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I’m happy to see that Diageo has replaced the st

I’m happy to see that Diageo has replaced the standard exclusives (large editions and all bottled at 48%) for a bottle your own version. I always thought those old standard bottlings were okay, but certainly not special. The nice thing that Diageo now also offers this, is that you can also taste brands such as Dalwhinnie outside the standard range and at cask strength. Something you rarely encounter since Dalwhinnie is not released by independent bottlers. However, one was recently bottled by North Star. Whether this is a one-off or if we’ll be seeing more indie bottlings from Dalwhinnie in the near future, I don’t know… But I do hope so though. Anyway, I digress so first let’s see how this Distillery Exclusive fares.⁠
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This Dalwhinnie has matured in sherry puncheons and is bottled at a strength of 53.6% ABV.⁠
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NOSE: dried fruits such as raisins and plums. Followed by Acacia honey and toffee. Almonds. Later also sweet oranges and red apples.⁠
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TASTE: oranges and red apples. Honey. Dark chocolate and toffee. A touch of maple syrup and almonds. Warming winter spices, with a hint of black pepper, cinnamon and cloves.⁠
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FINISH: Long and lingering with cinnamon, maple syrup. Cloves and pepper.⁠
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A very tasty Dalwhinnie that is nicely balanced. It has sweet notes and a nice layer of fruit, with the spices making sure it doesn’t get too sweet. A real winter warmer which I enjoy very much. Yup, this will certainly get me through the winter (impatiently waiting for the first snow of the year to fall).⁠
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Score: 88/100⁠

Casks outside at Claxton's.

Casks outside at Claxton's.

Not so long ago, Bimber released the Apogee XII. A

Not so long ago, Bimber released the Apogee XII. And as the name suggests, this is indeed not a new Bimber, but it’s a 12 year old blended malt consisting of Scottish single malts. Created to meet the high demand for their own products, it will be an ongoing release, of which this is the first batch.⁠
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The exact origin of the whisky has not been disclosed, except that the single malts used are sourced from both Speyside and the Highlands. After blending, the Apogee XI was given a short finish in ex-bourbon casks that previously held Bimber’s own single malt and finally bottled at 46.4% ABV.⁠
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Nose: lovely nose, quite fruity and some lovely fresh notes too. A lovely mixture of oranges and lemons. Honey. Salted caramel. Then plenty of red apples, pears and a light floral note. Followed by ginger and cinnamon.⁠
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Taste: oranges, but also pineapple in the background. Red apples again. Milk chocolate and toffee, followed by a faint hint of oak. It’s a little bit spicy, with notes of cinnamon and a touch of black pepper.⁠
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Finish: mid-long with coffee, milk chocolate and some spices.⁠
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A very pleasant blended malt and I think it’s a real crowd-pleaser. It has nice fruit notes, some spice and everything is nicely balanced. This is well made. A word of warning though, it’s dangerously drinkable. 😉⁠
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Bottle provided by Bimber.

I'm going to start the weekend just right. I love

I'm going to start the weekend just right. I love the Springbank 10, always one that I will gladly repurchase. Have a great weekend everyone, cheers! 🥃⁠
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Ben Nevis on the menu today. I had already tasted

Ben Nevis on the menu today. I had already tasted this a few days ago, it's very good, but I still had to write some proper tasting notes for it. And I can tell you I don't mind doing that at all. 😉🥃

The beautiful Annandale Distillery. 🖤

The beautiful Annandale Distillery. 🖤

These Aberlour distillery exclusives are released

These Aberlour distillery exclusives are released in two versions, one that has had a sherry maturation and the other has matured in American oak. The bottles are already filled, so it’s not a Bottle Your Own version, but they do come in a nice wooden box. In the meantime, I’ve been able to taste a few and I always think they are rather nice. Besides that, they are also very affordable (£75,-). And that together is reason enough for me to always stop by the Aberlour Distillery when I’m in the area to see if they’re available.⁠
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NOSE: a little restrained at first. But giving it time reveals pears and yellow apples. There’s a touch of coconut. Plenty of vanilla, followed by a hint of honeydew melon and bananas. Later nougat and lemons, but also lemon sponge cake.⁠
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TASTE: quite some vanilla on the arrival, but also bananas. Creme brulee. Honey. Unripe kiwis and lemons. A herbal note, which I can’t define.⁠
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FINISH: mid-long with caramel, creme brulee, honey and that very same herbal note as on the palate.⁠
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As soon as the nose opens, more and more flavours are added, you just keep smelling them. However, this is somewhat less in the taste and finish, where it becomes somewhat simpler. Nevertheless, it is certainly a nice whisky, but the nose remains the favourite here.

