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Dràm Mòr Summer release, part 1: 2 siblings from Tullibardine

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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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Is Scotch still king – episode 4: Myken - 2 Norwegian Single malt whiskies from way up north

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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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Is Scotch still king – episode 3: A German that doesn’t play by the rules, so very, uhm, un-German…

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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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Is Scotch still king - Episode 2: Can the French lay claim to the Scottish throne?

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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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Is Scotch still king? Which non- scotch whiskies might lay claim to the throne?

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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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Chasing Unicorns – episode 4: Port Ellen 35 yo

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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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Chasing Unicorns, episode 3: Ben Nevis 10 year old cask strength batch 1

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May 19, 20223 min read

Chasing Unicorns, episode 3: Ben Nevis 10 year old cask strength batch 1

2018 release. 62.4% ABV, 1st fill bourbon, wine and sherry casks, natural colour, UCF. 9000 bottles Ok, let’s get straight down to it....

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Unicorn whiskies - are they worth the chase? Chapter 2: Springbank 17 yo Madeira casks

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May 12, 20224 min read

Unicorn whiskies - are they worth the chase? Chapter 2: Springbank 17 yo Madeira casks

2020 release, 47.8% ABV, NC, UCF, original retail price around £100, now ‘slightly’ more on secondary. After last week’s endeavour with...

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Unicorn whiskies: are they worth the chase?

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May 5, 20224 min read

Unicorn whiskies: are they worth the chase?

Or is the hunt better than the catch? “Unicorn whisky”. Most of us will immediately know what is meant by this: very hard to find,...

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Currach Single Malt Irish Whiskey Wakame Seaweed Cask

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Apr 28, 20224 min read

Currach Single Malt Irish Whiskey Wakame Seaweed Cask

Triple Distilled, NAS, UCF, Natural Colour, 57.2% ABV Single Cask Bottled for The Whisky Mercenary in September 2021 The final whiskey in...

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Oddball whiskies part 2: Ondjaba Triple Grain

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Apr 21, 20224 min read

Oddball whiskies part 2: Ondjaba Triple Grain

Namibian whiskey, 46% ABV, no information regarding colouring or chill filtration. Namibian whiskey: apparently, it’s a thing. As such,...

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‘April is the cruellest month’ (T.S. Elliot)

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Apr 14, 20224 min read

‘April is the cruellest month’ (T.S. Elliot)

Oddball whiskies, part 1: Corsair Oat Rage (single pot still whisky, 50% ABV, natural colour, UCF) Just before you start worrying I’m...

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Irish whiskey month – part 5: Clonakilty Port cask finish

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Mar 31, 20223 min read

Irish whiskey month – part 5: Clonakilty Port cask finish

Triple distilled blended Irish whiskey, 43.6% ABV, Unchill filtered, might be coloured To conclude Irish whiskey month, let’s take it...

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Irish whiskey month – part 4: Connacht 4 yo single malt, batch 1

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Mar 24, 20223 min read

Irish whiskey month – part 4: Connacht 4 yo single malt, batch 1

47% ABV, natural colour, unchill filtered, matured in ex Kentucky bourbon and Oloroso casks When talking about the new wave of Irish...

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Irish whiskey month part 3: Teeling Riesling Cask

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Mar 17, 20224 min read

Irish whiskey month part 3: Teeling Riesling Cask

2021 release, 46% ABV, Natural colour, unchill filtered, Grand Cru Edition, Reichsrat Von Buhl, Riesling cask finish, 3000 bottles (app....

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Irish whiskey month – part II: The Whistler Bodega Cask

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Mar 10, 20223 min read

Irish whiskey month – part II: The Whistler Bodega Cask

Boann Distillery - 5 yo Irish single malt, triple distilled, 46% ABV, Natural colour, unchillfiltered, 2020 release Seeing how my...

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Riding the Saint Patrick’s Day wave: Irish whiskey month – part 1: The Busker single malt

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Mar 3, 20224 min read

Riding the Saint Patrick’s Day wave: Irish whiskey month – part 1: The Busker single malt

(Royal Oak Distillery, 44.3% ABV, ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, presumably coloured and chill filtered, 2021 release) The title says it...

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Does Islay know best – looking for peated alternatives part V: Ledaig 18 yo

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Feb 24, 20224 min read

Does Islay know best – looking for peated alternatives part V: Ledaig 18 yo

46.3% ABV, natural colour, UCF, bottled 2019. Matured in ex bourbon casks, finished in sherry casks (drample impressions #36) To end this...

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Does Islay know best – part IV: Old Ballantruan (50% ABV, natural colour, UCF), ex-bourbon casks

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Feb 17, 20224 min read

Does Islay know best – part IV: Old Ballantruan (50% ABV, natural colour, UCF), ex-bourbon casks

On this journey through peated malts not originating from Islay, I’ve looked at 2 Highland whiskies and a Japanese so far. Nearing the...

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Does Islay know best? Looking for peated alternatives, part 3 Yoichi Single Malt (45% ABV)

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Feb 10, 20223 min read

Does Islay know best? Looking for peated alternatives, part 3 Yoichi Single Malt (45% ABV)

While there are easily dozens of peated, non-Islay Scotch whiskies to choose from to do a series on peated whisky not made in Islay, I’m...

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