Brora 21 yo 1977 (56,9%, Rare Malts 1998) – 92/100
Year: 2009
Brora 20 yo 1982 (58,1%, Rare Malts 2003) – 90/100
Glenury Royal 23 yo 1971 (61,3%, Rare Malts 1995) – 92/100
Mortlach 22 yo 1972 (65,3%, Rare Malts 1995, 75cl.) – 87/100
Banff 21y 1982 (51,7%, RM 2004) – 85/100
Diageo Rare Malts Selection – A collection of rare single malts.
Inchgower 35 yo 1974 (57%, Thosop Import 2009, refill sherry cask, 42 btl.) – 90/100
Benrinnes 23 yo 1985 (58,8%, OB 2009, 6000 btl.) – 80/100
Caol Ila 29 yo 1980 (54%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #4935, 175 btl.) – 90/100
Pittyvaich 20 yo (57,5%, OB 2009, 6000 btl.) – 82/100
Aberlour 19yo 1990 (54,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #18847, 167 btl.) – 87/100
Brora 30 yo 1976 (55,1%, Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum 2007, 104 btl.) – 95/100
Ben Nevis 34 yo 1975 (63%, Prestonfield for LMdW 2009, cask #7439, 146 btl.) – 92/100
Glen Spey 31 yo 1977 (55,8%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #3656, 210 btl.) – 90/100
Longmorn 39yo 1969 (57,7%, Gordon & MacPhail for TWE 2009, cask #5305) – 91/100
Ardbeg 31yo 1975 (53,7%, OB 2006, cask #1378, 453 btl) – 92/100
Exactly one year ago, the first whisky review was posted on this website, the Balvenie 30 […]
Karuizawa ‘Wait La Mazurka’ 31 yo 1977 (62,7%, Daily Dram 2009) – 91/100
Isle of Jura Prophecy (46%, OB 2009) – 84/100
Woodford Reserve (43,2%, OB 2009) – 80/100
The Macallan Fine Oak 30 Years old (43%, OB 2009) – 84/100
Malt Maniacs Awards 2009
Port Ellen 26 yo 1982 (55,7%, Old Bothwell 2009, cask #2473) – 89/100
Port Ellen 26 yo 1982 (56,4%, Old Bothwell 2009, cask #2545) – 88/100
Old Bothwell Port Ellen 1982 cask #2473 and Port Ellen 1982 cask # 2545.
Strathisla 40yo 1967 (50%, Gordon & MacPhail for La Maison du Whisky 2007, cask #6112, 400 btl.) – 90/100
Strathisla 42yo 1967 (44,5%, Whisky Agency 2009, Fossils series, 120 btl.) – 86/100
Tobermory 1994 (46%, Carn Mor 2009, sherry butt #5125, 2744 btl.) – 45/100
Hesperia Madrid scotch whisky bar (Spain)
Yamazaki 1990 (60%, OB 2008, sherry cask #0N70645, 471 btl.) – 88/100
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20yo (45,2%, OB) – 84/100
Kilchoman 3yo 2006 (61,1%, OB 2009, cask #232) – 85/100
The Whisky Agency – new bottlings – Perfect Dram III + Flowers
Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength (57,8%, OB 2009, Batch #001) – 86/100
Book announcement: Whiskey and Philosophy: A small batch of spirited ideas
BenRiach 31 yo 1977 (43,2%, OB 2009, Virgin oak cask #3798, 292 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 38 yo 1970 (49,1%, OB 2009, Pedro Ximenez finish, cask #1035, 250 btl.) – 92/100
BenRiach 24 yo 1984 (49,2%, OB 2009, Pedro Ximenez finish, cask #1048, 279 btl.) – 86/100
