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Malt and Oak is an independent whisky blog, offering my own views, opinions and news from the world of malt whisky.
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Deanston 2002 Organic Oloroso Cask Finish, 16 Years Old (50.6%)

By Michael Bendavid | January 7, 2020

Deanston 2002 Organic Oloroso Cask Finish, 16 Years Old (50.6%)

Following yesterday’s 2006 Fino, we move on to the second of the three Deanston offerings is a 16 year old Organic Oloroso. This isn’t Deanston’s first foray into Organic whisky, and we had a 15 and a 14 year old organic offering. Since the 15 year old was released in 2016 and the 14 year…

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One Quick Dram: The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

By Michael Bendavid | June 18, 2014

One Quick Dram: The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

The Glenlivet expanded its successful Nàdurra line with a 48% Oloroso sherry matured expression, after being limited for the past eight years to one expression aged 16 years in first fill ex-bourbon casks. The original Nàdurra is a wonderful whisky at cask strength, with varying percentages of ABV (falling above 54% and below 58%). The Nàdurra Oloroso is NAS, and is…

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