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A glimpse into the impressive Dalmunach distillery

A glimpse into the impressive Dalmunach distillery. Their still house is truly one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. 😍⁠
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When around 2013 Chivas was looking for a way to expand their capacity, they had to make the choice to either put Imperial back into use, but it would have to be heavily rebuilt or build a new high tech distillery. You can imagine that they chose the latter. This has resulted in a beautiful modern distillery that went into production in 2014. Dalmunach is mainly used to produce whisky for the Chivas blends.⁠ ⁠⠀

Finally, the weekend has started! And that means t

Finally, the weekend has started! And that means that, after two dry weeks, I will go back to tasting whisky and writing tasting notes. Starting with this Chichibu London Edition of 2019. So expect a long-overdue review of this one soon! 😁 Cheers and happy Friday everyone!

I'm almost done with my dry weeks (there were two

I'm almost done with my dry weeks (there were two to be precise) and then this weekend I can start tasting whisky again! That's about time because there is already a lot to be done.😉 (not that I mind).⁠
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One of them is this Glen Scotia Double Cask, which was kindly sent to me by @monnikdranken. This single malt has first matured in 1st fill bourbon casks after being finished in PX sherry casks. Bottled at 46% ABV. I haven't tasted these in ages, so I'm very curious what I think of it now. What do you think of the Glen Scotia Double Cask?

Waterford Organic Gaia 1.1. is the first in a seri

Waterford Organic Gaia 1.1. is the first in a series of organic whiskies, but it’s also the first single malt in the Arcadian Series. A new range that will not only include organic whisky but also biodynamic and heritage distillates.⁠
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The idea to produce organic whisky started back in 2015, since then the distillery has worked with 6 farmers, who grow organic Irish barley in the traditional way. However, the volume of the barley wasn’t enough to also distil an Organic Single Farm Origin. So for this first release, it was decided to mix all barley from the 6 farms as 1 batch, and then distil it. But now that the distillery manages to acquire more organic barley, around 400-600 barrels are filled annually, which will lead to a few Organic Single Farm Origins being released in the future.⁠
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Nose: creme brulee, green apples. Barley notes. Drizzling lemon cake. A drop of honey. Mandarins and green bananas. A floral note in the background.⁠
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Taste: vanilla custard, lemons and pears. Barley. Honey. Mint and a hint of sweet pink grapefruit, but not the bitterness if that makes sense. Pink peppercorns.⁠
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Finish: mid-long and dry. Slightly oaky, sweet and peppery.⁠
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It’s young but good. Maybe slightly too peppery towards the finish. The proportions of casks are slightly different than with the Single Farm Origins, so there is a little less wine cask influence and you can taste that, but I think that is actually nice here.⁠
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Bottle provided by @waterforddistillery

I finally had a real winter feeling this morning w

I finally had a real winter feeling this morning when I woke up. It had frozen and everything turned completely white outside. I love this weather, these beautiful sunny freezing days. Unfortunately, they are becoming increasingly scarce in the Netherlands. On the other hand, when we have such a beautiful winter day, I also enjoy it even more nowadays. 😊⁠
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Anyway, with such a beautiful winter scene going on in the garden, I couldn't resist taking a picture with this new Bunna from Càrn Mòr. I haven't had time to taste it yet, but hopefully soon! (It's been staring at me from the moment I bought it... 😉) Have a great weekend everyone!

So here's a bit of an overdue review of the Ardnam

So here's a bit of an overdue review of the Ardnamurchan AD/09.20:01, which is the first-ever single malt released by this young distillery from Adelphi. And it was one I have been waiting for. However, they made us wait a little longer than most distilleries because it’s a few years older than the required three years to be called whisky. A good thing, I mean when you can why not, and also the price was really good (I think I paid just above €50 for it). So it’s needless to say that this bottle is already sold out but I’m sure you will certainly find a number of them at auctions for a ‘slightly’ different price. ;-) ⁠
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Nose: a whiff of peat and pears at first. Warm apple pie and caramel fudge. Red fruits, such as red berries and raspberries. Strawberries too, but more like a strawberry chewing gum. Honey and apple juice. It’s also grassy at some points, but more hay-like.⁠
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Taste: acacia honey and plenty of it. A hint of peat. Vanilla and caramel fudge, but also milk chocolate. Pears. Somewhat waxy and a hint of salt. Apple juice. Followed by white pepper.⁠
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Finish: short and a little bit dry. A metallic note, white pepper and apple juice again.⁠
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A lovely first single malt from Ardnamurchan. Especially the nose is great as it changes all rather quickly and I’m picking up new notes by every smell. The palate is somewhat less complex compared to the nose, but nevertheless still quite tasty. The finish, however, stays a bit behind as it is quite short. But all in all a very enjoyable first single malt from Ardnamurchan!

