Another Clynelish 1997, this time a 17 year old from German bottler Maltbarn. It’s been some time since my last post. It’s not like I haven’t been drinking. Boy, have I been drinking. It’s just that I’ve become so incredibly time-poor – with the newborn and toddler dominating us and our home like so many
Two short and sweet whisky reviews today – the new(ish) Caol Ila 18 and a Glen Keith 1992 21 YO Signatory Vintage. Both from small sample bottles bought from Whiskybase. Caol Ila 18 Year Old (OB, 2014 release) 43% Nose: Some mild peat at first sniff, soon followed by brine and, after a little more
Both MAO and Michael have reviewed batches of Springbank 12 YO Cask Strength this week (MAO Batch 7 and Michael Batch 6 and Batch 7) so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and open some Springers to review as I’m a sucker for both Springbank and the power of suggestion. I still have a
Another Duncan Taylor Rare Auld sample, following on from yesterday’s Mortlach. Will this one scale new heights, or plumb those same depths? The excitement is killing me… Teaninich 1983, 27 Year Old, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld, 45.9% Nose: Quite fruity – a little bit stonefruit, a little bit tropical – with a touch of gunpowder first
Sample time, one of a few I bought with a recent order from smwhisky.com.au These Duncan Taylor samples I’ve tried – here, here and here, all purchased from the same place – have been a bit hit and (a lot) miss. I guess there’s a reason why these bottles are still kicking around on the
I haven’t had a look at this bottle for quite some time so thought now might be a good time to put it back into circulation. It’s been open for about a year I think, and stored under argon for the majority of that time. Oxygen will still probably have had its way with it
The Canto Cask range was apparently borne out of John Glaser’s work on Oak Cross, with the 16 different “Cantos” being those experimental barrels that were not chosen for the final Oak Cross product. They were all re-fill American oak casks that had been re-fitted with new French or new American oak heads toasted to
An inexpensive blended malt this time.I think this is a relatively recent addition to the Australian market (I could be wrong though), but is, I believe, fairly ubiquitous elsewhere. I picked it up on a whim at my local booze supermarket as I hadn’t seen the label before and the idea appealed to me –
There are some benefits to having children – these late nights (or rather conjoined days) of the last few days since the birth of my second son have tossed up some quality drinking time. And with no work to go to in the morning for the next couple of weeks – aside, obviously, from that
The Balvenie 15 Single Barrel Bourbon Wood has apparently been discontinued and replaced by a sherry cask version. Should it be lamented? Much like everyone else, I’ve drunk a bit of this over the years but I’ve not re-visited for quite some time, so I figured I’d give it one last spin to see how