Thursday, 19 October 2023

Halcyon Spirits 32yo Single Cask 1991 Auchentoshan [Tasted #652]

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A few months ago I tried the inaugural release from  Halcyon Spirits , a family-owned Scottish-based Independent Bottler founded by the blo...
Saturday, 30 September 2023

Women in Whisky, GlenDronach Tasting with Dr Rachel Barrie, inc GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 12 [Tasted #651]

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In the world of whisky, few names resonate as powerfully as that of Dr. Rachel Barrie. With a career spanning over 28 years, she has left an...
Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection 1949 from Glenlivet Distillery 74 Year Old [Tasted #650]

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It seems like only yesterday I posted a trio of incredible whiskies from  Gordon & MacPhail  ( because it was , admittedly a little late...
Monday, 18 September 2023

Gordon & MacPhail Recollection Series #2: 1981 Port Ellen, 1973 Glen Mhor & 1976 Banff [Tasted #647 - 649]

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It's been a few months since we tried an incredibly-aged release from  Gordon & MacPhail  ( the Mr George Legacy 3rd Edition, if you...
Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Halcyon Spirits 30yo Single Cask 1993 Macallan [Tasted #646]

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Whilst this blog may feature a lot of "OB" whisky, you only need to see my Instagram stories on any given day to know I'm a f...
Monday, 21 August 2023

Glenglassaugh Coastal Series [Tasted #643 - #645]

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Since joining the portfolio of The Benriach Distillery Company, the revival of Glenglassaugh has featured well as part of Benriach Company...
Tuesday, 20 June 2023

House of Hazelwood - Whisky from the Gordon Family private collection [Tasted #639 - 642]

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As I think I've mentioned a few times on this blog, Glenfiddich is the whisky that got me into whisky (an abnormally large percentage o...
Thursday, 1 June 2023

Planet Ardbeg Day 2023 - Heavy Vapours [Tasted #638]

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If there's one consistent annual article on this blog, it's Ardbeg Day . Almost every year since 2012, Hendy or I have managed to a...
Monday, 22 May 2023

Old Master Spirits 1978 Domaine de Papolle Bas Armagnac 44yo [Tasted #637]

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It's getting to the point now where we could almost call these posts "Monthly #malternatives " (and I'm OK with that)! Thi...