The bottlings from the German Limburg Dramclub come from The Whisky Agency. This Clynelish 1997 (here we go again… this is already my 15th Clynelish 1997) was bottled for the members of their club. As…

To be honest, until recently I had not even heard of the Riverstown Whisky Company, but according to Whiskybase they already have bottled quite a few casks. I was told that Robin Tucek, the man behind…

Glentauchers is one of those unknown malts, hardly available as a single malt, unless you check out independent bottlers. The bulk of production goes into blend, including the famous Black & White,…

Glen Elgin can be found just south of the city of the same name, close to Longmorn and BenRiach. It was founded in 1898, just two months before the Pattison Crash wreaked havoc. It had to close in 1905…

Crazy Bert Strikes Again. This time Asta Morris bottled an Ardmore. The distillery was founded by Adam Teacher (of the famous blend) in 1898, but is nowadays run by the giant drinks concern Suntory (that…

The classic Glenmorangie 10 Year Old got a finish of 2 extra years in wine casks from Côte de Baune, the southern wine region of the Côte d'Or (the northern region is called Côte de Nuits). To situate…

Ardmore was founded by Adam Teacher, the son of the creator of the famous blend. Hence it is no surprise that Ardmore is still a very important component of this blend. Ardmore produces a peated whisky…

Boy, I have only tried 4 Aultmore up to now, imagine that. Anyway, for this 5th one I sought out an independent bottling by Wemyss, who released this back in 2013. ‘Sweet Mint Infusion’ is the name. I…

This Blackadder bottling contains a Glen Elgin from 1995. It is only the 10th Glen Elgin I am trying, but then there are not that many official bottlings. So I had to look for an indie. This was bottled…

This Clynelish was bottled by Blackadder and matured for 22 long years on a bourbon hogshead. I have put a bit of water ready, since this is bottled at no less than 62,1% ABV. That begs the question if…