Posts Tagged “Manzanilla”

Glenmorangie Taghta – Crowdsourced Whisky 21st Century Style – Whisky Tasting Notes

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Glenmorangie Taghta – Crowdsourced Whisky 21st Century Style – Whisky Tasting Notes

In Gaelic, taghta means “the chosen”, and they mean chosen by the people. It started out by Dr. Bill Lumsden choosing three casks: Grand Cru Burgundy, Grand Cru Bordeaux and Manzanilla sherry, opening a website with Bill Lumsden’s video tasting notes for the “Glenmorangie Cask Masters”, which is the distillery’s official fan club and membership…

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Bunnahabhain 16 Year Old Manzanilla Cask Whisky Tasting Notes

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Bunnahabhain 16 Year Old Manzanilla Cask Whisky Tasting Notes

Bunnahabhain, the South African owned “other” Islay distillery, produces mostly unpeated whisky, yet has it’s own character due to the closeness to the distillation process and an affinity for long term maturation in special casks. At Bunnahabhain, they run the relatively large stills at only 47% of capacity, to increase copper contact and get more…

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