Tag: ex-bourbon
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Glencadam ’91 & ’94

Glencadam 10 was my vote for best whisky at Whisky Fringe 2022. Sure, there was more ‘special’ stuff on offer at the Fringe, but the crisp, fruity, and tart profile of Glencadam is simply delicious; and unchillfiltererd, at natural colour, and 46% ABV, the 10yo offers unbeatable value at ~€40. A clue to as to…
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Trio of old grains: 39, 45, 46yo

Aah, grain whisky. Grain as in not malted barley. Not something I often try. What I somehow know, not so much by experience but through… reading? folklore?… is that grain whisky produced by continuous distillation in column still tends to lack the complexity of malt whisky distilled in copper stills. The presence of grain spirit…
