Tag: caol ila
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From still to snifter in a semi-century
From the still in the 70s (1974 or 75), to the bottle in the 90s (around 1993), to my glass in 2025: these whiskies have been on a journey through time. We have here three more or less peated whiskies of almost identical vintage and age, a Springbank, an Ardbeg, and a Caol Ila. Should…
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Ten more days of blind, belated Christmas
Let’s just dive straight back into the blind tasting from the Brühler Whisky House calendar 2023, that I started on in this post. We have here 10 more reviews, that I of course did not have all in one go , but I’ve collected by reviews from a time window of some weeks (usually I…
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The Islay trip, day 3 – Ardnahoe, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Laphroaig, Bowmore
The day before I enjoyed being driven to Islay rum, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, and Kilchoman. Now was my turn to drive the car. With every intention of doing so legally and competently, that meant no whisky for this old boy. Fortunately, distilleries usually have small sample bottles so that drivers can get takeaway drams. Little did…
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