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Whisky Extrvaganza part 7 – Millstone: Europe's heir apparent to the Scottish throne?
With the OSWA’s done and dusted, I thought this series might be a good opportunity to talk about some whiskies and/or distilleries I...
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Nov 75 min read
Whisky Extravaganza: Japanese unobtanium. Let's talk Chichibu
Panta rhei . Or ‘everything moves’, ‘nothing remains the same forever’. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus knew this already two and half...
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Oct 315 min read
Whisky Extravaganza, part 5: if 22 year old ‘Laddie isn’t enough, I’ll give you 25, no... 35 year old Bunna!
As I keep on pouring, sipping and commenting on what should be ‘the good stuff’, it’s time to wave goodbye to Islay this week, but not...
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Oct 246 min read
Whisky Extravaganza part 4: well-aged Islay ftw?
Much like I did a two part post on closed distilleries , I’ll be dedicating several posts on some well-aged Islay whiskies the next few...
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Oct 175 min read
Whisky Extravaganza, part 3: A closed distillery worth tracking?
Following up on last week’s dive into closed distilleries , I’m going to spend a bit of time talking about closed distilleries who might...
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Oct 106 min read
Whisky Extravaganza, part 2: the allure of closed distilleries.
There is absolutely no shortage of whisky, these days. We’re knocking on at roughly 140 distilleries in Scotland today, and more are...
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Oct 36 min read
Whisky Extravaganza! From the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between
Part 1: limited edition anniversary stuff I already hinted at this series a few times in the recent past. This wee blogspace on the...
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Sep 266 min read
No grain, no gain, part IV: hybrid grain ftw
To conclude this series, let’s talk about vacations. Not to worry, as I won’t bore you with hilarious, very funny yet also ...
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Sep 194 min read
No grain, no gain part 3: single grain pushing the envelope (?)
Part 3 of this series takes me all the way across the world. When talking single grain, as a general rule (emphasis on the term...
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Sep 128 min read
No grain, no gain, part 2: The devil’s grain.
"You may hate me but it ain't no lie Baby rye rye rye Rye rye" (Justin knew what he was talking about) Rye: it’s arguably the most...
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Sep 59 min read
Review #200 – No grain, no gain, part 1. Single grain: overlooked for a reason?
For the month of September, I’m taking a look at grain whiskies – in different shapes and sizes. And because this is review no. 200, I...
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Aug 296 min read
American classics and how they came to be, part 3: ‘Colonel’ Blanton.
Much like Jimmy and Eddy Russel’s connection to Wild Turkey, so is the name ‘Blanton’ attached to Buffalo Trace. Albert B. Blanton (the...
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Aug 225 min read
American classics, part 2: celebrating living legends
When we’re talking about living legends of the whisky industry, I’m betting a lot of people will immediately picture folk the likes of...
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Aug 156 min read
American classics and their origins, part 1: Michter’s rye and bourbon
Pioneering spirits, in every sense of the word Summer break is done and dusted. As so often, I intend to take just a short break of a few...
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Jun 265 min read
Looking for malternatives, part 4: The Italian job
Ok, time to put this series of ‘looking over the whisky wall’ to rest. And I’m ending it by taking a closer look at a drink that arguably...
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Jun 197 min read
Malternatives part 3. Cognac: made in France, thanks to the English
After rum and jenever, I’m looking south of the border in my search for good malternatives. France is by many people regarded as ‘the...
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Jun 137 min read
Malternatives part 2: rum
After last week’s deep dive into jenever (a consequence of it being a local spirit to me and I felt I needed to elaborate a bit as it’s...
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Jun 612 min read
Broadening the horizon, or how to battle whisky fatigue
It’s arguably one of the most 1st world – like problems out there: option overkill. By which I mean having a plethora of options to...
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May 304 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part VII: The English are coming... Oh wait, they're already here.
If nations were to have social media accounts, I feel as if the Scottish – English relationship status would read something down the...
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May 234 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 6: it doesn’t get more NAS than this
What defines the character of a whisky? Its identity? Is it the craft, knowledge and know-how of the people making it? The barley? The...
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