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Ledaig 8 yo 2001 (61%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 82/100

Glengoyne 37 yo 1972 (52%, Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 91/100

Longmorn 13 yo 1996 (49%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 84/100

Glenburgie 26 yo 1983 (48,5%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 83/100

Glen Elgin 25 yo 1984 (43,8%, Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 85/100

Clynelish 14 yo 1995 (46%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 87/100

Port Ellen 27 yo 1982 (53%, Daily Dram 2010) – 92/100

There are five new Daily Dram releases (now called The Nectar of the Daily Drams): Longmorn 13yo 1996 (49%) Clynelish 14yo 1995 (46%) Glen Elgin 25yo 1984 (43,8%) Port Ellen 27yo 1982 (53%) Glenburgie 26yo 1983 (48,5%) Later today, I should be able to taste them and post my first findings. Which one should I [...]

Plantation 11 yo (45%, OB 2009, single cask #01 for The Nectar)

Glen Grant 35 yo 1974 (55,2%, Duncan Taylor 2009 for The Nectar, cask #16582, 168 btl.) – 87/100

Karuizawa ‘Wait La Mazurka’ 31 yo 1977 (62,7%, Daily Dram 2009) – 91/100

Glenrothes 39 yo 1970 (47,9%, Duncan Taylor for The Nectar 2009, cask #10567, 127 btl.) – 91/100

There’s a new Daily Dram bottling and it promises to be a very good one. Synch Elli is the anagram for Clynelish. It’s a 1982 vintage, matured for 27 years. The price is around € 100. You may already know this whisky, because it’s actually the same cask as the Clynelish that The Perfect Dram [...]

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

Laphroaig ‘Philo Raga’ 11y 1998 (57,5%, Daily Dram 2009) – 87/100

Three weeks ago, GlenDronach launched the new range of 12yo, 15yo and 18yo malts and already the first 3000-bottle consignment has sold out in Belgium.

Aloha Grip – Laphroaig 1992 16y (58%, Daily Dram 2008, 180 btl.) – 86/100

Dailuaine ‘Adieu Lina’ 1973 35y (47,6%, Daily Dram 2008, 150 btl.) – 87/100

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  • Doin’ the Lagavulin, cask-strength style « Scotch Hobbyist’s Blog: [...] casks that had been tagged to be part of the Distiller’s Edition release, but according to Ruben at WhiskyNotes.be, they were too good for

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Ruben LuytenThis blog is my personal collection of impressions, written while searching for the ultimate single malt whisky.