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The reason for the season part 4: splashing the cash
To end this series on Holiday Season shopping tips, I’m putting the focus of attention on pricier whisky. The case at hand I’ll be coming...
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Nov 17, 20225 min read
The reason for the season, pt 3: whisky shopping for an anorak
Anorak: seasoned and self-proclaimed enthusiast. Whisky geek… Someone who’s deep into whisky, who has been so for a number of years, who...
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Nov 10, 20225 min read
The reason for the season, part 2: whisky shopping on a budget
Let’s talk about perception, as I feel it often is against us, enthusiasts, when it comes to gifting. Most people near me, relatives,...
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Nov 3, 20225 min read
The reason for the season: Malty’s Holiday gift tips.
And so November is upon us. For most of us here in the Northern Hemisphere it means the adage of House Stark is becoming pretty accurate,...
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Oct 27, 20224 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 4: Laphroaig Càirdeas Warehouse 1, Fèis Ile 2022 release
52.2 % ABV, UCF, natural colour, matured in first fill Maker’s Mark barrels, €90 in the distillery shop, app. €100- €120 on secondary. 3...
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Oct 20, 20225 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 3: Glen Scotia Victoriana
54.2% ABV, UCF, natural colour, 2021 release, app. €65-€70 A strong contender for ‘best single malt whisky’ in some online award thing or...
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Oct 13, 20224 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 2: BenRiach Smoke Season
52.8 % ABV, Natural colour, UCF, matured in 1st fill Bourbon and Virgin Oak casks, 2021 release, app. €50-€55 The revenge of the eternal...
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Oct 6, 20225 min read
Which NAS kicks ass? Episode 1: Campbeltown Loch
Engage in conversation with pretty much any whisky enthusiast about all things whisky, and chances are not before long quite a few ‘hot...
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Sep 29, 20223 min read
Unsung Heroes or Downright Zeroes Episode 5: Benromach 15 yo
43% ABV, natural colour, UCF (according to whiskybase), 2016 release from ex bourbon and sherry casks, app. €70-€75 I’m ending this theme...
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Sep 22, 20225 min read
Unsung heroes or downright zeroes – episode 4: Paul John Brilliance
46% ABV, American Oak, possibly coloured, UCF, 2020 release Why not digress a bit from the beaten scotch whisky path and expand the...
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Sep 15, 20223 min read
Unsung Heroes or Downright zeroes, episode 3: Craigellachie 13 yo
46% ABV, natural colour, UCF, app. €45-55 / £40 - 50 “The times they are a changing”. Bawb knew it decades ago already. You see, when I...
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Sep 8, 20223 min read
Unsung heroes or Downright zeroes – episode II: Bunnahabhain Moine
46.3% ABV, natural colour, UCF, 2020 release, MSRP around £32 - 35 - €40 - €45 In my ongoing investigation into the realm of overlooked,...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
Unsung Heroes or Downright Zeroes? Overlooked and readily available whiskies given a closer glance.
Last year I did a series called ‘unsung heroes or downright zeroes’ (shortly before switching website providers, so if you fancy...
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maltymission
Aug 25, 20224 min read
Dràm Mòr Summer 2022 release, part 2
Glenglassaugh 6 yo, Ben Nevis 8 yo, Inchfad 15 yo. Last Week, I promised you more (mòr?) about the summer releases from Dràm Mòr. So...
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Aug 17, 20224 min read
Dràm Mòr Summer release, part 1: 2 siblings from Tullibardine
Summer break done and dusted, time to get back to business. And by business, I of course mean whisky. I’ll let you in on a ‘little...
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Jun 23, 20226 min read
Is Scotch still king – episode 4: Myken - 2 Norwegian Single malt whiskies from way up north
(If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!) This series started off with ‘Berg’, a whisky from the High Coast distillery in...
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Jun 16, 20223 min read
Is Scotch still king – episode 3: A German that doesn’t play by the rules, so very, uhm, un-German…
Glina 10 year German single malt whisky - 56.8% ABV, matured for 4 year in ex- Bordeaux casks, 4 years in ex Port casks, and 2 years in...
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Jun 9, 20225 min read
Is Scotch still king - Episode 2: Can the French lay claim to the Scottish throne?
Northmaen Cuvée 1110, batch 1/2021, NAS, 48% ABV, natural colour, UCF If there is one country in Europe where they know a thing or two...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read
Is Scotch still king? Which non- scotch whiskies might lay claim to the throne?
Episode 1: High Coast Berg, 50% ABV, UCF, natural colour, Bourbon & Pedro Ximenez Casks If you ‘re a regular visitor here (thank you; by...
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May 25, 20225 min read
Chasing Unicorns – episode 4: Port Ellen 35 yo
56.5% ABV. 14th Edition. Distilled in 1978, bottled in 2014. 2964 bottles For the fourth and final episode in this series, I figured...
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