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Unfortunately, there was no Campbeltown Malts fest

Unfortunately, there was no Campbeltown Malts festival this year either, we all know why, but luckily J&A Mitchell & Company had arranged another great online Tasting Week, which I enjoyed very much. ⁠
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This 17 year old Longrow was one of the festival bottles and is my favourite of the bunch. It has matured in fresh rum casks and is bottled at a strength of 50.5% ABV.⁠
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NOSE: very rummy at first, and mixed with fresh citrus fruits. This is followed by honey. Subtle peat. Ripe bananas and pineapple. There’s a light farmyard smell as well. Vanilla. Later also minerals and chalk.⁠
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TASTE: more peat than in the nose. Vanilla and bananas. Pineapple juice. It’s a little bit salty at some points. Which is quickly followed by minerals.⁠
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FINISH: mid-long to long. Peat and sweet fried bananas. A pinch of salt and kiwi.⁠
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I liked this one very much. Maybe not super complex, but it’s rather nice and packed with beautiful flavours. There are some lovely tropical flavours in this one, which work very well with the Longrow character.⁠
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This Speyside 1988 is the latest release of Le Gus

This Speyside 1988 is the latest release of Le Gus't! If you didn't know by now, I'm a big fan of them. They may not bottle much, but what they release is always of very high quality. I haven't tasted this Speysider yet, but I assume it's no different for this one. (Oh, and rumour has it that this is actually a Macallan ...😁) A review is coming soon!

The so-called “secret” Orkneys along with the

The so-called “secret” Orkneys along with the (un)official Highland Park releases have been declining quite a bit since last year. While there were about 300 (according to Whiskybase) in the years 2018 and 2019, in 2020 that was less than half. A good development in my opinion, because it felt a bit like an overkill.⁠
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It actually stopped me from buying one (I never bought official Highland Park bottlings anyway), even though there are quite a few beautiful Orkneys bottled by independent bottlers. But after tasting a great Orkney from Watt Whisky some time ago, I thought it would be a good idea to taste a little bit more of Highland Park again. And so I bought this Orkney 2007 from Elixir Distillers. One that has received rather good reviews and unlike most Orkneys is that it has matured in sherry casks. ⁠
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Nose: a whiff of smoke. A maritime smell, slightly minerally. Brine too. Quite some forest fruits, with mostly blueberries. Sweet strawberries too. Plums. Dark chocolate and a touch of maple syrup. Then tobacco. Red apples and a pinch of honey. Later also a touch of oak.⁠
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Taste: blueberries again, strawberries and plums. Raisins. Honey. Dark chocolate and toffee. Maple syrup. Plenty of cinnamon and a hint of ginger. And some tobacco in the background.⁠
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Finish: mid-long and slightly drying. cinnamon and raisins. A touch of oak and a balsamic note. Somewhat one-dimensional.⁠
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It’s good and dangerously drinkable. It loses a point on the finish, which is a bit one-dimensional. But all in all a very enjoyable whisky.

A look at Glen Grant’s still room. The distiller

Not long ago I wrote a review of two whiskies from

Okay, that's the work week done. Time to relax and

Okay, that's the work week done. Time to relax and enjoy this beautiful dram. Have a great weekend everyone! 🥃

Yesterday I posted a review of all festival bottle

Yesterday I posted a review of all festival bottles from the Online Tasting Week on my blog, but I will also share them here (not all at once though). Today that will be this lovely Hazelburn, which has matured in fresh Oloroso casks. Bottled at a strength of 54.9% ABV.⁠
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NOSE: quite some chocolate at first. Some leathery notes. Dried fruit, with mostly raisins. But also blackberries. Then it goes towards honey and a hint of caramel. Followed by hazelnuts and lemons. Nougat here as well. Then oranges. And later also a farmyard note and Earl Grey tea.⁠
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TASTE: Dark chocolate again, mixed with blackberries. Caramel. Tobacco leaves and a hint of leather. Followed by honey. Oranges. And in the end, some spices, such as black pepper, nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon. A touch of oak too.⁠
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FINISH: mid-long to long with the same spices. A touch of oak and leather. Cacao and caramel. Slightly dry.⁠
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It has a very interesting and beautiful nose, every time I smell it, I pick up something else. The palate and finish are slightly less complex than the nose, but certainly just as tasteful. The Oloroso sherry casks are present, but they work nicely with the Hazelburn spirit here. Really well done.⁠

A look inside one of Edradour's warehouses.

