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In November 2022 I participated in the Cadenhead Warehouse tasting at Spirits in the Sky, the best whisky festival in the Benelux. Cameron, Cadenhead's ambassador, brought cask samples of stuff that has…

Independent bottler Buds & Barrels launched this summery Glentauchers in its 'sticky label' range at the end of last year, from a refill sherry butt. I confess, when I first read it, I looked surprised…

The vast majority of Glentauchers, together with Miltonduff and Glenburgie, go into the well-known blend Ballantine's. Official bottlings can be counted on one hand, but the independent bottlers can…

I am blessed not only with generous friends, but with friends who like to buy, try and share new whiskies. I tasted this on Dec. 10, 2022, at an epic tasting which included @Fiddich1980 who opened it and…

Finally! We have searched for a long time for a cask of this Highlander and finally we have one that made us fall head over heels in love. But... no, we are not allowed to say the name of this distillery…

Thanks to the continued generosity of @wierdo, I am able to sample and enjoy what has become somewhat of a unicorn malt of late - a Springbank 12 cask strength! This is batch 19 (2019), bottled at 57…

Several years ago I came across a bottle of Inchfad (a now discontinued expression from Loch Lomond Distillery) and was pleasantly surprised by its rum like characteristics. Inchfad is one of the isl…

As most of you know, I'm a big Arran fan. I've tried almost every Arran I've been able to find here in the states. I've been lucky enough to find some single casks and independent bottlings lingering…

Nose: the first thing I notice is a whiff of smoke. This is no Islay Mist, but definitely something peaty in the mix. Then there is honey, marmalade, and a tangy, salty note. The more I think of it, this…

While the 'normal' batches continue unabated (at the time of writing Batch 18 was already a fact), Nc'nean launched two completely new batches in 2022 with a new system of numbering. In addition to this…