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A little trio of Tullibardine

Tullibardine 18 yo 2005/2023 (43%, OB, bourbon and sherry)Tullibardine 9 yo 2013/2023 (46%, Murray McDavid, Benchmark, 1st-fill Koval four-grain finish, 1220 bottles)Tullibardine 8 yo 2015/2023 (57.1%, Signatory Vintage, 100 Proof, 1st fill oloroso but…

A second short trip to Ireland in January

Great Northern 5 yo (58.2%, Whisky AGE, Ireland, batch #WA02, 866 bottles, 2023)Burke’s Fine Old Irish Whiskey ‘Three Star’ (45%, OB, +/-1930s)The Dubliner ‘Rascals Irish Coffee Stout’ (40%, OB, Irish, batch 1, +/-2023)Fercullen ‘Falls’ (43%, OB, Irish…

Strathisla and aperitif

Chivas Regal 12 yo (43%, OB, blended scotch, cork, USA, New York, 75cl, +/-1955)Strathisla 17 yo 2002/2020 (52.47%, Hidden Spirits, first fill bourbon barrels, cask #ST220, 201 bottles)Strathisla 33 yo 1989/2022 (54.6%, HNWS Taiwan, The Spirits Hunter,…

Young and older official Oban

Oban 11 yo ‘The Soul of Calypso’ (59.7%, OB, Special Release 2023, Caribbean Pot Still Rum Finish)Oban 26 yo 1996/2022 (55.2%, OB, Prima & Ultima, refill European oak butt, 428 bottles, 2023)

There are more and more rums

New Grove 10 yo ‘Old Tradition’ (40%, OB, Mauritius, +/-2022)Fortin ‘Epopeya’ (40%, OB, Paraguay, +/-2022)Mhoba ‘Indlovu’ (58.5%, OB, South Africa, LMDW New Vibration, bourbon and brandy casks, 2023)Bielle 20 yo 2002/2022 (49.4%, Rasta Morris, Marie-Ga…

A pair of Pulteney

Pulteney 23 yo 1998/2022 (56.6%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseur’s Choice’, UK exclusive, cask #17603801, refill bourbon barrel, 243 bottles)Pulteney 13 yo 1967/1980 (46%, Cadenhead ‘dumpy’)

Young Strathmill at both ends of the spectrum

Strathmill 2010/2022 (54.3%, C.S. James for The National Choice, Taiwan, sherry octave, 66 bottles)Strathmill 11 yo 2009/2021 (59.9%, Blackadder, 25 Years of Blackadder, Raw Cask, hogshead, cask #80752, 299 bottles)

Clynelish is back on the tasting desk

Clynelish 10 yo ‘The Jazz Crescendo’ (57.5%, OB, Special Release 2023, First-fill ex-bourbon American oak)Clynelish 2013/2023 (53.7%, Hidden Spirits, 10th Anniversary, refill hogshead)Clynelish 16 yo 2006/2023 (51.7%, Hunter Laing, Old Malt Cask for th…

New Cats from Scotland part Two

Arbikie 2017/2023 (58.3%, Berry Bros. & Rudd, The Pioneers, single grain, new US oak barrel, cask #69, 213 bottles)GlenWyvis 2018/2023 (53.9%, Berry Bros. & Rudd, The Pioneers, single malt, hogshead, quarter casks finish, casks #1501+1502, 409 bottles)…

Quite a few New Scottish Cats

Kingsbarn ‘Falkland’ (46%, OB, bourbon and STR, 2023)Kingsbarn ‘Bell Rock Cask Strength’ (61.1%, OB, bourbon and oloroso, 3,600 bottles, 2023)Nc’Nean 2017/2023 (57.3%, Berry Bros. & Rudd, The Pioneers, Single Malt, hogshead, cask #198)Ardnamurchan 2017…

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