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Whisky-Doris has two new releases: Bowmore 2003 and Bunnahabhain 1980 . It has been matured for 33 years in a sherry butt.

Bunnahabhain 33 yo 1980 (45,6%, Whisky-Doris 2013, sherry butt #92, 460 btl.)

Nose: a delicate nose, on dried flowers, soft honey and allspice. A subtle fruitiness of orange peel and lemon cake. Candied ginger. Overall rather dry and waxy. Some old-style oak and walnut husks. The lightest hint of sea breeze as well. All rather discreet, but pretty complex, it grows on you. Mouth: dry with lots of herbal notes, liquorice and a load of oak juice...

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We’ve heard that Diageo intended to make the fabled Stitzel-Weller distillery the “home” of Bulleit whiskey. Bulleit’s been a very successful brand, but that’s starting to become a problem, because Bulleit fans who want to go see where it’s made are finding out that there is no Bulleit distillery. It’s a pretty poorly-kept secret that Bulleit bourbon is made at Four Roses; it’s open knowledge that Bulleit rye is made at MGP in Indiana.

But Diageo had a couple options to solve that problem, and this is one of them. Although the only operating American whiskey distillery owned by the...

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This GlenDronach 1992 cask #195 was part of the 9th batch of GlenDronach single casks . It was bottled from an Oloroso butt. I already tried sister cask #161 a couple of years ago and I like it a lot.

GlenDronach 21 yo 1992 (59,8%, OB 2013, Oloroso butt #195, 566 btl.)

Nose: very dense, even a little closed at first. Dark chocolate and coffee liqueur. Some roasted chestnuts and toasted bread crust. Some oak spices (pepper, clove). It’s only after a while that brighter red fruits and kirsch gets noticeable. Also an earthy and rubbery side. If...

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Another Glentauchers 1996 , this time in the Liquid Library series. The colour of this one is slightly lighter than the Glentauchers 1996 bottled by Tasting Fellows. Let’s see where the differences are.

Glentauchers 17 yo 1996 (51,4%, Liquid Library 2013, refill barrel, 178 btl.)

Nose: lots of fresh barley again, but less candied and with less vanilla. More mineral notes (limestone). The fruity notes are still there, but they’re ‘greener’. Lemon and grapefruit, unripe gooseberries and green banana. Still slightly rummy in a way, but less tropical. Mouth: the fruity notes and sweet spirit come are louder here,...

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There’s a new series of releases from Tasting Fellows , and there’s good news. The German shop Whisky-Fässle will distribute their bottlings, so this will make them available outside of Germany as well.

They seem to have a preference for fruity Speysiders. This time there’s Glen Keith 1992, Glenburgie 1992, Braeval 1994, Mortlach 1996 and Glentauchers 1996 . All bourbon casks if I’m not mistaken.

Glentauchers 17 yo 1996 (57,2%, Tasting Fellows 2014, barrel #1160, 146 btl.)

Nose: sweet barley and plenty of vanilla at first, with some marzipan and latte notes. Apples and peaches. There’s a bubblegummy...

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This Arran Millennium Casks was distilled on the 31st of december 1999 and filled on both sides of the millennium switch (so technically a multi-vintage release). It is a composition of 45 casks: 35 ex-bourbon hogsheads and the rest ex-sherry. The label is decorated with a picture of Janus, the two-headed Roman God.

The release was intended for charity: £1 of each sale goes to the Arran Trust , which funds projects that deal with landscape preservation and environmental care on the Isle of Arran.

Arran Millennium Casks
(53,5%, OB 2013, 7.800 btl.)

Nose: classic apple notes and candied...

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Some of you maj know Eiling Lim as a Malaysian blogger writing about food, wine and whisky (among other things) but I have the impression we might remember her more as a whisky bottler. She’s assisted by ex-Malt Maniac / Glenfarclas collector / former independent bottler Luc Timmermans , her newly-wed husband and obviously a respected name to have on your label.

This is her (their) first release, a Littlemill 1990 . Only 68 bottles are available, it’s no secret this is from a shared cask. The release is intended for the Malaysian market, which is still slightly immature when...

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