So what do you think of Miltonduff? I personally t

So what do you think of Miltonduff? I personally think it's most of the time pretty good. I don't really remember ever having a bad Miltonduff ... At least I haven't run into them yet. Of course, one is better than the other, but that is more than logical, isn't it.⁠
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One of the better ones I tasted last year is this 21 year old Miltonduff from Chapter 7. One you really should take your time for, because the wait will be rewarded with a beautiful single malt. (A full review will be online soon)

The beautiful Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin. T

The beautiful Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin. The building in which the distillery is housed, St. James Church, is located in the Liberties near the Guinness Storehouse. The current building of the church itself dates back to the mid-1800s, however, the Pearse Lyons Distillery is only a few years old. The church was bought in 2013 and about 4 years later both the distillery and the visitor centre were opened.⁠
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This Cardhu 11 year old from the Diageo Special Re

This Cardhu 11 year old from the Diageo Special Releases 2020 series was one I was quite curious about, since I hadn’t tasted Cardhu in years. The last time was probably on an edition of Spirit of Speyside years ago, when I had a tour of the distillery and where I had a tasting afterwards. ⁠
It’s also one of the brands I first tasted back in the early 2000s, but swapped for other brands soon after, because I started to find it a bit dull. The original bottlings do not exactly have my preference anymore and there are actually no independent bottlings. So I thought that a Cardhu, bottled at cask strength, could be interesting to try and decided to buy a bottle. So…. Here you have my first ever Cardhu review! 😉⁠
Nose: rather fruity and sweet nose. Yellow apples and ripe pears. Vanilla custard. Honey. Later also lemons and a floral note. Followed by a layer of caramel.⁠
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Taste: vanilla custard and also the pears. Which is followed by oranges and lemons. Honey mixed with just the tiniest hint of liquorice and ginger. A little peppery too.⁠
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Finish: mid-long and slightly dry. Honey and vanilla custard.⁠
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Nice to taste Cardhu after so many years. It’s lovely actually, well balanced too. Don’t expect a fancy and complex dram, but just very good flavours that make this a rather enjoyable dram.

I've been a little more absent than usual on socia

I've been a little more absent than usual on social media over the past month and on my blog even more so. It was time for a break, a well-deserved vacation from it all. This year I just kept going on with all kinds of things and that resulted in an extremely busy year without taking any time off. Anyway, these few weeks off from work, studying, blogging and way less time here on Instagram have done me good and so we can start the year fresh again! 😉⁠
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So from next week, I will pick up blogging and so reviews will appear from next Monday with some regularity again, but I also have some other (whisky-related) articles for you which took way too long to post and some new items as well. ⁠
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Anyway, this Ichiro's Malt & Grain will be one of the first to appear on the blog (probably on Friday) and it's a blended whisky created by Ichiro Akuto, founder of the Chichibu Distillery. However, this is not a Japanese blend as you might expect, but a world blended whisky. Which means that in addition to Chichibu whisky it also includes whiskies from America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. But more about this blend next week!⁠
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(Thanks to @saluddistribution for the bottle)⁠

I still managed to get hold of a bottle of the Spr

I still managed to get hold of a bottle of the Springbank Madeira Wood, something I didn't expect to happen anymore as they sold out rather quickly. I really liked it, so I'm very happy about that.😀 In the meantime, I had already written a review for it. So I will also share it here:⁠
Nose: red apples and a hint of red berries and lemons. This is quickly followed by strawberry jam. That typical Springbank farmyard smell and a hint of diesel oil. Then it goes towards honey and sweet raisins. It’s slightly peaty. Ginger too. A bittersweet caramel. An earthy note in the background, from chestnut mushrooms. And some mint in the background.⁠
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Taste: plenty of strawberries and honey. Creme brulee. A hint of rum raisins and cherries. A bunch of spices, mainly crushed black crushed pepper and a touch of ginger. Somewhat salty too. Then it goes towards a hint of burned wood and it’s slightly waxy.⁠
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Finish: mid-long to long with strawberries and honey. Black pepper, a touch of oak and smoke.⁠
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Really good. A nice collaboration between the rum and bourbon casks and the finish of Madeira Wood.

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