Friday, 23 April 2021

That Boutique-y Whisky Company "Australia" Series: Part 1

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Indie bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) has been renowned for not only bottling malt from brands and distillers around the world...
Monday, 5 April 2021

Diageo Special Releases 2020

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The Diageo Special Releases 2020 have now arrived in Australia. This year's series is made up of eight whiskies including Cardhu 11yo, C...
Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Tasted #512 - 513: Sherried Ben Nevis showdown

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Whilst whisky might not "follow vintage" the same way that wine does, there are definitely some whiskies distilled in certain peri...
Monday, 8 February 2021

Let's talk about Malternatives: Vallein Tercinier "Lot 65" Cognac 1965 - 2016 [Tasted #511]

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With the exception of the odd Rum or Gin post, we haven't really covered the topic of "malternatives" much on the blog, but ...
Friday, 29 January 2021

Tasting Glenmorangie's little-discussed "Truffle Oak Reserve" 26yo [Tasted #510]

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Back in 2019 Glenmorangie quietly released "Truffle Oak Reserve", a 1000 bottle release of 1993 Glenmorangie , matured for 26 year...
Thursday, 31 December 2020

Dalmore "King Alexander III" [Tasted #509]

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One last post for the sh*t of a year that's been 2020.... Whilst I've tried at least one incredible Dalmore  in the past 18 or so mo...
Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Mortlach 16 and "Meats with the Beast" [Tasted #508]

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Mortlach is a whisky that's seen a few different guises in recent years. Originally (and still) prized by blenders, and used as a key co...
Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Time for Whisky's Last Minute Christmas Whisky Gift Guide 2020

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It's been a while,  5 years in fact , since we last did a "Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide". This year I've received so m...
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Sunday, 20 December 2020

Glenmorangie's "A Tale of Cake" [Tasted #508]

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For several years, Glenmorangie  released an annual "Private Edition"  - a fun, interesting release which didn't break the ban...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020

A bounty of single cask 1960s and 1970s Glenrothes from The Last Drop Distillers [Tasted #501 - 507]

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As mentioned in my recent post on The Last Drop Distillers' 56yo Blended Whisky , there were a few more samples included in the package ...
Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Tasted #500: Port Ellen 40yo 1979 "Prima & Ultima"

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When I started this blog  over 8 years ago, I didn't really know where it would lead, but it's fair to say I didn't expect that ...
Friday, 13 November 2020

Macallan Edition No.6 Hong Kong Launch [Tasted #499]

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The Macallan "Edition" series has become a pretty monumental one for the whisky collecting community. What started 6 years ago wit...