A trio of 1981 Lochsides
Lochside 37 yo 1981/2018 (48.6%, The Whisky Agency, butt) – Lochside 37 yo 1981/2019 (48.6%, The Auld Alliance) – Lochside 20 yo 1981/2001 (61.2%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, sherry butt, #92.9)
A good little bag of indie Highland Park
Highland Park 12 yo 2005/2018 (53.9%, Duncan Taylor, octave, cask #5017304, 62 bottles) – Old Man of Hoy 2005/2018 (60.7%, Blackadder, Raw Cask, hogshead, cask #2018-1, 352 bottles) – Highland Park 15 yo 2003/2018 (52.6%, The Whisky Fair Limburg 2019, …
TTB Update CFR’s on Spirits
The TTB proposed several new rules and solicited input under a proposal titled “Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages” last year. Today they published their response along with which code change is occurring and its effective date of May 4, 2020. Here is my summary on how … Continue reading “TTB Update CFR’s on Spirits”
TTB Update CFR’s on Spirits
The TTB proposed several new rules and solicited input under a proposal titled “Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages” last year. Today they published their response along with which code change is occurring and its effective date of May 4, 2020. Here is my summary on how … Continue reading “TTB Update CFR’s on Spirits”
Rum until we succumb
Labourdonnais 5 yo Batch 1 (49.8%, That Boutique-y Rum Company, Mauritius, PX cask, 1200 bottles) – Mount Gay Select Blend 7 yo (54%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, Barbados, 2400 bottles, 2018) – Chairman?s Reserve 13 yo 2006/2019 (56%, St Lucia Distille…
The Willett Rye review
Company: The Willett DistilleryVol: 53.7%Age: 3 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Rye WhiskeyBreakdown: Blend of two mash bills, one 74% rye and the other a 51% ryePrice: c. £70HistoryThompson Willett founded the Willett Distillery in 1936 and t…
Touring the West Coast
Campbeltown 5 yo 2014/2019 Blended Malt (49.1%, North Star Spirits, bourbon PX finish) – Campbeltown 5 yo 2014/2019 Blended Malt (50%, Thompson Brothers, two refill hogsheads, 816 bottles) – Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, -/+ 2020, 20cl) – Oban 26 yo 1992/2019 …
Travelling around the world from my tasting room
Three Ships 7 yo (55.1%, OB for Whisky Brothers, South Africa, Moscato cask finish, 716 bottles, +/-2020) – Akashi (62%, OB, Eigashima, Japan, 394 bottles) – Mackmyra 2016/2019 (53.6%, OB for Dirty Dicks, Sweden, peated oloroso, cask #15-1108) – High C…
Today Tomatin
Tomatin ?Five Virtues ? Earth? (46%, OB, +/-2019) – Tomatin 15 yo 2003/2018 ?Moscatel Wine? (46%, OB) – Tomatin 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-2017) – Tomatin ‘Legacy’ (43%, OB, +/-2017) – Tomatin 26 yo 1988/2015 (54%, OB, for Taiwan, oloroso sherry, cask # 950378…