Tonight’s delightful dram from my Boutiquey advent calendar is this 20yo Glen Ord, independently bottled by That Boutiquey Whisky Company this is bottled at 51.9% and is of course all natural colour and NCF .. Nose.. Floral with fresh apple peel, early morning walk through a fruit orchard in blossom.. candied orange, cinnamon, heather honey…..
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Blended whisky #1 35 year old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
A simple thing like an advent calendar can bring so much happiness to a young child but now we have the ultimate teaser for adults in the form of whisky advent calendars and this year I went and treated myself to one in the form of the Boutiquey Whisky Company advent calendar which over the…
Invergordon 42 year old Batch 15 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Invergordon Grain whisky is here.. Shout it from the roof tops, shout it as loud as you can because it’s here to stay !! The Invergordon distillery can be found nestled in the Highlands of Scotland and is considered by many to be one of the finest producers of grain whisky out there, founded back in…
Blended Malt #3 19yo, That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Another day closer to Christmas can only mean one thing.. It’s time to open another door on my advent calendar, “ drum roll” and today’s exciting dram is a rather interesting 19yo “ blended” malt or in this case another “teaspooned” dram which generally means a single malt with what is a fictional amount of…
Caol Ila 6yo. That Boutique-y Whisky Company..
Ok so day two is upon us and what does my Boutique-y calendar have in store for me today.. It’s only another new release in the form of this Single cask Caol Ila 6yo Batch 3 that boasts a bottling strength of 52.2%. Caol ila is owned by Diageo and is one of the resident…
Glenlivet 27yo.. That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
This year I decided to buy an Advent calendar for the first time and what better place to start than the “ That Boutiquey Whisky Company” advent calendar .. This years (2017) calendar has a number of new releases hidden within and surprisingly behind door number 1 was one of those new ones. Glenlivet 27yo…
Lagavulin 1995 – 2011 Distillers Edition.
Lagavulin whisky can only mean one thing… It’s Peat time, those big aromas and flavours that just scream Islay whisky are all perfectly summed up as soon as you mention Lagavulin.. Founded way back in 1816 when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site where eventually one of them became Lagavulin…
Glen Moray 1994 sherry, bourbon and Peated Distillery exclusives.
1994 has always been a special year for me as it was the year my first daughter was born, so when Glen Moray had a live tasting on twitter and a 1994 sherry finish was involved I was more than interested.. As anyone who knows me knows I’m very partial to a sherry cask whisky…
Ledaig 9 yo Claxton’s
Another new expression to come from the chaps at Claxton’s for 2017 is this single cask offering from Ledaig.. At 9 years of age and coming from a single hogsheads I’m expecting to find all the things that are good about the Tobermory distillery.. Bottled in the usual Claxton style of NO Colour and NCF,…
Oban 14yo.
Ever since starting this whisky blog my intentions have been to review whisky that everyone can afford to buy and most importantly whisky that was worth drinking. Once I actually started reviewing samples and bottles bought by myself the time passed so quickly that unfortunately I did not get round to reviewing most of the…
Arran 20 yo 1996 Single cask (Claxton’s)
Arran distillery was first founded back in 1994 but due to a pair of Golden Eagles nesting on a nearby cliff operations were halted for a short period resulting in the distillery not opening until 1995. The island of Arran has had a chequered past with possibly around 50 or so distilleries once operating on this…
BENRINNES 19yo 1997 Claxton’s
The latest new release from Claxton’s in 2017 is this 19yo single cask from Benrinnes, distilled on the 15-8-97 and bottled in 2017 from a single hogsheads at a strength of 51.5% abv, this bottle carries on the tradition of the company with a fully natural product.. No colour is added so the light straw…
An Interview with Mr Paul John ( John Distilleries)
Mr Paul John, the name behind the incredible Paul john Indian whisky has very kindly agreed to take part in the latest feature and follows on from his master distiller Michael D Souza. Paul John whisky is currently galloping through the whisky world with its very bold expressions and complex flavours that can be found…
Macallan 25 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company )
When it comes to whisky just about every man and his dog knows the name of Macallan.. The name just shouts quality and nothing can compare to the whisky if it bears this name !!! Or can it ? I have honestly never really agreed with all the fuss about Macallan whisky, I’ve tried some of…
From perfume to whisky in a few thousand years.
Are whisky and Perfume connected ? With so many new distilleries popping up in so many different countries I thought I would take a quick look at where it all might have started and where it might be heading.. The first believed records of “distillation” goes way back to the 2nd millennium Bc where it is…
A BOUTIQUE-Y FULL EVENING..
Over the last year I have had the pleasure of taking part in several of the tweet tastings organised by Steve Rush from the Whisky Wire, but when he teamed up with “That Boutique-y Whisky Company” then I had to apply and cross every thing possible… That Boutiquey Whisky Company is fast gathering a big…
A day at the Whisky Lounge Festival #Newcastle 2017.
A whisky Festival.. Whisky, Whisky and yes of course more whisky and you can even throw in a little Bourbon, Gin and Rum these days and don’t forget a lot more whisky ! I have attended the whisky lounge festivals more times than I can remember ( I wonder why ! ) but this time…
GLENDRONACH 14yo Virgin Oak Finish
At the mention of Glendronach I instantly think of big sherry flavours, wonderful aromas and of course the fantastic array of single cask releases that are just so Devine .. So when I recently recieved a package containing a sample for the re released 14yo virgin oak I was quite inquisitive as to what this…
PAUL JOHN SINGLE CASK #1444
As my experiences with whisky grows and the borders get ever wider I find myself trying some totally fantastic whisky/whiskies from different continents, some are mind blowing and some have unfortunately been rather lacking in flavour… Today’s review is luckily in the favourable category, this expression is from the Paul John distillery and is another…
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