BenRiach 33 yo 1975 (52,2%, OB 2009, Tawny port finish, cask #4450, 648 btl.) – 89/100
BenRiach 31 yo 1978 (51,2%, OB 2009, Gaja Barolo finish, cask #4414, 245 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 20 yo 1988 (54,3%, OB 2009, Gaja Barolo finish, cask #4424, 322 btl.) – 84/100
BenRiach 19 yo 1990 (57,1%, OB 2009, cask #970, 195 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach single casks batch 6
Whiskysamples.eu turns one year old today. Congratulations Luc! To celebrate the anniversary, 50 new samples will be released […]
Glen Garioch ‘Glaring Echo’ 18yo 1991 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 85/100
Glenrothes 1998 (43%, OB 2009) – 84/100
Glenglassaugh 1984 (54,7%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #186, 213 btl.) – 85/100
Benrinnes 21yo 1988 (46,3%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #888, 175 btl.) – 80/100
Caol Ila 10yo ‘unpeated style’ (65,8%, OB 2009) – 85/100
Mannochmore 18 yo 1990 (54,9%, OB 2009, 2604 btl.) – 90/100
Port Ellen 9th release 30yo 1979 (57,7%, OB 2009, 5916 btl.) – 92/100
Talisker 30yo (53,1%, OB 2009, 3000 btl.) – 92/100
Talisker 25yo (54,8%, OB 2009, 5862 btl.) – 88/100
Brora 30yo (53,2%, OB 2009, 8th Edition, 2652 btl.) – 90/100
Lagavulin 12yo Special Release (57,9%, OB 2009, 9th release) – 86/100
Diageo releases 2009
Strathclyde 27yo 1980 (58,2%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2007, cask #1496) – 58/100
Balmenach 31yo 1975 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail 2007) – 89/100
Glenrothes 39yo 1969 (42,7%, Duncan Taylor Lonach 2008) – 92/100
Clynelish 27 yo 1982 (53,9%, Whisky Agency 2009, 240 btl.) – 90/100
Clynelish ‘Synch Elli’ 27yo 1982 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 89/100
Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX (46%, OB 2009) – 89/100
Speyside 15yo 1993 (61,7%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry cask #636, 180 btl.) – 79/100
Tomatin 43yo 1965 (48,2%, Whisky-Doris 2009, cask #20950, 194 btl.) – 88/100
GlenDronach 13yo 1996 (59,4%, OB 2009, oloroso butt #193, 399 btl.) – 83/100
Aberlour 14yo 1995 (46%, Duncan Taylor NC2 2009) – 80/100
Glenfarclas 1968 (51,6%, OB 2009, Family cask for Luc Timmermans, cask #699, Lindores 5th Anniversary, 35 btl.) – 93/100
Arran 8yo ‘Pomerol finish’ (50%, OB 2009, bordeaux wine cask, 9420 btl.) – 65/100
Bowmore 10yo Tempest (56,3%, OB 2009, 12.000 btl.) – 89/100
Kilchoman 3 years old ‘Inaugural release’ (46%, OB 2009, sherry finish, 8.450 btl.) – 75/100
Dalwhinnie 15yo (43%, OB 2007) – 84/100
Head-to-head comparison between Ardbeg Corryvreckan, Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist and Ardbeg Supernova.
