Linkwood 10 yo (48.2%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co, Batch 7, 1634 bottles) – Linkwood 10 yo 2008/2019 (56%, Filmnik ?The curious case of Benjamin Button?, cask #303292, hogshead, 298 bottles) – Imperial 23 yo 1995/2019 (45.2%, The Whisky Exchange ?The Ma…
Springbank 14 yo 2004 (57.7%, OB ?Cage?, fresh sherry hogshead, 1 bottle) – Springbank 19 yo (50.2%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company for Han-She, sherry, bottled 2019) – Springbank 22 yo 1995/2018 (44.3%, Svenska Eldvatten, cask #498, refill sherry hogs…
Semi-Final Wrap UpStop. The. Press.History has just been made in the Bourbon Gents World Cup. The previously undefeated champion is …out!In a repeat of the 2018 semi-final, we saw Old Rip Van Winkle vs Four Roses Single Barrel. Old Rip Van Winkle took …
Glen Moray 23 yo 1996/2019 (49.7%, Asta Morris, cask #AM138, 189 bottles) – Glen Moray 11 yo 2007/225 (50.1%, Elixir Distillers, The Whisky Trail, 225 bottles) – Glen Moray 2008/2019 (52.8%, OB for The Whisky Exchange?s 20th Anniversary, first fill Ame…
Quarter Final Wrap UpIt’s quarter-final time and the 8 remaining bourbons took to the field again, aiming to be one step closer to being crowned Bourbon Gents World Cup winners.Highlights of this roundLast year’s World Cup was the first to feature any …
Craigellachie 12 yo 2006/2019 (54.3%, Whic, Nymphs of Whisky, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #8101202, 239 bottles) – Craigellachie 17 yo 2002/2019 (56.2%, Malts of Scotland for deinwhisky, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS19035, 281 bottles) – Craigellachie 2…
Cragganmore 22 yo 1993/2015 (54%, Duncan Taylor, for China, sherry, cask #428466, 51 bottles) – Cragganmore 27 yo 1989/2018 (49%, The Whisky Fair, bourbon hogshead, 177 bottles)
3rd Round Wrap Up64 bourbons started the competition. 56 have been eliminated. 8 remain. The Cup is hotting up and the 3rd round was a corker.Highlights of this roundWhere else could we start but with the ‘Battle of the Roses’. Anyone thinking that Fou…
Brugal ?Anejo? (38%, OB, Dominican Republic, Spanish market, +/-2019) – Barcelo ?Anejo? (37.5%, OB, Dominican Republic, Spanish market, +/-2019) – Zuidam ?Flying Dutchman? (40%, OB, Netherlands, +/-2018) – WeiRon ?Black? (50%, Svenska Eldvatten, +/-201…
2nd Round Wrap UpThe 2nd round is over, there are only 16 bourbons left in the world cup. Once again we would like to thank all of you who took part and supported the competition – and of course the bourbons. We’ve had over 2,000 votes and the competit…
