Clynelish 1995 19 YO Cask #1471 Blackadder Raw Cask, 55 % It was recently announced that Terroir Wines will start importing whisky from the independent bottler Blackadder to Norway (more here). Today I am reviewing one of the first four bottlings, to be released in Norway in januari 2015. The Clynelish 1995 19 YO Blackadder Raw […]...
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Tullamore Dew 10 YO, 40 % Jeg var på en kombinert boklansering og whiskysmaking på mandag. Vi ble servert totalt seks irske whiskeyer. Jeg har allerede skrevet om Bushmills 10 YO, og i dag har turen kommet til Tullamore Dew 10 YO. Dette er en single malt som har fått en finish på bourbon-, sherry-, portvin- […]...
The Teeling family owned the Cooley Distillery in Ireland from the start in 1987 until they sold it to Beam Global in 2011. Shortly thereafter Jack Teeling started the Teeling Whiskey Company. The agreement with Beam ensured they had access to Cooley produced stock. They could therefore start releasing whiskey bottlings under their own brand. […]...
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Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel, NAS, 40 % On Monday we attended a whisky tasting featuring six Irish whiskeys. My wife already reviewed the Bushmills 10 YO. Now it is my time to review the Jameson Select Reserve Small Batch. This whiskey was originally sold under the name Jameson Select Reserve Small Batch, but on […]...
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Bushmills 10 YO, 40 % On Monday I attended an Irish Whiskey tasting at Dr. Jekylls Pub in Oslo. The occasion was the release of a new book “Whiskeyvandringer Irland – England – Wales” (Whiskey wanderings Ireland – England – Wales) written by Ivar Aarseth and Tom Lunne. The first whiskey this evening was Bushmills […]...
Rejoice, for the age of the snake of the color black is upon us! I am happy to announce that the Norwegian (whisky) importer Terroir Wines will be representing independent bottlers Blackadder and Clydesdale. A bit of background history is in order, I think. Robin Tucek used to work as an author and journalist, for […]...
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Hibiki 17 YO, 43 % Hibiki is the flagship series of blended whiskies from Suntory, and the series was launched back in 1989. These blends are made up of whisky from all the Japanese Suntory distilleries; Yamazaki (malt), Hakushu (malt) and Chita (grain). A varied mix of casks have been used, including bourbon, sherry, Mizunara and […]...
The Macallan Gold, NAS, 40 % The Macallan Gold is the entry level for the 1824 series from Macallan Distillery. I have previously reviewed the The Macallan Amber, The Macallen Sienna and The Macallan Ruby. The 1824 series has no age statements, but uses a color theme, and color names. The darker the color the […]...
Kilchoman Oslo Whisky Festival 10th Anniversary Edition, 5 YO, 59,3 % I 2013 feiret Oslo whiskyfestival 10-årsjubileum. I den anledning ble det utgitt en jubileumswhisky, nærmere bestemt en fem år gammel Kilchoman. Kilchoman destilleri ble etablert i 2005 og er det yngste destilleriet på Islay. Destilleriet har rukket å utgi mange whiskyer allerede. Dagens whisky ble […]...
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Ledaig 10 YO, 46,3 % Ledaig is the peated whisky produced at the Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull. If you have not been to the Isle of Mull you should definitely put it on your Bucket List, it is a magical little village. The Ledaig whiskies are made with malt which is peated […]...
Ben Nevis 2002 10 YO Cask #334 White Port Matured, 56,4 % The whisky of the day is a rather exclusive Ben Nevis expression. The Ben Nevis 2002 10 YO Cask #334 White Port Matured has been matured in a port pipe cask, yielding a total outturn of 710 bottles. It was distilled on 2002-12-09 […]...
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Clynelish 1990 24 YO Cadenhead Authentic Collection, 44,7 % I received a very nice birthday gift from a Swedish friend. It was a sample of an unspecified whisky! A blind tasting! It always sharpens my senses. I tasted the whisky and made a guess…which turned out to be all wrong. Wow, it is hard to […]...
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The brand new Lowland distillery Kingsbarns is now officially open. The distillery is owned by the Wemyss family, who also run the independent bottler Wemyss Malts. Here is the official press release for this happy occasion: The Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre officially opened its doors to the public on Monday 1 december. The first visitor […]...
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Bruichladdich 1990 23 YO Black Art 04.1, 49,2 % Magic time! I finally get to try the latest arcane potion from the master alchemist Jim McEwen. Bruichladdich 1990 23 YO Black ARt 04.1 is the latest installment in his series of unholy potions. It is said that no one really knows what Jim has put […]...
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Campeltown Loch Blended Whisky, NAS, 40 % This is a quite young blended whisky from Springbank. It contains about 40 % Maltwhisky (mainly Springbank and Longrow) and 60 % grain whisky. It has no age statement, but from what I have gathered it is 5 years old. My wife recently reviewed the Campbeltown Loch […]...
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Compass Box Flaming Heart – Release 4 (2012), NAS, 48,9 % I only recently discovered the blending wizards at Compass Box. I have since reviewed a couple of their whiskies, and now want to share my views on the Compass Box Flaming Heart – Release 4. The Flaming Heart is a limited Edition release from […]...
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Aberfeldy 1980 Flora & Fauna cask strength, NAS, 62 % I wrote about Clynelish 1980 15 YO Flora & Fauna cask strength on Wednesday. Today I am lucky enough to be able to give you my tasting notes on another cask strength release from Diageo’s Flora & Fauna bottling series. Well, I said this was a […]...
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Tobermory 1972 32 YO Oloroso Cask Finish – Distillery Exclusive, 49,5 % I present to you another Distillery Exclusive from Tobermory. This whisky was distilled in 1972, and bottled on maj 14, 2010. It still says 32 YO, and the reason is that the whisky was transferred to a sealed cask (glass? steel?) in 2005. […]...
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Glengoyne 21 YO, 43 % Let us go back to Glengoyne Distillery and try another sherry matured whisky. If you like sherry matured whisky, Glengoyne is usually a very safe bet. Especially if you go for the expressions matured for 18 years or more. The Glengoyne 21 YO has been part of their core range […]...
Clynelish 1982 15 YO Flora & Fauna cask strength, 57,7 % A good friend gave me a sample of this Clynelish Flora & Fauna cask strength. She had noticed my reviews of the standard Flora & Fauna whiskies…where I always find the nose to be good and interesting, but the taste…not to my taste… She […]...
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