Ardbeg Corryvreckan (57,1%, OB 2009) – 88/100
Imperial 19yo 1990 (53,9%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2009, cask #450) – 87/100
Museo del Whisky (San Sebastián, Spain)
Caperdonich 36yo 1972 (47,8%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2009, cask #7449, 158 btl.) – 91/100
Laphroaig 13yo 1996 (46%, Single Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #1983, 280 btl.) – 85/100
Royal Lochnagar 19yo 1990 (54,6%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2009, cask #356, 259 btl.) – 88/100
Macallan 19yo 1990 (50,1%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2009, cask #8099, 266 btl.) – 81/100
Glenrothes 39 yo 1970 (47,9%, Duncan Taylor for The Nectar 2009, cask #10567, 127 btl.) – 91/100
Glengoyne 11yo 1998 (54,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry hogshead #1130, 292 btl.) – 89/100
Lochside 28yo 1981 (56,1%, Gordon & MacPhail for LMdW 2009, refill sherry hogshead #803, 205 btl.) – 89/100
Bunnahabhain 11yo 1997 (55,3%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry hogshead #3172, 279 btl.) – 86/100
Macallan ‘Speymalt’ 1970 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail for LMdW 2009, sherry butt #8326, 530 btl.) – 91/100
Glentauchers 3yo 2006 (46%, Carn Mor 2009, 921 btl.) – 72/100
A couple of weeks ago, The Scottish Liqueur Centre launched Càrn Mòr, a series of 24 different vintages, […]
Yamazaki 15y 1982 (45%, OB 1997, Sherry Wood) – 87/100
There’s a new Daily Dram bottling and it promises to be a very good one. Synch Elli is […]
BenRiach 33yo 1976 (47,4%, OB for The Whisky Fair 2009, hogshead cask #3558, 162 btl.) – 93/100
BenRiach 33yo 1976 (46,2%, OB for The Whisky Fair 2009, hogshead cask #3550, 103 btl.) – 92/100
Arran Peacock 12yo 1996 (46%, OB 2009, 6000 btl.) – 85/100
GlenDronach 37yo 1972 (54,8%, OB 2009, oloroso cask #719, 474 btl.) – 94/100
GlenDronach 38yo 1971 (49,4%, OB 2009, oloroso cask #483, 544 btl.) – 89/100
There are interesting rumours that whisky giant Diageo will soon announce a new series of exclusive bottlings named […]
Amrut Fusion (50%, OB 2009, batch #01) – 85/100
Craigellachie 15yo 1994 (46%, Single Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #5901, 325 btl.) – 84/100
Black Bull 30 yo (50%, Duncan Taylor 2009) – 89/100
GlenDronach 16yo 1993 (60,4%, OB 2009, oloroso butt #523, 634 btl.) – 86/100
GlenDronach 16yo 1992 (57,2%, OB 2009, oloroso butt #1140, 598 btl.) – 90/100
Laphroaig 10yo 1998 (55,5%, Malts of Scotland 2009, sherry cask #MoS 15, 201 btl.) – 90/100
Highland Park 13yo 1995 (46%, Single Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #470 & #471, 770 btl.) – 81/100
Glengoyne 36yo 1973 (55,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #677, 138 btl.) – 91/100
Glengoyne 36yo 1972 (52,8%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #3195, 305 btl.) – 90/100
Port Charlotte 5y 2002 (46%, Nadi Fiori 2009, first fill sherry) – 86/100
Amrut NAS (46%, Blackadder 2009, cask BA 5/2009, 295 btl.) – 87/100
Port Ellen 29yo 1979 (52%, Old Bothwell for Lindores 2009, cask #1654, 11 btl.) – 91/100
Highland Park announced a new 12 years old bottling named Hjarta.
Clynelish 16yo 1992 (46%, SMOS 2009, cask #5871, 293 btl.) – 85/100
Bowmore 8yo 2000 (60,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #800267, 215 btl.) – 84/100
Talisker 18 years old (45,8%, OB 2007) – 87/100
Macallan 25yo 1968 ‘Anniversary Malt’ (43%, OB 1994) – 88/100
