Ardbeg Rollercoaster (57,3%, OB 2009, Committee release) – 86/100

Will the next Ardbeg be called Ardbeg Rollercoaster?

Bunnahabhain 35 yo 1974 (56,6%, Adelphi 2009, sherry cask #4780, 200 btl.) – 91/100

Kilchoman 3yo 2006 ‘2nd Autumn release’ (46%, OB 2009, 10.000 btl.) – 81/100

Bowmore 26 yo 1982 (53,4%, Master of Malt 2009, 195 btl.) – 85/100

Lagavulin 12yo Special release (57,1%, OB 2006) – 87/100

Caol Ila 29 yo 1980 (54%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #4935, 175 btl.) – 89/100

Ardbeg 31yo 1975 (53,7%, OB 2006, cask #1378, 453 btl) – 92/100

Port Ellen 26 yo 1982 (55,7%, Old Bothwell 2009, cask #2473) – 87/100

Port Ellen 26 yo 1982 (56,4%, Old Bothwell 2009, cask #2545) – 85/100

Kilchoman 3yo 2006 (61,1%, OB 2009, cask #232) – 85/100

Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength (57,8%, OB 2009, Batch #001) – 87/100

Caol Ila 10yo ‘unpeated style’ (65,8%, OB 2009) – 85/100

Port Ellen 9th release 30yo 1979 (57,7%, OB 2009, 5916 btl.) – 92/100

Lagavulin 12yo Special Release (57,9%, OB 2009) – 86/100

Bowmore 10yo Tempest (56,3%, OB 2009, 12.000 btl.) – 85/100

Kilchoman 3 years old ‘Inaugural release’ (46%, OB 2009, sherry finish, 8.450 btl.) – 79/100

Head-to-head comparison between Ardbeg Corryvreckan, Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist and Ardbeg Supernova.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan (57,1%, OB 2009) – 88/100

Laphroaig 13yo 1996 (46%, Single Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #1983, 280 btl.) – 85/100

Bunnahabhain 11yo 1997 (55,3%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry hogshead #3172, 279 btl.) – 86/100

Laphroaig 10yo 1998 (55,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry cask #MoS 15, 201 btl.) – 90/100

Port Charlotte 5y 2002 (46%, Nadi Fiori 2009, first fill sherry) – 86/100

Port Ellen 29yo 1979 (52%, Old Bothwell for Lindores 2009, cask #1654, 11 btl.) – 91/100

Bowmore 8yo 2000 (60,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #800267, 215 btl.) – 84/100

Caol Ila 26yo 1982 (54,6%, Duncan Taylor 2008, for The Nectar, cask #2738, 279 btl.) – 89/100

Laphroaig 12yo 1996 (58,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #5382, 243 btl.) – 89/100

Ardbeg Blasda (40%, OB 2008) – 81/100

Caol Ila ‘Ciao All’ 12yo 1996 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 82/100

Ardbeg 1990 ‘Airigh nam beist’ (46%, OB 2006) – 87/100

Ardbeg 1998 (54%, OB 2009, Cask #1189, Feis Isle 2009, 252 btl.) – 92/100

Ardbeg 1998 (54,7%, OB 2009, Cask #1190, Feis Isle 2009, 282 btl.) – 91/100

Bunnahabhain ‘Mòine’ (58,4%, OB 2009, Feis Isle 2009, 642 btl.) – 82/100

Bruichladdich 1993 ‘Oirthir gàidheal’ (53,6%, OB 2009, Feis Isle 2009, Cask #13, 1000 btl.) – 83/100

Bowmore 9yo 1999 (57,1%, OB 2009, Feis Isle 2009, 900 btl.) – 86/100

Caol Ila 1996 (58%, OB 2009, Cask #19313, Feis Isle 2009) – 92/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas 12yo (57,5%, OB 2009, Feis Isle 2009, 5000 btl.) – 88/100

Bruichladdich 2001 ‘Resurrection’ (46%, OB 2008, 24000 btl.) – 84/100

Ardbeg Supernova (58,9%, OB 2009) – 85/100

Ardbeg 10yo ‘Ten’ (46%, OB 2006) – 86/100

Caol Ila 26y 1982 (63%, The Whisky Agency 2009, 120 btl.) – 88/100

Bunnahabhain 34y 1974 (59,3%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Perfect Dram, 300 btl.) – 91/100

Bunnahabhain 35y 1973 (50,1%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Shark series, 509 btl.) – 75/100

Bunnahabhain 32y 1976 (55,7%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Shark series, 300 btl.) – 85/100

Hag Rap Oil – Laphroaig 9y 1998 (56,7%, Daily Dram 2007, 450 bottles) – 85/100

Laphroaig 10y Cask strength (55,7%, OB 2007) – 89/100

Bruichladdich Octomore 01.1 2001 (63,5%, OB 2008) – 87/100

Port Charlotte 2001 ‘PC6’ (61,6%, OB 2007) – 87/100

Bruichladdich 3D3 ‘Norrie Campbell’ (46%, OB 2006) – 85/100

A new series that I would like to introduce on this blog: “Ten days of…”. It will consist of 3 or 4 posts with tasting notes from a single distillery and / or with a common theme and spread over 10 days. I’ll start with a couple of peated Bruichladdich releases.
First, a word or two [...]

The Laphroaig 15y will be replaced by an 18 year old. The Laphroaig 18y will be bottled at a higher strength of 48% alcohol (the same as the Laphroaig Quarter Cask). The price will remain the same (pretty uncommon considering the extra 3 years and today’s whisky marketing). Around € 50.

Port Ellen 28y 1979 (53,7%, Norse Cask Selection 2007, Cask QW1311, 277 btl.) – 93/100

Bunnahabhain 12y (40%, OB) – 78/100

Bowmore 32y 1968 ‘Anniversary edition’ (45,5%, OB 2001, 1860 btl.) – 94/100

Bowmore 25y 1983 (50%, DL OMC 2008, ref. 4189, 259 btl.) – 69/100

Bruichladdich posted the line-up for this year on its blog.
We can expect a multi-vintage sherry bottling, the mature X4 (which can now be called true whisky), a new Octomore with even more peat than the current release (140ppm), the new Port Charlotte PC8 (in a black tin again), a new XVII, Infinity III [...]

Laphroaig Triple Wood (48%, OB 2008) – 88/100

Tasting notes of the new Daily Dram Undercover bottlings:
Undercover n°1 – Lagavulin 14y 1994 (53,1%, Daily Dram 2008, 196 btl.)
Undercover n°2 – Talisker 24y 1984 (51,9%, Daily Dram 2008, 82 btl.)
Undercover n°3 – Ardbeg / Laphroaig / Bowmore vatting (57,5%, Daily Dram 2008, 320 btl.)

Caol Ila 1975 20y (61,18%, RM 1996) – 90/100

Port Ellen 23y (46%, DL McG Provenance 2007) – 84/100

Caol Ila 12y (43%, OB) – 82/100
Caol Ila 18y (43%, OB) – 82/100