A look inside one of Edradour's warehouses.

This Ledaig 12 year old with its quirky label is b

This Ledaig 12 year old with its quirky label is bottled by the Daily Dram and it’s part of a relatively new series from the bottler.⁠
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“Classics with a twist” is the name of this new series. which consists of 6 different bottles. All labels in this series refer to a famous painting. And as an art lover, I think these bottles are really cool! On the label of this Ledaig, we see a twist of the Girl with the Pearl Earring. Surely the most famous painting by the great Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.⁠
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This Ledaig was distilled in 2008 and bottled at a strength of 53.4% ABV.⁠
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NOSE: vegetal peat. A touch of bonfire smoke. A sour note which reminds me of gooseberries. Also quite some vanilla. And a bit of chalk. leaves. And a damp earthy note. Mushrooms too. Later also lemons.⁠
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TASTE: sweet peat on the arrival, mixed with a lemon note. A hint of barley sugar and vanilla. An earthy note. Caramel in the back. A pinch of black pepper and plenty of fresh ginger. A little bit of liquorice too.⁠
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FINISH: short to mid-long with peat, that earthy note again. Black pepper, ginger and liquorice.⁠
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Ledaig as it should be, with those typical Ledaig flavours. So no twist there. 😉 It’s not very complex but it’s just really nice. Slightly lacking something in the finish though.

And we continue our journey of discovery of Dougla

And we continue our journey of discovery of Douglas Laing's Remarkable Regional Malts range. Each blended malt (there are 6 in total) represents a whisky region and this Epicurean is a marriage of different single malts from the Lowlands. ⁠
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The character of this Lowlander is light, fresh, grassy and zesty. And I have been told that this Epicurean is also perfect for a cocktail. So I'm definitely going to try that out this weekend. ⁠
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My review will be online soon and I will add a simple cocktail recipe as well. ⁠
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Bottle provided by: @monnikdranken

“The Karamazov Brothers is the last and the most

“The Karamazov Brothers is the last and the most difficult book of Dostoevsky. I have read it in school, as part of the school programme and I was too young and too raw for it. I read it again in university and then again and again. Yes, it’s huge, yes there are more questions than answers in this book, and yes you literally can feel all the phantoms Dostoevsky was haunted by, but it’s fascinating! One of the best books I have ever read."⁠
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This Ardmore is finished in a Latour-Martillac wine cask and is bottled at 59.4% ABV.⁠
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Nose: a touch of peat smoke and lemons. Then it goes to blueberries and red berries. Tobacco leaves. Later also apricots and a touch of ginger. Water: farmyard smell. Raisins.⁠
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Taste: quite some peat smoke on the arrival, but also tobacco leaves and a hint of ash. Which is quickly followed by cranberries. Honey and sweet raisins. Vanilla. A touch of lemon. Dark chocolate. Then some black pepper, a touch of ginger and cinnamon. Water: more towards dried apricots and raisins and spices get more settled. A hint of oranges.⁠
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Finish: mid-long with the spices, dark chocolate and lemon. water adds Apricots and raisins.⁠
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This Ardmore needs time and air. After that, it opens up and it becomes really flavourful. It could use a few drops of water though. ⁠
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(Bottle provided by The Bookinist)

Dark clouds above the BenRiach Distillery. :-)

Dark clouds above the BenRiach Distillery. :-)

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