Month: October 2023
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Tamdhu times two II
In the previous episode of Tamdhu times two I tried two Tamdhus and today I will too, in Tamdhu times two II. First off, their standard 15 years old, and then a luxurious 34yo distilled in 1967(!). I do like to spoil myself from time to time! Tamdhu 15yo Type: Scotch single maltAlcohol: 46%Cask info:…
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Bunnagain
Following last week’s Bunna tasting I have a craving for more. How lucky then that I do have some more. In fact, no less than four additional samples and two open bottles, but let’s have some self restraint, shall we? Today I will finish off the 5cl sample of the standard 12yo, and compare it…
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Cigar & malt
I have never in my life smoked a cigarette. Nor do I ever indent do. But, every once in a long while I enjoy the experience of a cigar. Some 10 years ago, my dear childhood friend Filip went to Cuba. He and his father brought back 200 cigars in a humidor. Ever since, he’s…
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Catching up with the Bunnas (12, 18, 25yo)
I have a long history with Bunnahbahahnahn—let’s try again, Bunnahabhain. Or just Bunna. Now, to some my total history with whisky isn’t particularly long at all, but Bunna has been there almost from the start. My friend Petter had received a couple of 20cl bottles of Bunna from a family friend and would share with…
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Whisky from the 1940s
Let’s get straight to it. This whisky was supposedly distilled about 75 years ago. I got a sample at the Bad Homburg whisky festival, and the oversized Dutch man selling it claimed it was from the 1940s. Very plausible, although I couldn’t verify the date on the bottle or online. One can notice that it…
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Revising scoring again (who’d have thought)
So I didn’t last even a month until I decided to change up the scoring system again. But just a little bit. I will replace Great Quality (⭐) with Worthwhile and enjoyable (✔️). The grounds on which I award the symbol hasn’t changed, but the label is clearer now. I actually vacillated in the past…
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Three Indris
India, incredible India. This melodically sung slogan for Indian tourism got etched into my brain over a decade ago. Will it be Indi, incredible Indri next? Indri is the single malt brand from Indian distiller Piccadily, seemingly named after the location of the distillery. A company long in the Indian spirits industry but a relative…
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Waiter, there’s a fly in my Balmenach!
I had never heard about Balmenach until 2021 when an independently bottled version for Royal Mile Whiskies appeared on their website. And no wonder, because this Speyside distillery has no official expression as a single malt since about twenty years, and is seen rather rarely among the indie bottlers. I bought the bottle from RMW…
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Inchmurrin 1997
Loch Lomond distillery in west Highlands, near Glasgow, is a chameleon of a distillery. It sports no less than 11 stills of four different kinds, allowing them to produce a variety of styles, from both malted barley and grain. This means they can make their own blend, in-house. The most well-known and -selling product is…
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