Karuizawa 1988 (59,8%, OB 2006, cask #3397) – 87/100
Bladnoch 16yo 1992 (46%, Single Malts of Scotland 2009, bourbon hogshead, cask #2694, 375 btl.) – 85/100
Cadenhead’s is Scotland’s oldest independent bottler. Some of their ‘dumpy’ bottlings (in strangely shaped, dark-coloured glass) from the […]
The Dalmore ‘Gran Reserva’ (40%, OB 2008) – 81/100
Balblair 1997 (43%, OB 2008) – 81/100
Glenfarclas 39 yo 1970 (54,4%, The Perfect Dram 2009, first fill oloroso butt, 240 btl.) – 89/100
Balvenie 14y ‘Roasted Malt’ (47,1%, OB 2006) – 78/100
Baker’s 7y (53,5%, OB 2007) – 82/100
Glenugie 27yo 1982 (50%, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 2009, cask #5040, 216 btl.) – 90/100
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.) – 90/100
Jura Paps ‘Mountain of Gold’ (46%, OB 2009, Pinot Noir finish, 1366 btl.) – 75/100
Jura Paps ‘Mountain of the Sound’ (46%, OB 2009, Cabernet Sauvignon finish, 1366 btl.) – 80/100
Jura Paps ‘Sacred Mountain’ (46%, OB 2009, Barolo finish, 1366 btl.) – 82/100
In June 2009, Jura Distillery launched a limited edition of 3 single malts inspired by the Paps of […]
I will be on vacation until the end of this month. No worries, I have prepared a bunch […]
Millburn 27yo 1976 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail 2004) – 85/100
Redbreast 12y (40%, OB 2008) – 83/100
Talisker 12yo (45,8%, OB 2007, for Friends of Classic Malts, 21.500 btl.) – 82/100
Tomatin 31y 1976 (49,6%, Scotch Single Malt Circle 2008, cask #19085, 336 btl.) – 90/100
Ardbeg Blasda (40%, OB 2008) – 80/100
Auchentoshan 18yo 1991 (59,3%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #492, 301 btl.) – 68/100
Hillside 25y 1970 (60,1%, OB 1996) – 78/100
Clynelish 12yo 1996 (58,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #8245, 304 btl.) – 90/100
Longmorn 14y 1994 (50%, DL OMC 2008, ref. 4804, 352 btl.) – 82/100
Caol Ila ‘Ciao All’ 12yo 1996 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 82/100
Macduff 19yo 1990 (53,1%, Malts of Scotland 2009, cask #1423, 124 btl.) – 86/100
The Glenrothes recently announced two new expressions, a 20 year-old Glenrothes 1988 and a 10 year-old Glenrothes 1998. […]
Ardbeg 1990 ‘Airigh nam beist’ (46%, OB 2006) – 87/100
Auchroisk ‘Auk’s Choir’ 34yo 1975 (41,3%, Daily Dram 2009, 97 btl.) – 83/100
Introduction to the new independant bottler “Malts of Scotland”.
Highland Park ‘High Dark Plan’ 10yo 1998 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 86/100
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
It’s Sunday so let’s have a break from the Feis Ile bottlings and give you some news. In […]
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
Feis Ile is the yearly festival on Islay. It’s not all about whisky, but traditionally each of the […]
Three new releases in the Daily Dram series: High Dark Plan, Auk’s Choir and Ciao All.
Tomintoul 40y (43,3%, Speciality Drinks 2008, 335 btl.) – 86/100
Springbank 21y (46%, OB mid 90’s) – 94/100
Lagavulin 19y 1979 (46%, Murray McDavid 1998, cask #MM8593, bourbon cask)
Tomatin 1965 ‘Oat Mint’ (48,1%, Daily Dram 2009, 210 btl.) – 89/100
Balvenie 12y ‘Signature’ (40%, OB 2008, batch n°1) – 87/100
Auchentoshan Three Wood (43%, OB 2008) – 76/100
Linkwood 18yo 1990 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail for La Maison du Whisky 2009, cask #6962) – 86/100
Bruichladdich 2001 ‘Resurrection’ (46%, OB 2008, 24000 btl.)
