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@talexander I am hopeful too. I won't be ordering any Weller 107 this time.
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@paddockjudge @Victor I did some searching and found this article. It's a bit long winded but the crux of it is as you both stated: "A rise in temperatures increases the evaporation losses of both ethanol and water, while humidity influences the relative rate at which ethanol and water are lost. At high humidity more ethanol than water is lost and the strength is decreased; at low humidity more water than ethanol is lost and the strength increases (Philip 1989,Whisky Technology, Production and Marketing by Inge Russell)" maltmaniacs.net/E-pistles/… This article is more scientifically sound: thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-science/… Cheers
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@Hewie, that article by Nabil is a gem. It is the one that first comes to mind. Thanks for posting the link.
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Glencadam tasting: Origin 1825, 10 yo, 13 yo, 21 yo. NAS Origin 1825 was youngish tasting, but had some dimension; the 10 yo was very citrusy sharp barley, the 13 yo, 2003-20016, from the distillery which was reopened under new ownership after a 3 year closure, was pleasant and light, with noticeable wine influence; the 21 yo showed polish and sophistication and was far ahead of the others. It was also priced at $ 240, plus 9% tax. Would I want to own any of these in my collection? Sure, the 21 yo would be very nice, at half the price. That one would have rated 91 points from me.
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Today, I attended the launch of a new distillery for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Westland Distillery in Seattle, WA is now distillery 133 for the Society and today they released the bottling of cask number 1. In addition to tasting 133.1 (“Speakeasy sneaky peeky”,virgin oak - heavy char, 5 year old - October 2011, 57.0% ABV), I tasted Westland’s Garryana 2.0 (Oregon oak casks) and they also opened up a bottle of their up coming “Peat Week” release.
Also, the Society has recently starting bottling single cask Cognac. They had 3 bottles that we sampled (All were XO and were from the Grande Champagne region);
C5.1 - “A tapestry of flavours”. 44.9% ABV
C4.1 - “A tantalizing tightrope”. 57.5% ABV
C3.2 - “Strolling through bliss”. 60.9% ABV
I’ve never had Cognac before, but I thought these were very good. Not as good as Whisky, but enjoyable. Had each of them without and then with water. C3.2 was my favorite.
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I was treated to some great unusuals at a friend's house. A private bottling of Ardmore which was very nice. A private bottling of Swedish BOX whisky which was super Sherry-heavy and finished of with some Glenfarclas 105.
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@bwmccoy Every Westland I've ever had has been excellent.
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@talexander - I agree, especially their single cask releases. Matt Hoffman, master distiller, and his team do a great job setting themselves apart from other American craft whiskey distillers. Per Matt, their success and uniqueness is attributed to their 5-grain mass bill (all Barley, but roasted at different levels including some that are normally used for Stout and Porter beers), which provides the chocolate and coffee notes in their whiskey and their use of a Belgian brewer’s yeast, which provides the floral and tropical notes.
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Speaking of Cognac, a cousin of mine from Israel is in town after filming an "amazing race" - like show in Ontario and Quebec. He likes cognac, so I poured us a small measure of Martel XO (a gift long ago from one of my in-laws). After that I introduced him to some Canadian whisky (in a sly plan to transition him to Scotch by week's end), and I chose Wiser's Dissertation.
Next time we sit down to dram I am considering Highwood 90/20 followed by Redbreast 12 CS. Or maybe Glenlivet 12? If we have a third opportunity, some sherried stuff.
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Tonight, 18 year Aultmore (Feb. 1997) SMWS 73.72 - "A ray of sunshine".
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Last night we were able to get to the Redbreast but nothing else. Had some great wings north of the city though...
tonight might be an off-night. I really want him to try A'Bunadh before he leaves.
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Tonight I introduced my cousin to Sherry cask matured Scotch and I chose Bladnoch 10 YO. I wanted him to try a clean sherry monster and the added thrill of drinking from what is for all intents and purpose a closed distillery.
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