old, about to be announced in the coming months. Old, dignified and matured in ex bourbon casks. If you haven’t heard of it, you can read Yoav’s take on this marketing screw up here. This SMWS single refill sherry butt is just the opposite. Young,…
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Ardbeg, Independent Bottling, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Single MaltIslay , Linger , Nose , One Quick Dram , Palate , Peat , Scotch Whisky , Sherry Cask , Single Malt , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
Elements of Islay is a series of single malt small batch offering from all Islay distilleries, started in 2008 by Specialty Drinks, the parent company of The Whisky Exchange. Until now, all offerings were single malts, but now they have produced a blended malt, presented like all other Elements at natural cask strength, with no…
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Elixir Distillers/Specialty Drinks/The Whisky Exchange, Independent Bottling, Scotch Vatted MaltBourbon Barrel , Islay , Linger , Nose , Palate , Peat , Scotch Whisky , Tasting Note , Tasting Notes , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
With this one, the title of the post actually says it all, small bottle – big punch! Another bottle presented in a 350 milliliters, presumably to keep the price at £100, which would have been the high end of 21 year old full size bottles just a few years back. This expression is a stunner, and if…
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Laphroaig, Official Bottling, Scotch Single Malt, Travel Retail, Whisky Tasting NotesIslay , Laphroaig , Linger , Nose , Palate , Peat , Sherry , Tasting Note , Whiskey , Whisky , Whisky Blog , Whisky Guide , Whisky Tasting Notes
Here we are just twelve days before Christmas (and it’s the first day of Hanukkah), and gift buying is at its height! I’ll give you my top 12 bottles that would make a great holiday gift. Obviously, they are all bottles I’ve tasted, and many of them adorn my own whisky cabinet. The rules? Easy: It has…
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Aberlour, Aultmore, Bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Glendronach, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Scotch Single Malt, Talisker, Whisky EventsBirthday , 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
