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Very happy to have bought this 28 year old Springb

Very happy to have bought this 28 year old Springbank from the Society. A nice idea from the Society is that they have released this Springbank in bottles of 200 ml, which gives more people the opportunity to taste this. Can't wait to try it, but I'll have to wait just a little bit longer as I'm saving it for a special occasion. Well not that special, just for my birthday, haha. Happy weekend everyone! 🥃

The best part of my trip to Scotland last month wa

The best part of my trip to Scotland last month was my visit to Brora. The closed distillery has been revived by Diageo and they have done that quite well! Everything has been renovated as best as possible and rebuilt as it once was. For example, the old stillhouse (built in 1819) was completely demolished and rebuilt stone by stone. The old stills have been refurbished and are back in use. Almost everything is back in its original state with of course a number of adjustments to modern times, such as an elevator that makes the distillery accessible to everyone. ⁠
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I have been lucky enough to visit Brora on a number of occasions, both before and during the refurbishment, so to see the distillery in operation was truly amazing. Many thanks again to @andrew_t_flatt for the Brora history lesson and of course for showing us around!

This Edradour 2011 was part of the family tasting

This Edradour 2011 was part of the family tasting I gave a month ago. And these sherry bombs have been released quite a lot in recent years. You didn’t just see them at Van Wees, but also at Signatory and of course Edradour itself as well. Not entirely strange, since Signatory owns Edradour and Van Wees, in turn, buys its casks from Signatory.⁠
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Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of this kind of sherry bomb (with a few exceptions), but because I knew that a few family members would appreciate this bottle, I added it to the line-up. And it was also an excellent opportunity for me to taste this without having to buy a whole bottle.⁠
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This Edradour has matured in a 1st fill sherry butt for 9 years and is bottled at a strength of 59.2% ABV. Cask #38.⁠
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NOSE: dried fruits, such as raisins and prunes. A hint of dark fruits: Stewed black cherries and blackberries. Dark chocolate. A hint of tobacco and charred wood. Brown sugar but also honey. Then a touch of balsamic, followed by caramel.⁠
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TASTE: Forest fruits, such as blueberries and blackberries, but also a faint hint of strawberries. Dried prunes. Dark, rich honey. A balsamic note here as well. Dark chocolate and a touch of caramel. Toffee too. Then a hint of oak and spices such as black pepper and cloves.⁠
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FINISH: mid-long to long. Dark chocolate and also toffee. Black pepper and cloves. Red berries too.⁠
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To be fair, it’s rather tasty. Maybe the winter feeling has set in, but I can appreciate this quite well. I already thought this single malt was nice during that tasting, but we had tasted it while we were served an Irish stew which paired surprisingly well with this Edradour. It made the whisky a bit more fruity, but it also complemented the spices found in the stew. But good to know that it was not only a great dram then, but also now that I’ve tasted it again in the comfort of my own home.

Good to see that the Diageo distilleries now also

Good to see that the Diageo distilleries now also offer 'Bottle Your Own' bottlings. A lot better than the previous distillery exclusives that were often fine, but never really special. I bought this from Dalwhinnie a few weeks ago and my first impression was that it was quite tasty. Nice to be able to taste a Dalwhinnie at cask strength, not something you see very often.

This is the fifth release from Ardnamurchan. So fa

This is the fifth release from Ardnamurchan. So far I have only tasted the first bottling, so it’s time to return to Ardnamurchan to see how things are now.⁠
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Nothing has actually changed for the creation of this last batch, because just like its predecessors, it also consists of 50/50 peated and un-peated single malt. In addition, it has matured in both bourbon and sherry casks and again the same ratio has been used, namely 65% bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks. An interesting mix, that worked quite well for the first batch (and the rest probably too), so let’s find out what this batch will bring.⁠
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NOSE: a soft layer of smoke mixed with a lovely mix of all kinds of berries: red berries, blackberries and raspberries. Then a hint of vanilla, quickly followed by lemons and apples. Tea biscuits. A light farmyard smell, giving it just a bit of a ‘dirty’ edge and minerals. Followed by creamy caramel.⁠
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TASTE: quite creamy at first but there’s also smoke. Caramel, but vanilla custard here as well. Apples and raspberries. The farmyard notes are back and minerals too. A hint of pecan nuts, followed by toffee and cinnamon. It’s slightly salty.⁠
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FINISH: Mid-long and sweet, with caramel and cinnamon, but also honey and raspberries. Slightly mineral-like.⁠
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A step-up of the first Ardnamurchan I tasted and which I thought was quite good already! Some of the flavours are certainly similar, but I have the idea that this one brings just a little more and the finish is definitely better and longer. Kudos to Ardnamurchan for creating such a lovely young whisky and great to see that this batch brings just that little bit more. Well done!

