I recently visited the SMWS venue in Queens Street, Edinburgh. Angus there recommended we try a couple of Glen Grants (distillery number 9), and so we did. Here is what I thought of these two whiskies. SMWS 9.79 Quiet Time Dram, 22 YO, 57,7 % The first Glen Grant of the evening is the SMWS […]...

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Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2013, NAS, 48 % This is the second whisky I try from the Yamazaki Wood Collection. This is a series of four different expressions showing off the different influences of different types of casks. The four variants are bourbon, sherry, puncheon and mizunara. I have previously reviewed the Yamazaki Puncheon 2013. This whisky is […]...

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Ardbeg 1991 15 YO Old Malt Cask – Exclusive bottling for Bar Metro, Italy, 50,9 % This is a rather special bottling of Ardbeg from Douglas Laing. It was distilled in mars 1991, and bottled in september 2006, for the 40th anniversary of Bar Metro in Milano. Being form the Old Malt Cask series it’s a […]...

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Tomatin Legacy, NAS, 43 % I have not tasted many whiskies from Tomatin distillery yet. Actually it has only been five so far, and none of them are distillery bottlings. About time then. Recently I got a chance to taste Tomatin Legacy. The Legacy is a no age statement whisky. This will be the first NAS I […]...

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Yamazaki Puncheon 2013, NAS, 48 % The Yamazaki Wood Collection is a series of four different expressions showing off the different influences of different types of casks. The four variants are bourbon, sherry, puncheon and mizunara. According to Whiskybase, the sherry variant was first released in 2009, then from 2010 until 2013 all four were released. […]...

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Mackmyra Special 05 – Jaktlycka, 5 YO, 47,2 % This whisky is also known as Mackmyra Special 05 – Happy Hunting (literal translation of the Swedish ‘Jaktlycka’). This expression was bottled in 2005 and released in the Autumn of 2010. It is now discontinued. The Mackmyra Special 05 – Jaktlycka has been finished on casks […]...

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Säntis Highlander Edition Cask Strength Peated, NAS, 52 % I have a very curious whisky on the test bench today. Säntis is a Swiss whisky distillery. This whisky is made by the Locher Brewery in the Appenzell region of Switzerland. They started distilling single malt in 1999, and launched the very first Swiss single malt […]...

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Longrow 1998 15 YO Open Day 2014, 48,1 % Here is the second special release from Springbank, launched at their Open Day 2014. I have previously reviewed the special Springbank 21 YO they released this year. Now we will take a closer look at the Longrow 1998 15 YO Open Day 2014. This whisky was distilled in […]...

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Ardbeg Auriverdes, NAS, 49,9 % Ardbeg Day 2014 has come and gone; it was celebrated on maj 31. It has become tradition for Ardbeg to launch a limited edition whisky on Ardbeg Day. This year they launched Ardbeg Auriverdes. The name is a bit silly, if you ask me, but that’s the only silliness about this […]...

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Liddesdale 21 YO Batch 6 (Bunnahabhain), 46 % I have actually tasted four Liddesdales so far; batch 1, 2, 5 and 6. Batch 2 is already reviewed by me, and batch 5 is reviewed by my husband. The Norwegian monopoly is not very specific on their web page, but either batch 5 or 6 is available […]...

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Springbank 21 YO Open Day 2014, 46 % The Springbank Open Day is an annual happening in Campbeltown. Lots of masterclasses, distillery tours, barbecue, fairly prices drams and live music. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the festivities on maj 22 this year. majbe next year. Springbank released two special bottlings on the Open […]...

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Tomatin 18 YO, 46 % It is not very often I taste single malt from Tomatin. I am not quite sure why, but I think a lot of it has to do with what I perceive as a low profile from the distillery. That might something particular to the Norwegian market, I am not sure. […]...

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Glenfiddich 12 YO, 40 % I attended a lovely ‘whisky dinner’ as a part of the foundation of Federation of Norwegian Whisky Societies earlier this year. The chef served whisky with every dish. One of the whiskies were Glenfiddich 12 YO. I had not tasted this one before and thought it was exciting to get the chance. Actually I […]...

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Glenburgie 1983 29 YO The Golden Cask, 57,3 % Glenburgie is a Speyside distilery, owned by Pernod Ricrad. Almost all their product goes into blends, in particular Ballantine’s. From time to time you can come across an independent bottling of Glenburgie single malt. If you do, taste it, buy it or do both. It will […]...

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Braunstein E:4, 8 YO, 60,9 % I am quite fond of the Danish distillery Braunstein. Today I am reviewing a whisky in the cask strength Edition series. Braunstein E:4 was released late 2012. This is a very peaty whisky at 60 ppm phenols. It is a single cask, matured exclusively in an ex-bourbon barrel from Maker’s […]...

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Ardbeg Blasda, NAS, 40 % I attended the Box Whisky Academy in week 19, 2014. During the academy I stayed at Länsmansgården in Ådalen, Sweden. Länsmansgården is an ‘Ardbeg Embassy’ so I took the opportunity to taste some new Ardbegs. At least they were new to me. One of them was Ardbeg Blasda. This one is a […]...

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In Denmark they have this fun little store called Noorbohandelen. They are located in Nyord, almost 2 hours drive south of Copenhagen, but they also have a small shop in Copenhagen. They describe their concept like this: Noorbohandelen is unique for its exquisite selection of quality spirits from all over the world, all offered by […]...

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Lauder’s Finest Scotch Whisky, NAS, 40 % I am ready try another fairly priced blended scotch today. Lauder’s Finest Scotch Whisky does have me rather skeptical though.  They call their product ‘finest’, which really should not be necessary if it really is… The ABV is 40 %, and the whole presentation is – well, let’s […]...

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Long John Special Reserve, NAS, 40 % Time has come to try the Long John blended scotch whisky. This is an old product, dating back to 1825. Long John has been produced at the Tormore Distillery since it was opened in 1958. Before that time the production was done at the Ben Nevis distillery. The brand […]...

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Suntory I recently visited Suntory’s Distillery in Yamazaki. I had great expectations before I travelled to Japan, and the distillery managed to surpass them all. As a whisky enthusiast it is a magical moment to see the still room with all the stills in different shapes. Now, 2 months later I attended Philipson Söderbergs Suntory whisky tasting […]...

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