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Convalmore was one of the distilleries located in Dufftown, just up the road to The Balvenie and Glenfiddich. It produced mainly whisky for blends, such as Black&White. After being mothballed in 1985, the premises were sold to William Grant & Sons., who now uses the warehouses to store their whisky. But the license is still in hands of Diageo (the last owner and operator of the distillery), so they can still release Convalmore whisky if they ever want to.⁠⠀
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This 24-year-old Convalmore was bottled in 2003 at a strength of 59.4% and is the only Convalmore in the Rare Malts series. It’s really good and quite complex, but it needs some time to develop and also water helps here to bring out new flavours.⁠⠀
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Nose: Vanilla and tobacco leaves at first. A hint of stewed fruits and honey. But at the moment it is still fairly closed and the scents are quite concentrated. Then a little coconut appears, followed by hazelnuts. Mandarins. Give it time and it opens up. Apricots here as well. With water: Fruitier and it adds lemons and also some mint. Caramel too.⁠⠀
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Taste: Quite a thick mouthfeel. Vanilla, coconut in the background and a hint of ginger. Hazelnuts. Tobacco leaves again. But I think it could use a little water as it is quite peppery from the alcohol. Oranges. With water: fruitier, beeswax, mint and caramel too.⁠⠀
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Finish: Long, pink grapefruit in the background and those mandarins again. Peppery. Water adds mint, coconut and caramel.

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Woohoo, the weekend has started! And I'm going to drink a dram with my dad. He likes peated whiskies, so Lagavulin 12 C.S. it is. :-) Happy Friday all!

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A recent purchase: a 9-year-old Caol Ila, bottled by Adelphi. Look at that colour! 😳

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The Brora filling station before the renovation started. The entire distillery is currently being rebuilt and restored and is said to be opening again this year. I'm very curious what it will look like when it is completely ready. What about you guys.

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Although Laphroaig 10 was the first whisky I ever drank and which I appreciated at the time, I rarely drink Laphroaig these days. Of course, my taste has changed over the years, but it is mainly due to the fact that I find the current core range not that great or too expensive. However, I often find the 10-year-old cask strength releases to be quite good and that also applies to the Cairdeas bottlings. Those are actually the only official bottlings that I still buy from Laphroaig. What do you think of Laphroaig these days?

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Merry Christmas everyone!!

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Whisky maturing at Old Pulteney.

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A while ago I received this bottle from a friend who had taken this from his trip to the US. It is a US-exclusive and has aged for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks and is then finished in charred new American oak barrels. Bottled at a strength of 43%.⁠⠀
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But so far I have not come to taste it. Fortunately today I finally have a quiet Sunday afternoon, so time to open this bottle and write a review about it right away! (review will be online this week).⁠⠀
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Happy Sunday everyone!

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A single malt from the now-closed Grythyttan Distillery, bottled by the Swedish bottler Svenska Eld Vatten. Distilled in September 2011 before being bottled in October 2018. Matured in an ex-sauternes cask for 7 years and it is also slightly peated (16PPM). Bottled at an impressive strength of 61.2%. ⁠
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It is a bit of a weird one but definitely interesting. Not an easy sipper and despite his young age, it has quite some body and a nice thick mouthfeel. The finish was the least part as it was quite short and dry. But still, I was actually pleasantly surprised by this. Dangerously drinkable at this strength though!⁠
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Nose: A nice layer of smoke combined with blueberries and sweet cherries. Honey. Apricots. Red wine gums to give it that extra sweetness. Butterscotch. A hint of biscuits. Then a sour note appears, a little bit of lime.⁠
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Taste: Quite sweet but not overpowering. Honey. Purple wine gums. Apricots and overripe pears. Caramel. A gentle hint of smoke, which is a nice opponent to the sweetness. Also here a slight citric or lime note. ⁠
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Finish: The finish is a bit short and somewhat dry.⁠
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(IF you want to know more about this Silent Swede. There's a review on @malt_official) ⁠
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