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Top indie Brackla

Royal Brackla 9 yo 2014/2023 (48%, The Single Malts of Scotland, Reserve Casks, Parcel No.12)
Royal Brackla 2007/2024 (51.7%, Cask Six & Liquid Art, 161 bottles)
Royal Brackla 2015/2024 ‘BeeSquadUA’ (46%, WhiskyUA Kyiv, 1st fill sherry, ca…

French spirits for Christmas Eve – 2017 to 1914

Martell V.S.O.P. ‘Medaillon’ (no A.B.V., probably 40%, OB, ‘Duty Free Only’, +/-1980)Tesseron ‘Lot N76 X.O Tradition’ (40%, OB, Grande Champagne, +/-2022)Jean-Luc Pasquet 2017/2023 (40%, Berry Bros. & Rudd, The Pioneers, Petite Champagne, cask #72, 421…

A big bag of Blended Malts

MacKenzie Pure Malt 8 Year Old (46%, OB, Italian import, -/+1970)Berry’s All Malt 12 yo (43%, Berry Brothers & Rudd, Italian import, -/+ 1975)Glencoe 8 year old malt whisky (100 proof, OB, 19.9 fluid ounces, -/+1960s) Sutherland 5 yo (48.5%, Thompson B…

Roseisle vs Kininvie

Roseisle 12 yo ‘The Origami Kite’ (56.5%, OB, Special Release 2023, first fill and refill bourbon)Aldunie 25 yo 1997/2022 (53.7%, Whisky AGE, blended malt, barrel, cask #1512, 172 bottles)

A wee verticale of older Benriach

Benriach 25 yo 1998/2023 (57.4%, Hunter Laing, Old & Rare, Platinum, refill oloroso butt, cask #HL20597, 234 bottles)Benriach 24 yo 1997/2021 (59.4%, malt grain & cane, hogshead, cask #7337, 197 bottles)Benriach 25 yo 1995/2020 (49.1%, Maltbarn, sherry…

Ardbeg Part Two, quite a few indies

Secret Islay Distillery 13 yo 2009/2023 (54.2%, Acla Selection, 10th anniversary, hogshead, cask #104, 90 bottles)Ardbeg 14 yo (50.8%, Whisky Racing, Jack Wiebers, bourbon cask, 120 bottles, 2023)Ardbeg 14 yo 2008/2023 (63.8%, Cut Your Wolf Loose, refi…

Today A few official Ardbeg

Ardbeg 19 yo ‘Traigh Bhan Batch 5’ (46.2%, OB, American oak & oloroso, batch #TB/05-12.02.2004/23.GM, 2023)Ardbeg 2002/2023 (50.2%, OB, Private Single Cask, 2nd fill bourbon barrel, cask #3290, 229 bottles)Ardbeg 25 yo (46%, OB, 2023 edition)Ardbeg 26 …

A Fair Flight of Macallan for the holidays

Macallan 12 yo ‘Sherry Oak Cask’ (40%, OB, +/-2023)Macallan 12 yo ‘Triple Cask Matured’ (40%, OB, +/-2023)Macallan ‘Amber Meadow’ (44,2%, OB, Harmony Collection, 2023)Speyside (M) 18 yo 2005/2023 (58.8%, Signatory Vintage for 40 Jahre Bernasconi, Waldh…

Time for some spirited and festive Armagnac again

Baron de Sigognac 10 yo (40%, Dram Mor, armagnac, cask #12.2.2, 360 bottles, 2023)Chateau de Bordeneuve 17 yo 2005/2003 (49.2%, Dram Mor, armagnac, cask #00.1.3, 300 bottles)Chateau Lassale Baque 1995/2023 (49.3%, ROW Spirits, Tenareze, cask #6, 600 bo…

Four Laphroaig plus aperitif

Williamson 11 yo 2012/2023 (56.4%, North Star, PX sherry, 240 bottles)Laphroaig 9 yo 1987/1996 (46%, Murray McDavid, bourbon, #MM9492)Laphroaig 14 yo 1987/2002 (60.26%, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask for Potstill Vienna, 126 bottles)Laphroaig 8 yo 1998/20…

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