Tag: islay
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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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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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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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More ‘bow
Following up on the “Bowmore straight from the source“, we are back to try some more of that juice: the 25yo Distiller’s Anthology 01. The juiciest of the lot? I better hope so, given that the I paid £20 for a mere 2cl sample. A bottle would fetch €700 on auction, probably haussed by Bowmore cultists…
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Bowmore straight from the source
As part of the Islay trip we visited Bowmore distillery, unsurprisingly located in the town of Bowmore (pronounced BowMORE). This was on my day as designated driver, and we had no tour booked, but hung around in the bar area where the society bought everyone a dram of the non-age stated (NAS) “No 1” that…
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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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The Islay trip, day 2 – Islay Rum, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Kilchoman
With a good night’s rest after the first day of the Islay trip we were ready for some tours and tastings! Intimate tour at Islay Rum Our destino número uno was the old lemonade factory in Port Ellen. But since 2022, a very special lemonade is made there; one which makes you funny when you…
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The Islay trip, day 1 – Ferry and Bruichladdich
It was all planned. Islay youth hostel booked. Islay ferries booked. Distillery tours and tastings scheduled. Members of the Water of Life Society (the whisky club of Edinburgh Uni) had signed up for the trip and paid their deposits. Then in the matter of a few days, all the planning, the expectations, and the excitement…
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