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To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

To celebrate the reopening of the legendary Brora distillery, Diageo launches a very exclusive set with three historical malts. On the 19th of May 2021 the first cask with new spirit was laid down – a…

Another Chinquapin barrel from GlenAllachie, this time selected by the Belgian shop Wine4You, run by the sympathetic owner Ivo Drabs. Knowing how knowledgeable Ivo is, I expect this to be very good.Holy…

Until recently I had never even heard of Chinquapin, but turns out to be a type of white oak from North-America, related to the chestnut tree. Drinks Shop Bos from Belgium bottled this single cask – sold…

Whisky Import Nederland – WIN for short – was able to secure a sherry butt that was filled with the GlenAllachie spirit in 2018 and bottled at cask strength in 2020 in their First Cask series. What a…

Not so long ago Glenallachie – sorry, GlenAllachie – was taken over by Billy Walker, but this is a distillate from before his reign. Distilled in 2008 and bottled at cask strength for the Belgian impo…

Nose: mild and malty. A little coconut, and something vaguely pungent. A few drops of water are needed to open this up, revealing some creamy vanilla and sweet pineapple. Taste: medium with some light…

This is my second bottle of NFTB and I have to say I really enjoyed my first bottle. I picked this one up a couple of years back now and this has been open a good few months at least.Review is neat,…

I previously tasted two single casks under the name ‘Just Hatched’ from this New Zealand distillery. They were both oloroso single casks. Today I’ll try the new ‘Growing Wings’, which matured just a tad…