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Another new release from the  Mollusc and Medusa series by The Whisky Agency . This bottle holds a 33 years old blended malt , with all components distilled in 1980 . Interesting.

Blended Malt 33 yo 1980 (45,8%, The Whisky Agency 2014, refill butt, 636 btl.)

Nose: sweet and sour fruitiness. Inviting red berries and stewed fruits. Sour oranges and plums. Williams pears. Soft floral notes and hints of vanilla. Faint tobacco as well as a little green tea. Mouth: a similar kind of fruitiness, fruit teas, this time mixed with more woody notes. Mint and soft sherry...

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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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It’s almost that time of year again – Ardbeg Day, with events happening all around the world .

Each year the distillery releases a limited-edition whisky to commemorate the day (click here for our post on last year’s Ardbog or here for 2012′s Ardbeg Day ).

This year’s bottling, being a World Cup year, is named Auriverdes (the nickname of the Brazilian football team) and I was given the opportunity to speak to the Ardbeg (and Glenmorangie) Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks, Dr Bill Lumsden, about the latest release.

A Scot holding aloft the World Cup? Er,

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Jura Tastival was created for the Jura Whisky Festival 2014 . They followed an interesting recipe. After an initial maturation in ex-bourbon American oak barrels, no less than six varieties of French oak were used to finish it (oak produced in the regions of Jupilles, Bertanges, Limousin, Tronçais, Allier and Vosges). Kind of a terroir study in French oak.

It’s a limited edition of 3000 bottles. I suppose the majority will have been sold at the festival, but some have started to arrive in stores across Europe.

Isle of Jura Tastival (44%, OB 2014, French oak finish, 3000...

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We just got the following information, confirming rumors and inside information we’ve been following for almost a year. Diageo is planning a new distillery in Shelby County; the location will be somewhere on a line drawn roughly between downtown Louisville and Frankfort, north of I-64. Here’s what Diageo released to us about 15 minutes ago.

Diageo Announces Intention to Invest an Estimated $115 Million to Build Distillery in Shelby County, Kentucky

Investment signals commitment to high-growth North American Whiskey category

SHELBY COUNTY, Ky., maj 29, 2014 – Diageo today announced its intention to invest an estimated $115 million over three...

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Our sister company, Speciality Drinks Ltd, has unveiled a stylish new look for its Single Malts of Scotland (SMOS) range, as well as – count ‘em – FIVE new bottlings.

The two previous SMOS incarnations, with the new look pictured on the right

The new whiskies comprise a trio from Speyside, one from the Northern Highlands, and one from the Isle of Mull, but the overall spectrum of flavour is vast: one displays fresh, zingy citrus notes, another heads down the waxy, fruity and peppery route, while a third brings dried meat and spicy barbecue notes to the party.

As...

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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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Mollusc and Medusa , that’s the name of the latest series from The Whisky Agency . As always, the labels are bold, colourful and classy.

One of the bottlings is a Bowmore 2002 . The other releases include a BenRiach 1991, Bunnahabhain 1987, Glenturret 1977 and a Blended Malt 1980.

Bowmore 12 yo 2002 (53,2%, The Whisky Agency 2014, refill hogshead, 348 btl.)

Nose: clean, smoky but also quite fruity. Apples and blood orange, tinned pineapple, youngish pear, majbe litchi and a bit of honey sweetness. The peat smoke sits below, or in between, all these fruits. Of...

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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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