Author: emil
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Second first impression
A distillery that I have a newfound affinity for is Tobermory. So I was intrigued when I found a 24yo independent bottling, ostensibly similar to the official 24yo that had earned a ❤️. Curiously, this 1994 vintage was bottled already in 2019 and the casks seems to have been shared between Spirit Stock (my version)…
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Catching up with the calendar – blindly!
In May 2023 I pre-ordered the whisky calendar from Brühler Whiskyhaus for a whopping €224.90. That works out to €9.37 per 2cl sample, on average. So one can expect some quite exclusive drams in there! With the Single Malts of Scotland whisky calendar that I bought last year, I just added the samples to my…
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The first of first impressions
Samples, samples, samples. Since this blog started in March I’ve cracked open about a hundred little sample bottles. And in my cupboard I have another 120 or so waiting. Samples are great, I get to experience a wide range of whiskies at a tiny fraction of the price of buying a bottle. And I sometimes…
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Cambus comeback, and a grain surprise
I’ve already introduced my approx. 0 followers to Cambus in this post. More is coming up, to satisfy your insatiable demand for Cambus content. I got both today’s samples from Bad Homburg whisky fair 2023. It seems I didn’t take a photo of the first bottle, and from the info I jotted down on the…
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#100 celebration with my friend Ben N.
Time flies and fruit flies. With this post I will be adding dram #100 and beyond to the Index! As good an excuse as any to indulge in a particularly tasty tasting with Mr. Nevis. Ben Nevis distillery lies in Fort William at the foot of Scotland’s highest mountain, named after this famous distillery (if…
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Cnoc, cnoc!
Who’s there? A 12 and a 24 year old from Knockdhu distillery, Speyside. Goes by the the name of AnCnoc. This distillery mostly ends up in the Hankey Banner blend, but at least the older age statement single malt has received a small following for being a great quality and undervalued (hence affordable) dram. But…
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Kyrö
A group of friends were having a sauna and drinking rye whisky, when they began to ponder why nobody was making rye whisky in Finland. Surprisingly, the idea of starting their own distillery still seemed like a good one the following morning and from there, the journey of Kyrö began. Kyrö is a Finnish craft…
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Blended malts in a Paris airbnb
Here I am an Paris, in a somewhat decayed apartment, and though I should perhaps be sipping wine in a bistro instead, I couldn’t help myself from bringing along a few samples of whisky to savour. Yes, I brought a Glencairn glass too! Hart Brothers 17yo Type: Scotch single maltAlcohol: 50.0%Cask info: oloroso first fill…
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The Grand Glenfarclas Gustation
Glenfarclas stands out for many reasons. It’s one of only a few family owned distilleries in Scotland. It’s one of only three Scotch distilleries to direct-fire their stills, supposedly contributing to the ‘weight’ of the spirit, so suitable for long maturation in sherry casks. They market themselves a Highland malt, rather than a Speyside malt,…
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B-whiskies
“A” starts the alphabet, and then comes “B”. It’s refreshing to have a tasting theme now and again that does not revolve around one distillery or some other very logical category. Here I simply went looking for some drams that started on the letter B, and found several candidates. In the end my palate was able…
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