Ardbeg Supernova (58,9%, OB 2009) – 85/100
St. Magdalene 23y 1970 (58,1%, RM 1994) – 82/100
Last week, I’ve had a sneak peek at the brand new Daily Dram whisky glass. The bowl is […]
Macallan 18y 1983 (43%, OB 2001) – 89/100
Ardbeg 10yo ‘Ten’ (46%, OB 2006)
Glenrothes Robur Reserve (40%, OB 2008, 1 liter) – 79/100
Karuizawa 36yo 1972 (65%, OB 2008, cask #7290, Japanese wine cask, 528 btl.) – 92/100
Caol Ila 26y 1982 (63%, The Whisky Agency 2009, Perfect Dram I, 120 btl.) – 88/100
Highland Park recently said that they can’t sustain the high strength of the current Highland Park 21 years […]
Highland Park 21yo (47,5%, OB 2007) – 91/100
If you thought the Highland Park 40yo was old (and expensive), think twice. The distillery announced a new […]
Highland Park 30yo (48,1%, OB 2007) – 89/100
Highland Park 25yo (48,1%, OB 2007) – 87/100
Highland Park 18yo (43%, OB 2007)
WhiskyNotes is 6 months old now, and still a few well-known brands never appeared (simply bad luck of […]
GlenDronach 15y ‘Revival’ (46%, OB 2009) – 81/100
Glenrothes 37y 1968 (57,6%, Duncan Taylor 2006, cask #13482, 160 btl.) – 88/100
Port Askaig 25y (45,8%, Whisky Exchange 2009) – 88/100
Port Askaig ‘Cask Strength’ (57,1%, Whisky Exchange 2009) – 82/100
Port Askaig, a new brand by Speciality Drinks / The Whisky Exchange
Balvenie 21y PortWood (40%, OB 2006) – 83/100
Springbank 18y (46%, OB 2009) – 88/100
Laphroaig ‘Philo Raga’ 11y 1998 (57,5%, Daily Dram 2009) – 87/100
Caperdonich 10y 1998 (58,5%, SMoS 2008, cask #1277, 251 btl.) – 83/100
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.
The results of this year’s WWA09 have been announced. Highland Park 21 years old is the best single malt whisky of this year.
Bunnahabhain 34y 1974 (59,3%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Perfect Dram I, 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
There are three Bunnahabhains in the 2009 range from The Whisky Agency. They’re all from the 1970’s and sherry matured, although they’ve used different types of sherry casks. I evaluated all three of them.
Fettercairn 33y 1975 (58,3%, The Whisky Agency 2008, Perfect Dram I, 143 btl.) – 82/100
Hag Rap Oil – Laphroaig 9y 1998 (56,7%, Daily Dram 2007, 450 bottles) – 85/100
Laphroaig 10 yo Cask strength (55,7%, OB 2007) – 89/100
Longmorn 32y 1976 (53%, The Whisky Agency 2008, 120 btl.) – 89/100
Bruichladdich Octomore 01.1 2001 (63,5%, OB 2008) – 87/100
Port Charlotte 2001 ‘PC6’ (61,6%, OB 2007) – 87/100
Two new bottlings in the Daily Dram range: an 11 year-old Laphroaig ‘Philo Raga’ from 1998 (57,5%) and a 43 year-old Tomatin ‘Oat Mint’ from 1965 (48,1%).
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 […]
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.
William Larue Weller (62,65%, OB 2008, 3rd release) – 87/100
St. Magdalene 26y 1982 (50%, DL OMC 2008, ref. 4712, 511 btl.) – 84/100
Linkwood 27y 1976 (46%, Cask & Thistle 2003, 336 btl.) – 84/100
Port Ellen 28y 1979 (53,7%, Norse Cask Selection 2007, Cask QW1311, 277 btl.) – 93/100
Bunnahabhain 12y (40%, OB) – 78/100
Nikka Yoichi 10y (45%, OB, batch 08G34B)
Bowmore 32y 1968 ‘Anniversary edition’ (45,5%, OB 2001, 1860 btl.) – 94/100
Bowmore 25y 1983 (50%, DL OMC 2008, ref. 4189, 259 btl.) – 60/100
Adelphi has a good reputation as an independent bottler. Their Inchgower 26y 1980 won a gold medal at […]
The Balvenie 10y Founder’s Reserve (43%, OB 2006) – 83/100
Aberlour a’bunadh (59,9%, OB 2007, batch n°19) – 86/100
Glenrothes 1979 (43%, OB 1994) – 90/100
Bruichladdich posted the line-up for this year on its blog. We can expect a multi-vintage sherry bottling, the […]
Our Angel – Cooley 9y 1999 (46%, Daily Dram 2009) – 88/100
Laphroaig Triple Wood (48%, OB 2008) – 88/100
Cutty Sark 18y (43%, OB, blend) – 75/100
Glenfarclas 1990 – The Family Malt Collection (43%, OB 2006) – 87/100
Longrow CV (46%, OB 2008) – 84/100
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.)
