Maltbarn would have to be one of my favourite bottlers at the moment. Great selections (I haven’t yet tried – in my somewhat limited experience – anything that I’d classify as a complete dud), great labels and great people. This is the second 1997 Clynelish I’ve tried from Maltbarn – the first was very good so
A Ben Nevis tonight, bottled by Menno and CJ at Whiskybase.com to mark the 60,000th whisky added to the Whiskybase database. The first Ben Nevis on this blog too, it seems. Ben Nevis 1996, 18 Year Old, Whiskybase.com “60,000 Bottles on the Wall”, 50.6% Nose: Heavily oxidised wine, beef stock, BBQ sauce, hoisin, sweet soy. A
If you’re stupid brave enough to embark on one, you can learn a lot about yourself on a family road trip. Having just arrived back from a two week holiday that culminated in a final day, ten-and-a-half-hour drive home from the south coast of NSW – our five month old and three year old maniacs
This was the first Longrow I ever tried, back in the day. Being something of a wine wanker at the time (now long since lapsed), I guess I was immediately seduced by that magical word on the label (at least to an Italian wine lover) “Gaja“, makers of some of the best – and most
I picked this jug up with a low-ball bid at auction.I have no idea as to the provenance of it, and the cork quickly crumbled when I tried to extract it, necessitating a decant into another bottle.I’m not even sure what era it emanates from – I can’t seem to find any marker on the
Tonight, a review of a 29 year old 1985 Glen Keith from Cadenhead’s gold-emblazoned Single Cask range, following ever-so-quick on the heels of yesterday’s Maltbarn bottling. It’s Glen Keith madness. Chivas got Glen Keith back up and running in 2013, saved from the mothballs it had been wallowing in since 1999. Another interesting fact that I
Today, a review of a 22 year old Glen Keith from the German bottler Maltbarn. Maltbarn, I have come to learn, release some seriously good booze. I’ve recently enjoyed this awesome Clynelish, and have another couple of bottles of theirs still waiting to be opened. While I’ve purchased mine from Whiskybase, they also sell their own
Amrut week continues (you can refresh your memory and relive the good times here and here for the earlier installments) with a review of the Amrut Cask Strength. Now, I’m afraid, ashamed and alliterated to say that I’ve not had the standard strength Amrut Single Malt and thus don’t strictly have a reference point for this
A review of the Amrut Intermediate Sherry today, following on from yesterday’s review of the Portonova, its “sandwich” sibling.I’m knackered, and have nothing else to say, so here ’tis. Amrut Intermediate Sherry 57.1% (2014 release?) Nose: Straight out of the bottle there’s clove studded oranges, and some mild varnish, but it’s pretty low key. After some
The Amrut Portonova and Amrut Intermediate Sherry are (I believe) both newly arrived in Australia. Having previously tried only the Fusion – it’s great value, fantastic for the price, and I bought two bottles only the other week when on special and probably should have bought more – I was very keen to try both,