A pair of Teaninich 10 2009
Teaninich 10 yo 2009/2019 (50%, Asta Morris, cask #AM030, 245 bottles) – Teaninich 10 yo 2009/2019 (55.1%, Cadenhead, Small Batch)
Cheap, rare, and super-rare Lowland
Auchentoshan ?American Oak? (40%, OB, +/-2019) – Inverleven 30 yo 1989/2019 (47.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #20.25, refill bourbon barrel, ?My God, it’s full of stars!? 128 bottles) – Rosebank 1938 (70proof, Robert Stewart Son, 26 2/3 Fl. Ozs, 1960s)
1.5 times Chicihibu
Ichiro?s Malt ?Double Distilleries? (61.3%, OB, Whisky Rising, Japanese blended malt, vatted at Chichibu, 2018) – Chichibu 2011/2019 (59.2%, OB for the Whisky Exchange, 20th Anniversary, Coedonado beer cask, cask #3301, 224 bottles) – Chichibu 10 yo 20…
Guest Review: 3 Bourbon Samples
PreambleNot completely sure what possessed one-half of the Gents (Mav) to ask me to do a review, other than he knew I was partial to a bit of whisky. MAV: “But you can pick out a couple of flavours at least?” ME: “Not really, I just know if I like stu…
More whiskies with no name
Uisge Teine 12 yo 2007/2019 (53.5%, Svenska Eldvatten, blended Scotch, bourbon barrel, cask #SE110, 253 bottles, 2019) – Uisge Teine 16 yo 2003/2019 (56.2%, Svenska Eldvatten, blended Scotch, hogshead, cask #SE109, 196 bottles, 2019) – Highland Malt 32…
Another consequence of Covid 19
La Ferme de Gagnet 1984/2001 (44%, OB, Armagnac) – La Ribaude ?Hors d?Age? (42%, Distillerie du Houley, Calvados Pays d?Auge, +/-2005) – J. Verrier ?Hors d?Age? (40%, OB, Calvados Pays d?Auge, +/-2005) – Daumas Gassac (40%, OB, Fine du Languedoc, +/-20…
The Millie and Coco Lockdown session
Glenrothes 1988/2004 (53.5%, James MacArthur ?Old Masters?, cask #7022) – Glenrothes 21 yo 1997/2019 (57.2%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #30.106 ?Succulent, scintillating, substantial?, 2nd fill PX cask, 681 bottles) – Glenrothes-Glenlivet 22 yo 1996/2…
Two young Linkwood
Linkwood 5 yo (43%, OB, Darma Import, 75cl, +/-1975) – Linkwood 11 yo 2007/2019 (54.9%, James Eadie, Amontillado cask finish) – Linkwood 1997/2018 (57%, Or Sileis, cask # 12191, 287 bottles)
New Riff /r/bourbon Single Barrel Review
This is a bourbon I am reviewing as part of the /r/bourbon community review series. While I am moderator of that forum, I did not participate in the selection of this single barrel.Things sure have changed a lot in the last ten years of American whiske…
Lagavulin 10 and four times that
Lagavulin 10 yo (43%, OB, Travel Retail, 2019) – Lagavulin 40 yo 1979/2019 (49.1%, The Syndicate, cask #112, 188 bottles)