Whisky maturing at Dalwhinnie Distillery. 🖤

Whisky maturing at Dalwhinnie Distillery. 🖤

It's been a while since I bought an Aberlour, but

It's been a while since I bought an Aberlour, but I couldn't pass up this one when I visited the distillery shop. I think the sherried edition of this Distillery Exclusive was already sold out, but luckily they still had this version, which has matured in American oak casks. I always liked the previous editions and the first impression was that this is another nice one.

Fettercairn has always been a bit of a brand that

Pulteney distillery has been around for almost two

Pulteney distillery has been around for almost two centuries. But for a long time, Old Pulteney was only available through a few independent bottlers (mainly Gordon & MacPhail), as just about all of the whisky produced was completely processed into blends. However, this changed when the distillery was taken over by Inver House in 1995. And so in 1997 the Old Pulteney 12 year old was introduced for the first time. A few years later, the core range was further expanded with, for example, a 17 and 21 year old. Most of the core range has since been replaced by other bottlings. But it was the 12 year old single malt that has been around from the start and still stands strong.⁠
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NOSE: vanilla and oranges. Minerals and a bit briny too. Then I get lemons, but also a hint of coconut. Nougat. Almonds in the back and caramel. Later also peach.⁠
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TASTE: a creamy mouthfeel with whipped cream and vanilla. Slightly watery though, but less than I expected. A bit of caramel fudge. Lemons and also oranges. Followed by minerals and a touch of chalk. A pinch of sea salt and almonds again.⁠
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FINISH: short to mid-long with salt, caramel and lemons.⁠
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A nice entry-level whisky. It has those lovely salty, maritime notes that you would expect from an Old Pulteney. Not a complicated single malt, but a subtle and tasty dram. For around €30, this is good value for money too.⁠
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Bottle provided by @monnikdranken

Beautiful fall colours at Blair Athol Distillery l

Beautiful fall colours at Blair Athol Distillery last week. 😍

Starting the weekend nice and early with the Redbr

Starting the weekend nice and early with the Redbreast 15 year old. What will you be drinking on this lovely Friday? 😁🥃

Italian bottler Sestante, founded by Ernesto Maina

Italian bottler Sestante, founded by Ernesto Mainardi, first started importing whisky. Mainly Gordon & MacPhail, but also Tamdhu, Glen Grant and Rosebank for example. A few years later, in 1985, the first Sestante bottles were released, and that was not without merit because many have become legendary.⁠
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At the time, Gordon & MacPhail bottled everything at 40%, but Mainardi was eager to accommodate his customers, so he often bottled half the casks at 40% and the other half at cask strength.⁠
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Another thing Sestante was known for was the Edinburgh crystal decanters into which various imported whiskies were rebottled. A tradition that started at Co. Import, but which Mainardi continued at Sestante and took to a whole new level. Ultimately, no fewer than 3,500 of these crystal decanters were released.⁠
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NOSE: dried apricots, but also blueberries and sweet black cherries. There’s a nice touch of leather and damped earth in the back. A wood note. Quite some honey and cured ham. Tobacco leaves and a hint of hazelnuts.⁠
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TASTE: tobacco leaves at first. Then dark fruits again, but less than the nose suggests. A hint of oranges. Dark chocolate and caramel fudge. A good drop of honey. Old worn leather and a hint of shoe polish. A touch of roasted coffee beans and earl grey tea. There is some eucalyptus. But also a note of balsamic. A pinch of black pepper. Cloves and nutmeg. Some oak too.⁠
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FINISH: long and slightly dry. Oak, oranges, shoe polish and a faint hint of eucalyptus.⁠
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Big, bold and really good. It’s quite complex and multiple layered and for me, the high ABV (57%) seems to work just right here. A stunning old school Mortlach! Just utterly brilliant.

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