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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...
maltymission
Nov 7, 20245 min read
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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...
maltymission
Oct 31, 20245 min read
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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...
maltymission
Oct 24, 20246 min read
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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...
maltymission
Oct 17, 20245 min read
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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...
maltymission
Oct 10, 20246 min read
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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...
maltymission
Oct 3, 20246 min read
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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 ...
maltymission
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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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...
maltymission
Sep 19, 20244 min read
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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...
maltymission
Sep 12, 20248 min read
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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...
maltymission
Sep 5, 20249 min read
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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...
maltymission
Aug 29, 20246 min read
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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...
maltymission
Aug 22, 20245 min read
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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...
maltymission
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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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...
maltymission
Jun 26, 20245 min read
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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...
maltymission
Jun 19, 20247 min read
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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...
maltymission
Jun 13, 20247 min read
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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...
maltymission
Jun 6, 202412 min read
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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...
maltymission
May 30, 20244 min read
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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...
maltymission
May 23, 20244 min read
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Which NAS kicks ass, part 5: The need for peat
Ok, time to spice things up a bit. In the build-up for this series, I’ve been going back and forth through my cabinet, deciding on which...
maltymission
May 16, 20246 min read
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