A second set of impressions from the 2009 whisky festival in Gent, with tasting notes of the following whiskies:
Long Red – Glen Ord 12y 1996 (46%, Daily Dram 2008, 184 btl.)
Auchentoshan Three Wood (43%, OB 2008)
Bunnahabhain 38y 1970 (40,2%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2008, cask 4075)
Caperdonich 36y 1972 (54,4%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 2008, cask 7219)
Connemara 16y 1992 (58,9%, 100° proof club bottling, cask K92/34 4185)
This year’s whisky festival in Gent was a success. There was definitely a lot more people than last year, which was not always a good thing. It was hard to reach the stands and there was not always the opportunity to get into details with the people behind the desk.
The whiskies were interesting. Let’s list some of the things I’ve tasted. No actual tasting notes, the situation is just not ideal. Sorry for having some incomplete references.
Amrut Single Cask (46%, Blackadder 2008, ref. BA 2/2008, 279 btl.)
This one must be a sister cask of the one that won a gold medal in the “non-plus-ultra daily drams” category of the 2008 Malt Maniacs Awards (ref. 1/2008). Very good, huge fruitiness (peach, oranges, pineapple) with vanilla. Rather weak attack but quickly regains its strength, with a long finish. Quite complex, very balanced and nicely ‘different’ in style.
BenRiach 20y (43%, OB 2008)
BenRiach 20y (43%, OB 2008)Fresh and fruity. Vanilla. Some ‘dirty’ notes as well, hints of smoke and cow stable. Good Speyside whisky. I would like to taste this again some day, it looked like I didn’t get the full complexity. At € 65, excellent value for money.
BenRiach 13y Maderensis Fumosus
(46%, OB 2008, Madeira finish)
Heavily peated, but the sweet wine finish works well here and adds some fruity notes. Citrus flavours, coal, some salty liquorice. Smokey finish with hints of sweet candy. Nice, could be an interesting replacement for my bottle of BenRiach Arumaticus Fumosus which is almost empty.
Ladyburn 27 yo 1973 (50,4%, OB 2000, Cask 3233) – 88/100
Good news: Daily Dram has three new bottlings named Undercover. The distilleries are undisclosed, but two of the […]
Benriach 12y Arumaticus Fumosus (46%, OB, 2007, Jamaican Dark Rum finish, 1740 btl.) – 85/100
Talisker NAS (59,2%, OB 2003, ‘for sale only at the distillery’) – 89/100
Linkwood 23y 1974 (61,2%, Rare Malts, 1997) – 82/100
Whisky festival Gent, Belgium – 13-15 February 2009
Aloha Grip – Laphroaig 1992 16y (58%, Daily Dram 2008, 180 btl.) – 86/100
The Glenrothes 1975 31y (43%, OB 2006) – 88/100
A new range of Glenmorangie ”private expressions”. The Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX will be the first release in this series.
Haig Gold Label (40%, OB, 1940’s)
Glenfarclas 105 (60%, OB 2007) – 86/100
Bowmore 1995 13y (56,4%, SMOS 2008, sherry butt n°419, 627 btl.) – 90/100
Laphroaig Cairdeas (55%, OB 2008, 3600 btl.) – 84/100
With the current rate of the British Pound, I decided to place an order at The Whisky Exchange, which has a huge choice of current as well as older bottlings. Not to forget their excellent range of Single Malts of Scotland releases.
Dailuaine ‘Adieu Lina’ 1973 35y (47,6%, Daily Dram 2008, 150 btl.) – 88/100
A few months ago, Bruichladdich released a private batch of its Octomore at 80 ppm phenols. After that, […]
Advent Calendar 2008 by Magnus Fagerström
Canto Cask 36 (54,3%, Compass Box for Bresser & Timmer, 2007, 257 btl.) – 85/100
Blend of Clynelish, Dailuaine and Teaninich.
The Black Grouse (40%, OB) – 73/100