We're going back to Denmark with a new release fro

We're going back to Denmark with a new release from Stauning. It's their classic rye whisky but in a wintery edition. I already got to taste a rye whisky from them last year and although I thought it was ok in the beginning, it grew on me. I'm not very familiar with rye whisky or Danish whisky for that matter, so maybe that's why it took me a while to really like it. So I'm very curious how this Winter Edition compares to that other batch! ⁠
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Thanks to @saluddistribution for this bottle.

And we have arrived at the final review of the Dia

And we have arrived at the final review of the Diageo Special Releases and as I already mentioned, it is of course entirely devoted to the oldest of the bunch, the 26-year-old Lagavulin. And one I was perhaps most curious about.⁠
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Before being bottled at a strength of 44.2%, it matured First-Fill Pedro Ximenez & Oloroso seasoned casks for 26 years. Sounds interesting, right?⁠
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NOSE: bonfire smoke and a faint hint of ash. A rubbery note as well. And plenty of dried fruits such as raisins and figs. Red apples. But then also quite some blueberries. Bbq smoked ham. Honey. Dark chocolate and cinnamon.⁠
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TASTE: a touch of bonfire smoke again. Ash is in the background. That smoked ham again. Dried fruits, raisins mostly. Blueberries. Rich honey and toffee. A hint of dark chocolate and cinnamon. A hint of cloves too. A faint hint of black pepper and oak.⁠
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FINISH: long. Blueberries and peat, but also a smouldering bonfire.⁠
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The beautiful nose and the palate are actually more subtle than I would have thought beforehand. A lovely winter warmer. A really good dram, but quite expensive.⁠
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Sample provided by Diageo⁠
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The shiny stills of Blair Athol distillery. (In to

The shiny stills of Blair Athol distillery. (In total there are 4). ⁠
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I kept wondering why the walls were only half-painted blue. So if anyone knows, I'd love to hear it. 😉

Today we continue the Special Releases 2021 and wi

Today we continue the Special Releases 2021 and with this 13-year-old Mortlach and 19-year-old Glendullan we have almost come to the end of the reviews of these annual series. Because after today there will be only 1 bottle left that has not yet passed here... And you probably guessed it, that is of course the 26 year old Lagavulin. But more on that next Sunday, let's take a look at these two first.⁠
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MORTLACH 13 YEAR OLD TASTING NOTES:⁠
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NOSE: quite light with malty notes. Oat cookies and porridge. A hint of vanilla. Lemons and pears too. Later also heather honey and almonds.⁠
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TASTE: Oranges. Caramel. Plenty of vanilla. Quite some pears and sweet red apples. Coconut and a hint of chalk. A hint of ginger. A touch of oak and white pepper.⁠
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FINISH: mid-long with pears and red apples. A touch of white pepper too.⁠
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Not the Mortlach as we know it and it reminds me more of a typical Speysider than linking this directly to Mortlach. But yes, Mortlach is of course also a Speyside distillery, only I expected more of this maybe. It’s certainly not a bad whisky, but it’s not really special either.⁠
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GLENDULLAN 19 YEAR OLD TASTING NOTES:⁠
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NOSE: very restrained at first, it needs some time to really shine. But then it becomes quite fruity and sweet. Sweet oranges, overripe yellow apples. Apricots too. Raisins. And later also coconut.⁠
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TASTE: oranges again, green apples. A sugary note. Quite some vanilla, which is followed by honey and raisins. Coconut as well. A touch of oak. Slightly spicy with a hint of black pepper and cloves.⁠
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FINISH: slightly dry and mid-long. With the same spices again, a hint of oak, raisins and dried plums.⁠
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Normally I’m not a big fan of Cognac finishes as it can often be overpowering, but I think it went quite well here. The cognac finish is definitely present, but it doesn’t take over the rest. This single malt is well balanced and quite tasty.⁠
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Samples provided by Diageo

A long-overdue review of this fine 21 year old Ard

A long-overdue review of this fine 21 year old Ardmore from Elixir Distillers, bottled in the Single Malts of Scotland series. This was the last bottle from the family tasting line-up in October that had not yet been reviewed. Yup, I still have a lot to catch up on.😬 So here are my tasting notes:⁠
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This Ardmore has matured in a bourbon hogshead and is bottled at 53.1% ABV.⁠
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NOSE: a subtle layer of peat and ashes. Lemons and vanilla. There’s a herbal note as well. Barley in the background. Red apples too. It’s a bit restrained though. With water: much fruitier, mostly lemons.⁠
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TASTE: a lovely oily mouthfeel. Peat in the back and also ash here. Lemons. Vanilla. A hint of chalk and minerals. Red apples. And a touch of white pepper. With water: much fruitier, mostly lemons but then I also get a malty note.⁠
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FINISH: long with ash, lemons and chalk, hay and strangely enough a very faint hint of cow dung, ha!⁠
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It's good, but not very pronounced or complex. Which just keeps it from being really great. So it might just miss a point on that, otherwise, I think I would have even scored a little higher.⁠
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Score: 87/100⁠

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