This is the second expression to be reviewed in quick succession from the English distillery known as St George distillery which hails from the beautiful countryside nestled within Norfolk.. The English Small Batch 8yo Smokey American Oak – Distilled July 2010 – Bottled August 2018 and bottled at 46% Abv with an outturn of 1065 bottles and…
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Speyside #1 50 yo From That Boutique-y Whisky Company
That Boutiquey Whisky Company, an independent bottled has released some extremely interesting bottles lately and this is no exception.. Boasting an age statement of 50 years, yes I did say 50 years !! this single malt is both intriguing and intoxicating. Hailing from an undisclosed distillery that is able to release a 50 yo certainty…
Blended whisky #2 22yo batch 3 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
7 years old, over 150 labels and an impressive portfolio of distilleries released, numerous awards.. We can only be talking about That Boutiquey Whisky Company, and another review from the long line up of expressions that have managed to impress me. Todays review is actually a blend that is a rather impressive 22 yo and…
Tomatin Virgin Oak, Cask 3428.
Tomatin.. Founded in around 1897 when the first official distillery on the site was registered, although it is believed that Whisky was produced well before this date and possibly as far back as the early 1700’s.. Found just 18 miles south of Inverness the distillery lies on the eastern edge of the Monadhliath Mountains at…
Lot 40 Canadian Rye Whisky, Cask Strength.
Canada or bust.. A trip into the wilderness for me, or maybe not.. I was recently sent another package from a friend over in Canada containing several Canadian whiskies, the one that really jumped out is this Lot 40 Rye whisky. Why did it jump out ? Well, firstly I have recently discovered Rye Whiskies…
Old Pulteney Huddart.
Founded in 1826 by James Henderson Old Pulteney is situated in the parish of Wick, with a capacity to produce around 1.8 million litres of alcohol per year from its single semi – latter mash tun, 6 wash backs and a pair of stills using stainless steel worm tubs to cool condense the spirit.. Old…
Tennessee Whisky From That Boutique-y Whisky Company..
Time to take a journey over the big pond to Kentucky, Tennessee, now who the Dickel Distilled this one then ? First things first, is this Whisky, whiskey or Bourbon … Well the good folks from That Boutique-y whisky company assure me this Tennessee whisky is Whisky, so next I know you are thinking my…
Glendronach Cask Strength, batch 7.
Glendronach, Glendronach, Glendronach.. Say it 3 times, add cask strength and it will appear.. Hopefully.. Glendronach cask strength batch 7 has just been released so I thought you might be interested in my thoughts on this latest release.. Drawn from both Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso Sherry butts this latest offering is bottled at 57.9% abv…
Highland Park – Wings of the Eagle.
Highland Park Wings of the Eagle is one of the new releases from Highland Park exclusively for the travel retail sector, as part of a four bottle release ( Spirit of the bear, Loyalty of the Wolf, Wings of the Eagle and Viking Pride). This expression should retail for around £79 and has been matured…
Caol Ila 2004. Connoisseurs Choice.
Located in the North east of Islay overlooking the straight between Islay and Jura, Caol Ila is Gaelic for “ sound of Islay” and was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson. Today the distillery is owned by Diageo and has the capacity to produce 6.5 million litres of alcohol from its 3 wash stills (…
Claxton’s Orkney single cask.
As with a few single cask releases from independent bottlers these days the distilleries are asking them to withhold the identities and / or “teaspooning “ the casks ( this involves adding literally a “teaspoon” or a small amount of whisky from a different distillery to stop this being classed as a single malt )…
A tweet tasting with Glenallachie.
Built in 1967 by Mackinlay McPhearson & Co in the Speyside area of Scotland’s whisky production the distillery is today back into private ownership headed by Billy Walker after acquiring the distillery from Chivas Brothers ( Pernod Ricard) in the middle of 2018.. Located at the foot of Ben Rinnes and taking water from the…
Islay #2, 25 yo.. That Boutique-y Whisky Company..
Day 22 and I’m Islay bound.. Now which secret distillery do we have here … It’s an Ard one !! That Boutiquey Whisky Company just seems to have a sadistic side to it, expression after expression is being released from top distilleries who insist on withholding the name and us poor customers have to try…
BenRiach Temporis.
Temporis, a time honoured tradition or an insight into the future.. BenRiach to me always conjures up thoughts of “typical” speyside flavours, fresh, fruity, and rich flavours that feels like a perfect fit for my palate.. But if we look back over the years it shows us that BenRiach was possibly the first Speyside distillery…
Glenfiddich “Spirit of Speyside” 2018 bottling.
Glenfiddich Distillery “ Valley of the deer “ was the dream of William Grant, in 1886 he along with his family ( seven sons and two daughters ) by his side he set out to fulfil his dream and build his distillery. Built by hand stone by stone it was to take a full year…
Old Pulteney 2006 v 1990 .
Released earlier this year ( 2018 ) these two expressions are added to the 2002 vintage to become part of a trio of vintages released into the travel retail sector by Old Pulteney. Old Pulteney distillery was founded back in 1826 when the main form of transport was done by ships, the ocean was an important…
The Kikou.. Single cask from Akashi Distillery
I have to admit I have not had many whiskies from Japan so tasting this one was always going to be special.. ( picture courtesy of Dekanta) The kikou single cask is is as they say history in a bottle, the idea being that this whisky is an acknowledgement for the education of Masataka Taketsuru…
BenRiach Single casks 1992 V 1997.. batch 15.
There are a few very iconic distilleries situated in the Speyside area of Scotland and the BenRiach distillery is certainly one of them in my mind, built back in 1898 the distillery has certainly had a chequered past with a lengthy closure in the early parts of the 1900’s until 1965 where only the floor…
The Singleton – Malt Masters Selection .
I remember many years ago reaching for a bottle of Singleton from the shelf in my local supermarket and taking it home in order to share with a few friends.. A very easy going whisky with a fairly fruity core to it.. A fairly cheap whisky that was very easy to drink and certainly couldn’t…
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