Caol Ila 35 yo 1990 (44,5%, Decadent Drinks ‘Whiskyland’ 2026, refill hogshead, 226 btl.)
Ardmore 40 yo 1985 (42,6%, Decadent Drinks ‘Whiskyland’ 2026, refill hogsheads, 247 btl.)
Sideburn 29 yo 1994 + 1996 (53%, Decadent Drinks ‘Decadent Drams’ 2026, refill hogsheads, 201 btl.)
Millstone 11 yo 2014 (48%, Decadent Drinks ‘Decadent Drams’ 2025, first-fill PX hogshead, 320 btl.)
Marketing Malt 20 yo 2005 (57,1%, Decadent Drinks ‘Decadent Drams’ 2025, first-fill European oak sherry butts, 612 btl.)
Millstone
A review of the whisky year 2023, with a list of our favourite new releases, favourite cognacs and rums, as well as some whisky stats and thoughts.
Millstone 12 yo 2010 (53,2%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2022, Pedro Ximénez sherry butt #B237)
Millstone 26 yo 1996 (42,4%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2022, Oloroso sherry cask #4152, 233 btl.)
Millstone 5 yo 2017 (54,7%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2022, Oloroso sherry cask #170444, 315 btl.)
Millstone 1999 (46%, OB 2013, Special cask #1, PX) – 78/100
Millstone 3 yo 2013 (56,6%, OB for Whisky in Leiden 2016, peated P.X. cask, 332 btl.) – 83/100
Millstone 5 yo 2019 – Heavy Peated Palo Cortado (46%, OB 2024, Special #31, 2365 btl.)
Millstone 4 yo (49%, That Bourique-y Whisky Co 2020, 1925 btl.)
Millstone 7 yo 2018 – Pajarete Cask (46%, OB 2025, 687 btl.)
Millstone 8 yo 2000 (40%, OB 2009, French oak finish) – 75/100
Millstone Oloroso Sherry 3 yo 2014 (46%, OB 01.2018, 3000+ btl.)
Millstone rye 10% 2004 (58,6%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2014, cask #667) – 86/100
Bowmore 2001 (Douglas Laing XOP for The Whisky Exchange) The Whisky Exchange released a Bowmore 2001 which was bottled by […]
Glen Grant 24 yo 1997 (48,4%, The Taste of Whisky ‘Endangered species’ 2021, refill bourbon hogshead #5106, 215 btl.)
Glen Grant 24 yo 1998 (56,1%, The Whisky Blues 2022, hogshead #6439, 239 btl.)
Blair Athol 2010 (54,4%, Berry Bros for Kirsch Import 2023, hogshead + Sauternes finish, cask #303318, 298 btl.)
Millstone 5 yo 2017 (54,7%, Whisky Druid 2022, first fill Oloroso sherry cask #170446, 284 btl.)
Glentauchers 10 yo 2011 (62,6%, Single Malts of Scotland for Kirsch Import 2022, sherry butt #900247, 492 btl.)
Speyside Blended Malt 30 yo 1992 (51,6%, Liquid Treasures + Antelope Macau 2022, refill sherry butt, 520 btl.)
Great Northern Irish Whiskey 5 yo (58,2%, Whisky AGE for Whisky Picnic Bar 2022, first-fill bourbon barrels, Batch #1, 120 btl.)
Secret Islay 10 yo 2011 (53,3%, Dramcatcher 2021, Port barrique #3493, 72 btl.)
Staoisha 8 yo 2014 (59,1%, Best Dram 2023, first-fill Amarone barrique finish #10378A, 255 btl.)
Ardlair 11 yo 2011 (64,9%, van Wees ‘The Ultimate’ 2022, refill butt #900037, 539 btl.)
Arran 21 yo 2001 (55,3%, OB ‘Premium Cask’ for Whisky in Leiden 2023, bourbon cask #2001/061, 145 btl.)
Glen Scotia 5 yo 2016 (56,7%, OB for Whisky in Leiden 2023, first fill Oloroso hogshead, 247 btl.)
Millstone 3 yo 2019 – Heavily Peated (51,2%, OB for Whisky in Leiden 2023, PX cask #2548, 356 btl.)
Caol Ila 9 yo 2014 (52,9%, Murray McDavid ‘Benchmark’ for Whisky in Leiden 2023, Sauternes finish, 163 btl.)