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Green Spot is an Irish whiskey produced by Irish Distillers for wine merchants Mitchell & Son of Dublin. It is a pure pot still whiskey (a mixture of malted and unmalted barley), partly matured in sherry…

The peated spirit was put to sleep for more than thirty years on American oak (ex-bourbon) and then transferred to a Tawny Port Pipe for a finish of 12 monhs.It’s the porto that makes the nose burst with…

This is one of those combinations: peated BenRiach with a wood finish – in this case Oloroso sherry. It was put to sleep in 1984 and awakened in a bottle in June 2006 at the age of 21. The difference…

Bladnoch is the most southern distillery in Scotland, thus in the Lowlands. Together with Rosebank, Pittyviach and Balmenach, it was closed in 1993. However, a year later it was purchased by the Irish…

BenRiach has classic Speyside style and Wood Finished whiskies, but the latter also come in peated versions. There is the Heredotus Fumosus (Sherry finish), the Importanticus Fumosus (Tawny Port finish…

Color: Golden hay.Nose: I know Olden days Ardbegs are not as peaty and biting as nowadays Ardbegs, So i was not expecting a peat blast, ok? It’s not a 2009 corryvreckan, but some peat is to be expected…

Our very own Belgian Malt Maniac Bert Bruyneel selected this cask (bourbon hogshead 4019, bottled in 2008 by Premium Spirits, Belgium, 290 bts).The nose keeps you waiting, but after a bit of patience…

Nose: nice hints of ripe banana, syrup and vanilla. Great hints of red berries and melon. Actually, I think it’s closer to some rums than to most bourbons. A bit of rye elements too. Some cocoa, tange…

Nose: soaked raisins and vanilla. A little more peat than I expected. Some maritime / grassy notes. A fruity, sweet edge coming from the madeira wine. Mouth: malty start with quite a lot of spices.…

BenRiach has several expressions under the banner ‘Wood Finishes’, including a couple whiskies ACE’d in wine casks. This is sometimes tricky. Quite a few expressions become too winey (or vinous) and are…