A duo of Benromach, from 10 to 50 years old
Benromach 10 yo 2013/2024 ‘Contrasts: Virgin Oak’ (46%, OB, virgin American oak matured)
Benromach 50 yo 1972/2023 (54.6%, OB, first fill sherry finish, 248 bottles, 2024)
A few more fine Cognacs
ABK6 ‘XO’ (40%, OB, Grande Champagne, +/-2023)
Drouet ‘VSOP’ (40%, OB, Grande Champagne, +/-2022)
Guillaume Duluc ‘VSOP Lot 19’ (67.6%, Authentic Spirits, single cask, Grande Champagne, 2024)
Private Bottling ‘Lot 89’ (57.4%, Malternat…
Age is just a (often meaningless) number. Flavour is king!
GlenWyvis 3 yo 2018/2022 ‘Batch 02/18’ (46.5%, OB, 60% bourbon, 25% oloroso, 15% refill, 8000 bottles)
GlenWyvis 2018/2023 (53.9%, Berry Bros & Rudd ‘The Pioneers’, casks #1501+1502, hogshead with quarter casks finish, 409 bottles)
Just two or three or maybe four Highland Parks for my birthday
Highland Park 15 yo 1964/1979 (86.8 US proof, Averys for Corti Brothers, 75cl)
Highland Park 1988/2023 ‘Vintage Release’ (43.8%, OB, bourbon hogsheads and European oak, 625 bottles)
Highland Park 54 yo 1970/2024 (42%, Duncan Taylor, Rarest…
Today Glengoyne OB vs IB
Glengoyne 24 yo ‘White Oak’ (47.8%, OB, 1st fill bourbon and virgin oak, 2024)
Glengoyne 16 yo 2007/2023 (52.5%, Asta Morris, sherry, cask #AM124, 249 bottles)
6 new cats from the West Coast of Alba
Isle of Harris ‘The Hearach’ (46%, OB, batch 16, 2024)
Ardnahoe ‘Infinite Loch’ (50%, OB, bourbon and oloroso, 2024)
Nc’nean 2020+older/2024 ‘Cask Strength MN21’ (59%, OB, 5,021 bottles)
Isle of Raasay 5 yo ‘Unpeated’ (61.4%, OB, Na Si…
New Bowmore 21 PX Sherry and indie friends
Bowmore 21 yo ‘Sherry Oak Cask’ (46.8%, OB, 2024)
Bowmore 26 yo 1997/2023 (50.1%, The Whisky Blues, butt, cask #64, 317 bottles)
Bowmore 20 yo 2004/2024 (54.5%, Islay Sponge, Part V, refill hogshead, 183 bottles)
Bowmore 20 yo 2004/202…
A few recent Laphroaigs including the lauded new 18
Laudable 1985/2000 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 303 bottles)
Laphroaig 18 yo (48%, OB, ex-bourbon, 2024)
Laphroaig 10 yo ‘Original Cask Strength Batch 16’ (58.5%, OB, Dec 22)
Laphroaig 36 yo (40.2%, OB, The Archive Collection, s…
It’s grand and grander Cognac Sunday at WF
Frapin ‘Extra’ (40%, OB, Grande Champagne, +/-2024)
Famille Cabanne ‘Lot no.100’ (46.2%, The Whisky Jury, 100th release, Grande Champagne, 199 bottles)
Les Grandes Jouberteries ‘Lot 65’ (49.5%, Authentic Spirits, Fins Bois, +/-…
Inchgower and Tamdhu Times Two
Inchgower 13 yo 2009/2023 (58.5%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseur’s Choice’, cask #803988, refill sherry hogshead, 241 bottles)
Inchgower 23 yo 1998/2022 (52.3%, Club Qing for Bar Salavador, #9994, bourbon barrel, 141 bottles)
Tamdhu 50 yo …