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This Talisker was bottled especially for the Friends of the Classic Malts and contains a 12 Year Old (as opposed to the traditional 10 Year Old, I suppose). It is a celebration of 10 years Friends.Som…

When this release of the Talisker 25 Year Old hit the shelves in 2006, it was still bottled at a cask strength (while subsequent releases are now bottled at the trademark 45,8%).The nose is spicy to be…

This bottle has become quite rare. It is a special vatting that was available only at the distillery as of 2004. Only 350 bottles were released at the almost unique (for Talisker) strength of 60% ABV.The…

The Ultimate is a label from the Dutch bottler Van Wees. It is the only Linlithgow they ever bottled. I need not tell you that Linlithgow is the name used by many bottlers to indicate the closed Lowland…

Bladnoch is a distillery that has not appeared often on my blog. I have only tried three so far, including the fantastic Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 for The Bonding Dram, that I helped select. It is the…

Littlemill has been closed for twenty and mostly went up in flames a decade ago. But there seems to be plenty of stock as releases are quite regular. This most recent one from Malts of Scotland just hit…

Littlemill is a lost glory from the Lowlands and almost never disappoints. It is the case here as well. This is the 21 Year Old from the Age Matters series from The Whiskyman, available for around 125…

Continuing with my Balcones exploration I decided to crack open the single malt last night. It's listed as 53% and I figured a nice biggish whiskey would paired up with the latest episode of The Walking…

When I first opened it there was a over-ripen grapes flavor that was a bit overwhelming. It also contained strong bourbon notes. Over time ( at about 2/3 of the bottle), it settled and a velvety vanilla…

Pale amber, light in viscosity, This Irish whiskey is very light and mellow. Maybe too mellow for someone who is used to drinking scotch. The mouth feel is thin. The predominant flavors are vanilla, malt…